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Chip/Software Engineer

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Mountain View, CAFull-timeSeen 1mo agoStill listed 2 days ago

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Location
Mountain View, CA
Schedule
Full-time
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Job overview

The company seeks an engineer with significant VLSI front‑end design flow experience and strong Python/C++ coding skills to build and scale AI‑native EDA tools, make architectural decisions, translate user feedback, and drive product roadmap.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

VLSI Front‑End Design FlowSystemVerilogSynthesis/Verification ToolsFront‑End EDA ToolsPythonC++StatisticsAI/ML MethodsPPA OptimizationFunctional Correctness Convergence

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
401(k) Match

Full job description

We’re looking for an engineer with significant experience with the VLSI front-end design flow and strong coding skills to help us build/scale AI-native EDA tools and agent-driven workflows. Who you are: You are excited about transforming the way chips are built by the semiconductor industry. You are resourceful, a self-starter, and care intensely about the quality of your work. You want to work at a scrappy startup that sets and meets aggressive goals. You want to own/drive core product and write/ship code every day. You want to work with our customers/users and translate their feedback into company/product direction. If this sounds like you, please apply to join the team! What you’ll do:

  • Write code (Python/C++) that ships to Fortune enterprises and chip unicorns
  • Make software architectural decisions for key product features
  • Translate user feedback into product updates/features
  • Plan core product roadmap and strategy

Minimum requirements:

  • Passionate and excited about chips and AI for EDA
  • Experienced with designing ASICs using SystemVerilog and synthesis/verification tools (open-source and/or commercial)
  • Experienced with common front-end EDA tools
  • Good at writing/shipping high-quality code (Python/C++) quickly
  • Basic knowledge of statistics & AI/ML methods
  • Resilient, data-driven, and works from first principles

Ideal requirements:

  • 1+ tapeouts (ideally on advanced technology nodes)
  • Contributor to open-source EDA/chip efforts
  • Significant experience with PPA optimization and/or functional correctness convergence

Benefits:

  • Generous salary and equity package
  • Full health/vision/dental/401k benefits
  • Team meals

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