Staff SoC Architect (AI)

Location: Bristol, UK. Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK; visa sponsorship and visa application support are not available.

Company

hirify.global develops AI compute hardware, software, and systems infrastructure for next-generation AI acceleration and is part of SoftBank Group.

What you will do

• Translate product requirements into specifications for complex, highly integrated, high-performance silicon devices.
• Own subsystem architecture, modelling, validation, and evaluation for AI acceleration platforms.
• Assess third-party hard and soft IP, work with vendors, and define subsystem integration across the platform.
• Collaborate with processor, SoC, system architecture, silicon design, verification, hardware, and software engineering teams to evaluate options and verify implementations.
• Represent architecture in cross-functional working groups, clarify trade-offs, resolve complex bugs, and improve engineering processes.
• Contribute to silicon bring-up, characterisation, evaluation, and mentoring of engineers.

Requirements

• Degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, or a related subject.
• Solid understanding of computer and SoC architecture.
• Experience writing clear technical specifications.
• Knowledge of RTL development and verification processes.
• Ability to explain design choices clearly and work across engineering teams.
• Confidence working across programming languages and initiative to take ownership of technical problems.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working designed to support work-life balance.
• Generous leave and up to 5% matched pension contributions.
• Phantom equity and flexible benefits, including optional private medical insurance, dental cover, health cash plan, cycle-to-work scheme, and give-as-you-earn.
• Designed office spaces for collaboration, with free food and an on-site barista.
• Income protection, life assurance, and an electric vehicle salary-sacrifice scheme.
• Inclusive, equal-opportunity environment with interview adjustments available on request.