Senior Verification Engineer

We look for engineers with the following mindset

• Software mindset for solving hardware problems

• The desire to be in a high impact role in a small team

• A disrupter of the “status quo” of hardware development

• Eagerness to contribute to and improve working practices and help build connections between hardware and software teams

• Detail-focused, with rigour as the baseline for all work

• Humility, desire to learn

• Happy to be part of a fast-paced, open and collaborative environment

Required skills and experience

• Strong software skills

  • Python (or another object oriented language e.g C++)

• Understanding of digital hardware concepts

  • Ability to read and debug RTL in SystemVerilog

  • Familiarity with debugging waveforms

Candidates with a UVM or a strong software background are encouraged to apply even without an RTL background

Desirable skills and experience

• Pre-silicon RTL verification

  • Verification planning and execution from specification

  • Building testbenches

  • Stimulus creation

  • Functional modelling of hardware blocks

  • Checker creation

  • Coverage definition/closure

• Transaction-Level Modelling

  • Whether in UVM, SystemC or another methodology

• SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA)

• Software fluency in multiple languages

• Open source tools for silicon development

  • Cocotb (used for all our testbench collateral), Verilator, Icarus Verilog

• Commercial EDA tools

• Formal verification

• Working in a monorepo environment alongside software

  • Bazel is our chosen tool, familiarity is not expected

• Contributing to architecture discussions

What We Offer

• Competitive salary: A competitive salary reflective of your experience and the specialist nature of the role.

• Equity & Ownership: meaningful equity so everyone shares in the value creation

• Benefits: Private Medical, Dental and Vision, Contributory Pension, 25 Days holiday plus bank holidays and Life/Critical Illness Insurance.

• Diverse & fun office: we believe the hardest problems get solved by the broadest range of minds. We are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity through attracting and retaining a diverse team and building an inclusive environment.

Fractile is seeking to increase the clock speed of global progress, one chip at a time. We’ve recently raised $220M from investors including Founders Fund and Accel and our most important work lies ahead. Join us!

Export controls

Our work involves technologies subject to UK, US and other international export control regulations. Certain roles may require additional eligibility checks to ensure compliance with applicable law. We'll be transparent about this throughout the hiring process.