Chip/Software Engineer
Silimate (YC S23) · San Francisco, CA · 3 wk ago
On-siteEngineeringFull-time
About the role
We’re looking for an engineer with significant experience with the VLSI front-end design flow and strong coding skills to help us build and scale AI-native EDA tools and agent-driven workflows.
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 and drive core product and write/ship code every day. You want to work with our customers/users and translate their feedback into company and product direction.
Responsibilities
- 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 and features
- Plan core product roadmap and strategy
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 and shipping high-quality code (Python/C++) quickly
- Basic knowledge of statistics & AI/ML methods
- Resilient, data-driven, and works from first principles
Qualifications
- 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, and 401k benefits
- Team meals