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Senior Principal Software Engineer - Compiler Development

Burlington, MA💼 Full-time💰 $140,000–$140,000🗓 2026-05-05 → 2026-07-31

Core

Architect and optimize the compiler and code generator for Xcelium logic simulator to verify highly complex chip designs for AI and hyperscale computing.

Role type

Senior Principal Software Engineer - Compiler Development

Builds

Next-generation compiler and code generator for Xcelium logic simulator

Domain

Electronic Design Automation (EDA) / Semiconductor / High-Performance Computing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

C++ (modern standards), SystemVerilog, Verilog, Compiler theory (lexing, parsing, semantic analysis, code generation), Multi-threading, Memory management, Cache-locality optimizations

Preferred skills

LLVM, Python, UVM

Technologies

C++, SystemVerilog, Verilog, LLVM, Python, UVM

Responsibilities

Design and implement advanced SystemVerilog language extensions; Develop and optimize high-performance front-end and code generation compiler components; Conduct deep-dive bottleneck analysis and implement performance optimizations in C/C++; Architect compiler and simulator tuned for complex AI designs; Explore and prototype blue-sky features like LLM enhanced Compilation and distributed compilation

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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