Senior Design Verification Engineer (AI)

Location: Hybrid or On-site in San Francisco Bay Area, Houston, TX, or Remote (U.S.); also includes Munich, Germany.

Salary: $180,000–$350,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global is partnering with a well-funded, early-stage AI hardware startup building a complete hardware/software stack for next-generation AI inference platforms.

What you will do

• Own verification for a major functional area of a cutting-edge AI accelerator.
• Define and execute comprehensive verification strategies across IP, subsystem, SoC, and emulation environments.
• Develop reusable UVM-based verification environments, test plans, and coverage models.
• Build and enhance AI-assisted verification workflows to improve productivity.
• Drive functional closure by debugging complex design issues in collaboration with architecture and design teams.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on pre-silicon verification experience on complex ASIC or SoC programs.
• Deep understanding of UVM methodology, constrained-random verification, and scalable testbench architecture.
• Strong experience in block/subsystem verification, CPU integration, or hardware emulation.
• Ability to interpret hardware and software specifications into effective verification strategies.
• Experience setting priorities and delivering against aggressive development schedules.

Nice to have

• Experience with RISC-V architectures.
• Knowledge of formal verification methodologies.
• Familiarity with hardware emulation platforms like Cadence Palladium or Siemens Veloce.
• Post-silicon validation or bring-up experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Meaningful equity participation in an early-stage startup.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Generous paid time off.