Silicon Validation Staff Engineer (C/C++)

Location: Pavia, Italy

Salary: EUR 40,500–54,000 per year, plus eligibility for bonus and equity plans.

Company

hirify.global develops semiconductor solutions for enterprise, cloud, AI, and carrier data infrastructure, including optical and silicon photonics technologies.

What you will do

• Develop, port, execute, and debug bare-metal software on multiple SSD blocks to validate functionality.
• Create, maintain, and improve code supporting new features and standards.
• Collaborate with Design, Firmware, and Validation teams to debug issues and identify root causes.
• Create and review test plans and prepare internal and external test-result documentation.
• Create tests to measure performance, throughput, and power across multiple SoC blocks.
• Perform analog validation of amplifiers, silicon photonics, upper-electronic measurements, and support coherent digital signal programming.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Software, Computer, or Electrical Engineering with 3–5 years of professional experience, or a Master’s degree in the same fields with 2–3 years of professional experience.
• Professional experience in pre-silicon validation, post-silicon validation, stress testing, and PVT testing.
• Overall GPA of 3.5 or higher.
• Excellent C/C++ software development skills and good understanding of embedded software development.
• Knowledge of Linux and basic ARM, RISC, microprocessor, or SoC architecture.
• Experience with embedded software development and proven debugging abilities.
• Familiarity with emulators, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.
• Ability to work across disciplines and manage time across several demands.
• Excellent written and oral English communication skills.

Nice to have

• Working knowledge of DDR, SPI, PCIe, and NVMe.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, transparent, and inclusive work environment.
• Access to tools and resources supporting professional growth and development.
• Eligibility for bonus and equity plans, including a new-hire equity grant and annual equity refreshers.
• Employment classified as Impiegato under the applicable Italian collective labor agreement.
• Equal employment opportunity and inclusion for qualified candidates, including individuals with disabilities and protected categories under Italian Law 68/99.

Hiring process

• Interviews assess individual experience, thought process, and communication skills in real time.
• AI tools, transcription applications, answer generators, and automated note-taking tools are prohibited during interviews.
• The role may require export-license review before employment because of access to technology or software subject to U.S. export control laws.