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Senior DFX Software Engineer - Machine Learning

US, CA, Santa Clara💼 Full-time💰 $152,000–$152,000🗓 2026-08-18 → 2026-09-25

Core

Develop high-performance software for silicon device testing, debug, and failure analysis using advanced ML techniques.

Role type

Senior IC software engineer (ML/EDA)

Builds

Efficient test pattern generation, graph analysis tools, and silicon defect screening solutions

Domain

Semiconductor hardware design automation (EDA) and silicon failure analysis

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, C++, LLMs, Graph Neural Networks (GNNs), Reinforcement Learning (PPO, SAC, Q-learning), high-performance algorithms, large-scale training (ZeRO), data processing (Spark)

Preferred skills

Modern C++ development, agentic application deployment, multi-agent systems, RAG pipelines, vector databases, fine-tuning LLMs

Technologies

ZeRO, Spark, RAG, vector databases

Responsibilities

Develop software for test pattern generation and application on Silicon; Create parallel graph traversal and analysis techniques; Apply LLMs, RAGs, and reinforcement learning to solve technical challenges; Work with multi-functional teams to assess cross-area problems

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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