Principal Engineer, Architecture & Performance Research Engineer for Data Center and Agentic AI CPU (RISC-V)

Location: Daily onsite presence at the San Jose office, United States

Base pay range: $219,000–$351,000 USD per year, plus incentive opportunities

Company

hirify.global develops technology solutions for smartphones, electric vehicles, hyperscale data centers, IoT devices, and other computing applications.

What you will do

• Define the architectural vision and performance direction for next-generation RISC-V CPU platforms.
• Research microarchitecture and performance for data center, agentic AI, and memory-centric workloads.
• Lead workload characterization, quantitative performance analysis, architectural simulation, and RTL evaluation.
• Translate architectural concepts into implementable designs and validate them through RTL and silicon.
• Align architecture with design teams and influence technical decisions across multiple CPU generations.
• Mentor senior and staff engineers and drive research contributions leading to patents and publications.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with 18+ years of relevant experience, or a PhD with 15+ years of relevant experience.
• 8+ years of experience in CPU microarchitecture, architecture research, or performance engineering.
• Experience designing and evaluating high-performance CPU architectures, including RISC-V, ARM, or x86.
• Expertise in at least one major microarchitectural domain: front-end, mid-end, or back-end CPU architecture.
• Hands-on experience with architectural simulators and performance models such as gem5.
• Strong programming skills in C/C++ and Python, plus experience taking concepts through RTL implementation and silicon validation.

Nice to have

• Experience with AI/ML, agentic AI, or data center workloads and AI-driven architecture or RTL methodologies.
• Knowledge of memory-centric architectures, CPU-memory co-design, and system-level performance, power, area, and implementation trade-offs.
• Experience with tape-out, silicon validation, cross-functional architecture initiatives, patents, publications, or deployed products.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive and diverse workplace focused on innovation, curiosity, resilience, and collaboration.
• Medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) benefits.
• 4+ weeks of paid time off annually, plus holidays and sick leave.
• Family support benefits, emotional wellness resources, charitable giving match, and fitness programs.
• Onsite café and gym, virtual classes, and a flexible work environment within the onsite role policy.