RTL Design Engineer (AI)

Location: Hybrid in New York City, Silicon Valley, or London

Salary: $200,000–$400,000 annually, plus equity

Company

hirify.global is an applied AI company developing foundational hardware and software for the semiconductor industry, AI infrastructure, and systems engineering.

What you will do

• Write and own synthesizable SystemVerilog RTL for datapath logic, control logic, and memory interfaces.
• Translate high-level specifications into implementable microarchitectures with the architecture team.
• Review verification plans, debug simulations and formal counterexamples, and help close coverage.
• Collaborate with physical design on timing closure, floorplanning constraints, and DFT.
• Participate in design reviews and contribute to architecture decisions.
• Support tapeout preparation, integration, and post-silicon bring-up.

Requirements

• Production RTL development experience in SystemVerilog through synthesis and place-and-route.
• Experience closing coverage to a high level.
• At least one completed silicon tapeout.
• Experience with datapaths, pipelines, or custom logic where the microarchitecture was not fully specified upfront.
• Strong debugging skills across simulation, waveforms, and formal verification.
• Industry experience in ASIC or SoC design and the ability to collaborate directly with architects and physical designers.

Nice to have

• Experience at an AI chip company with tightly coupled design and verification.
• Open-source RTL contributions to projects such as Chipyard, OpenTitan, or CVA6.
• Familiarity with RISC-V or other open instruction set architectures.
• Experience with AI-assisted RTL or EDA tools.
• Exposure to physical design constraints, floorplanning, or timing-driven RTL development.

Culture & Benefits

• Equitable compensation practices with salary reviewed based on role, skills, experience, and location.
• Equity included in the compensation package.
• Cross-functional collaboration across architecture, verification, physical design, and engineering teams.
• Inclusive workplace with equal employment opportunity and accessibility accommodations.