Senior Principal Technologist – Memory (CXL)

Location: Fully in person in San Jose, California, United States; occasional travel may be required.

Salary: $205,000–$255,000 per year, depending on experience, level, and business need. Eligible for discretionary bonuses, incentives, and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops semiconductor-based connectivity solutions and software for rack-scale AI infrastructure, integrating CXL, Ethernet, NVLink, PCIe, and UALink technologies.

What you will do

• Drive the architecture and definition of future data center memory products and solutions.
• Apply system architecture, SoC memory subsystem, PCIe/CXL, DRAM, and hardware-software co-design expertise.
• Engage directly with customers and industry partners to identify bottlenecks and define technical solutions.
• Influence product features, architecture decisions, and technology roadmaps.
• Lead cross-functional technical initiatives and deliver solutions for hyperscale data center systems.
• Articulate complex technical concepts, influence decisions, and build business cases.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering; a master’s degree or PhD is preferred.
• At least 10 years of experience developing memory-related solutions and integrating them into data center systems or racks.
• Deep protocol-level experience with PCIe 5/6 and CXL.
• Expertise in OS software integration, including memory allocation and management.
• Recent experience with silicon and SoC architecture involving memory controllers such as DDR, LPDDR, or HBM.
• Strong understanding of memory components, data center system architecture, full-stack silicon-to-application integration, and customer-facing technical work.

Nice to have

• Expertise in JEDEC memory interface specifications, memory ECC, and error handling.
• Experience integrating products with BIOS, kernels, operating systems, tooling, and BMCs.
• Board and system design experience, hands-on silicon development, and experience with industry organizations such as PCI-SIG, OCP, JEDEC, or CXL.

Culture & Benefits

• Work is performed fully onsite in San Jose.
• Occasional travel for customer meetings and industry events.
• Discretionary bonus, incentives, and benefits are available.
• A diverse and inclusive environment encourages contributions from people with different backgrounds and experiences.