Early Career System Architect (AI Hardware)

Location: London - JJ Mack or Bristol - The Crescent, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global develops chips and systems for high-speed AI inference, targeting thousands of tokens per second and the complexity of large models with long contexts.

What you will do

• Support senior architects in defining and refining chip, interconnect, board, thermal, and system-level architectures.
• Contribute to early prototyping, hardware bring-up, and system testing.
• Work across hardware, firmware, and software disciplines.
• Collaborate with digital design, verification, firmware, and software teams to translate architecture choices into working silicon and reliable hardware platforms.

Requirements

• Degree or final-year study in Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
• Exposure to system-level design concepts such as power, thermal, I/O, memory, or interconnect architectures through academic projects, internships, or personal projects.
• Some familiarity with digital design flows gained through coursework, internships, or personal projects.
• Comfort working across hardware, firmware, and software.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain technical ideas clearly.

Nice to have

• Exposure to AI acceleration, HPC, or data-centric architectures.
• Hands-on FPGA prototyping or hardware bring-up experience.
• Familiarity with SystemC or MATLAB.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time role within the Hardware Architecture department.
• Competitive salary reflecting experience and the specialist nature of the role.
• Meaningful equity and ownership participation.
• Private medical, dental and vision coverage, contributory pension, 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays, and life/critical illness insurance.
• Diverse and inclusive office environment with a commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity.
• Work may involve technologies subject to UK, US, and other international export controls; additional eligibility checks may be required.