RTL Design / Microarchitecture Engineer (GPU)

Location: Sunnyvale, California; on-site in the office five days a week. No hybrid option is available.

Salary: $160,000–$220,000 per year, base pay for the role in California.

Company

hirify.global is a semiconductor startup developing high-performance and power-efficient graphics processors for immersive content creation and consumption.

What you will do

• Define microarchitecture specifications from high-level architecture requirements.
• Design and implement RTL for complex digital blocks using SystemVerilog and Verilog.
• Optimize performance, power, and area at the RTL and microarchitecture levels.
• Collaborate with architecture, verification, physical design, and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Support IP integration into SoC environments and work on timing closure, synthesis constraints, and floorplan-aware design.
• Debug issues across simulation, GLS, and silicon bring-up while contributing to design documentation and methodology improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 5–10 years of experience in RTL design and microarchitecture.
• Strong experience with SystemVerilog/Verilog, complex digital-system microarchitecture, performance optimization, and pipelining.
• Experience with simulation and debugging tools such as Synopsys VCS or Cadence Xcelium.
• Familiarity with synthesis and timing concepts, including Synopsys Design Compiler.
• Strong knowledge of digital design fundamentals, including FSMs, pipelines, caches, memory interfaces, and ASIC/SoC development environments.

Nice to have

• Experience with CPU, GPU, AI/ML accelerators, networking, or high-speed data processing.
• Knowledge of SRAM, cache hierarchies, coherency, and memory subsystem design.
• Familiarity with low-power design, formal verification, linting, GLS, SDF annotation, or silicon debugging.
• Python or TCL scripting for automation.
• Understanding of hardware-software interaction, including firmware and drivers.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision premiums are fully covered.
• Stock options are provided.
• 401(k) matching is available.
• WFH hardware is provided.
• Values include fearlessness, adaptability, selfless collaboration, professionalism, integrity, and respect.