
Great Sky builds AI hardware that dramatically increases speed and energy efficiency for large-scale AI compute. It combines photonics for single-photon optical communication, superconducting electronics for ultra-fast low-power circuits, and semiconductor components to co-locate processing and memory, reducing data movement. The company positions itself as a B2B hardware provider designing systems at the physics layer to push beyond incremental improvements in existing accelerators. Its technology stack includes integrated photonics, superconducting circuits, and semiconductor memory/logic, targeting cloud providers and AI infrastructure operators. Great Sky aims to address the scaling limits of current AI accelerators by delivering orders-of-magnitude improvements in performance per watt.

Great Sky builds AI hardware that dramatically increases speed and energy efficiency for large-scale AI compute. It combines photonics for single-photon optical communication, superconducting electronics for ultra-fast low-power circuits, and semiconductor components to co-locate processing and memory, reducing data movement. The company positions itself as a B2B hardware provider designing systems at the physics layer to push beyond incremental improvements in existing accelerators. Its technology stack includes integrated photonics, superconducting circuits, and semiconductor memory/logic, targeting cloud providers and AI infrastructure operators. Great Sky aims to address the scaling limits of current AI accelerators by delivering orders-of-magnitude improvements in performance per watt.
Company Description
Great Sky is a venture-backed startup focused on revolutionizing AI hardware by implementing innovations at the intersection of physics and computing. Utilizing light for communication at the single-photon level, superconducting electronics, and co-locating processing with memory, Great Sky achieves unprecedented speed, energy efficiency, and performance. These advancements deliver significant improvements over traditional approaches, unlocking AI's full potential. Based in Boulder, CO, Great Sky is redefining the future of AI technology with groundbreaking breakthroughs in hardware design.
Role Description
This is a full-time, on-site role based in Boulder, CO. As a Computational Neuroscientist and AI Algorithm Developer, you will play a pivotal role in the design and implementation of algorithms inspired by neuroscience for cutting-edge AI hardware systems. Your responsibilities will involve conducting computational and cognitive neuroscience research, applying these principles to develop efficient AI algorithms, analyzing data such as EEG for real-world applications, and validating computational models. Collaboration with interdisciplinary teams will be a key aspect of your day-to-day activities to ensure alignment between neuroscience-based approaches and hardware capabilities.
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