Senior Principal Software Engineer (PCIe/CXL)

TL;DR

Senior Principal Software Engineer (PCIe/CXL): Designing and implementing high‑performance protocol solutions for verification on Palladium and Protium platforms with an accent on PCIe/CXL functionality, scalability, and robustness. Focus on developing BFMs, transactors, and software interfaces to enable early software bring‑up and performance analysis for complex SoCs.

Location: San Jose, USA

Salary: $154,000 – $286,000

Company

hirify.global is a leader in electronic design automation (EDA) and intellectual property (IP) software for the design of integrated circuits.

What you will do

• Design and implement protocol functionality in PCIe AVIP and Virtual Bridge components.
• Develop and debug BFMs, transactors, and associated software interfaces.
• Ensure correctness, performance, and scalability in emulation and acceleration flows.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams for feature bring‑up, regression, and release activities.
• Support customer issues by reproducing problems and delivering fixes.
• Work across hardware and software boundaries to deliver high‑performance compute solutions.

Requirements

• BS with 10+ years, MS with 7+ years, or PhD with 5+ years of experience.
• Strong fundamentals in digital design, computer architecture, and system‑level verification.
• Proficiency in SystemVerilog, Verilog, and/or C/C++.
• Understanding of standard interconnect or IO protocols such as PCIe, CXL, or NVMe.
• Ability to work across hardware and software boundaries.
• Must be based in or eligible to work in the USA

Nice to have

• Familiarity with emulation, acceleration, or hybrid verification flows.
• Strong debugging skills using waveforms, logs, and protocol analyzers.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary with bonus and equity incentives.
• 401(k) plan with employer match.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Paid vacation and holidays.