Software Engineering Manager (Silicon Tools Infrastructure Automation DevOps)

TL;DR

Software Engineering Manager (Silicon Tools, DevOps): Leads a cross-functional team to develop, deploy, and optimize software tools and automation for silicon design, verification, and validation workflows with an accent on driving innovation in regression systems, test frameworks, and DevOps infrastructure. Focus on architecting CI/CD pipelines for hardware-in-the-loop regression, managing compute clusters, and improving engineering efficiency.

Location: Hybrid in Toronto, Canada

Company

hirify.global accelerates critical data communication for industries like data centers, AI, and autonomous vehicles through innovative silicon technology.

What you will do

• Lead and mentor a team of software, firmware, and DevOps engineers.
• Define the roadmap and priorities for SDKs, regression systems, and test framework development.
• Partner with silicon design, verification, and validation teams to identify automation opportunities.
• Architect, develop, and maintain regression and continuous integration frameworks.
• Oversee build systems, test harnesses, and performance dashboards to improve engineering efficiency.
• Establish robust CI/CD pipelines for hardware-in-the-loop regression and co-design environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of software development experience, with at least 3 years in a leadership/management role.
• Proven track record in automation frameworks, continuous integration, and large-scale regression systems for silicon or hardware development.
• Strong programming skills in Python, C++, C, or similar languages.
• Experience with DevOps tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Docker) and EDA flows (simulation, synthesis, verification).
• Familiarity with distributed computing and workload schedulers (e.g., LSF, Slurm).

Nice to have

• Background in ASIC/FPGA verification environments or firmware/hardware co-design.
• Knowledge of silicon bring-up, post-silicon validation, or lab automation.
• Experience with metrics/telemetry systems (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ElasticSearch).
• Comfortable operating in a hybrid on-premise + cloud compute environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive health plan including Health Spending Account and Wellness Spending Account.
• Flexible time off options including paid vacation and paid holidays.
• Parental Leave Top-Up Program.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Flexible work environment.