Software Engineer (FPGA/LLVM/MLIR)

Location: Toronto, Canada — 67 Yonge Street, 10th Floor

Annual base salary: $90,000–$140,000 USD, plus restricted stock units and quarterly bonus payments.

Company

hirify.global is a global semiconductor technology company developing products and software for embedded and FPGA-based systems.

What you will do

• Develop, verify, and maintain analysis and transformation passes for the high-level synthesis compiler.
• Optimize generated hardware architectures for power efficiency, performance, and area utilization.
• Analyze complex customer applications to identify compiler and hardware optimization opportunities.
• Implement new HLS features that improve the quality of generated FPGA designs.
• Contribute to broader SoC design, integration, and system-level verification workflows.

Requirements

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of software engineering experience.
• Excellent programming skills in C/C++ and a strong understanding of algorithms and data structures.
• At least 2 years of hands-on experience with LLVM/MLIR and strong compiler knowledge.
• Strong background in digital design principles.
• Ability to work with the Toronto-based software engineering team.

Nice to have

• In-depth hands-on FPGA experience and familiarity with HLS tools.
• Knowledge of complete SoC design flows, including IP integration, hardware/software co-design, and system-level verification.
• Experience integrating RISC-V processor subsystems, FPGA accelerators, and reusable IP into SoC platforms.
• Git proficiency and scripting experience with Python, Bash, or TCL.
• Experience with large-scale software projects in Linux and Windows environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, agile, and supportive engineering environment.
• Opportunities for professional growth and technical innovation in EDA.
• Health benefits beginning on the first day.
• Retirement savings plans and an industry-leading employee stock purchase program with a six-month look-back feature.
• Travel expectation of 0%–25%.

Hiring process

• Accommodation is available throughout the interview and hiring process for candidates who require it under Ontario accessibility legislation.