Software Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Software Engineer (AI): Designing, implementing, and maintaining software for transistor-level electrical circuit simulation with an accent on integrating into emerging Agentic AI frameworks within electronic design automation. Focus on innovating to use AI technology in an EDA software framework and pushing the boundaries of Agentic AI.

Location: Port Moody 01 (Vancouver), British Columbia, Canada

Salary: 89,600 CAD–166,400 CAD annually

Company

hirify.global Design Systems is a leading provider of design automation tools for electronic and intelligent systems design.

What you will do

• Design and implement new software features and interfaces in the hirify.global circuit simulation tool portfolio.
• Contribute to continuous integration, unit testing, and code quality processes using modern C++ and AI-assisted development workflows.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams in a geographically distributed environment to deliver production-quality simulation technologies.

Requirements

• MS/PhD in Computer Science/Computer Engineering required.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, including design, refactoring, debugging, and testing of complex applications.
• Proficient in Python and C++.
• Ability to design and deploy production software systems that make use of ML/LLM technology.
• Desire to develop and deploy next-generation production EDA tools with real-world impact.

Nice to have

• Experience with unit testing, CI/CD automation, and code review processes.
• Ability to integrate AI tools into engineering workflows to enhance productivity and code quality.
• Basic background in machine learning engineering, data pipelines, predictive modeling, and deployment.
• Practical knowledge of frontier LLMs (e.g., GPT-5/Claude/Gemini families) and their impact on latency, cost, and reliability.
• Familiarity with Agent architecture concepts (ReAct, planning/evaluation/self-correction, persistent memory design) and frameworks (e.g., LangChain).
• Understanding of RAG, retrieval pipelines, embeddings, chunking, and grounding.
• Familiarity with electronic design automation (EDA) tools and VLSI circuit simulation tools (Spice, Spectre).

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits programs including paid vacation, holidays, and leave of absence.
• Financial benefits: Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), Tax Free Savings (TFSA) plan, and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Group health coverage including dental, vision, and Emotional Wellbeing Support (EAP) for you and your eligible dependents.
• Employee and dependent life insurance, and short-term and long-term disability.
• Global Travel Medical coverage, Business Travel Accident Insurance, and a funded Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA).