Chip/Software Engineer

Silimate is a developer of automation platform designed to streamline chip design workflows.

Location: Mountain View, CA
Company size: 2–10
Posted: 2mo ago
Via: Yc

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Job listing · Updated 21 AUG 2026

Chip/Software Engineer

Silimate· Mountain View, CA, US / San Francisco, CA, USView company profile

Job title: Chip/Software Engineer
Job location: Mountain View, CA, US / San Francisco, CA, US
Job listing URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/silimate/jobs/kxgYCET-chip-software-engineer
Job description: **We’re looking for an engineer with significant experience with the VLSI front-end design flow and strong coding skills to help us build/scale AI-native EDA tools and agent-driven workflows.** ### **Who you are:** You are excited about transforming the way chips are built by the semiconductor industry. You are resourceful, a self-starter, and care intensely about the quality of your work. You want to work at a scrappy startup that sets and meets aggressive goals. You want to own/drive core product and write/ship code every day. You want to work with our customers/users and translate their feedback into company/product direction. **If this sounds like you, please apply to join the team!** ### **What you’ll do:** * Write code (Python/C++) that ships to Fortune enterprises and chip unicorns * Make software architectural decisions for key product features * Translate user feedback into product updates/features * Plan core product roadmap and strategy ### **Minimum requirements:** * Passionate and excited about chips and AI for EDA * Experienced with designing ASICs using SystemVerilog and synthesis/verification tools (open-source and/or commercial) * Experienced with common front-end EDA tools * Good at writing/shipping high-quality code (Python/C++) quickly * Basic knowledge of statistics & AI/ML methods * Resilient, data-driven, and works from first principles ### **Ideal requirements:** * 1+ tapeouts (ideally on advanced technology nodes) * Contributor to open-source EDA/chip efforts * Significant experience with PPA optimization and/or functional correctness convergence ### **Benefits:** * Generous salary and equity package * Full health/vision/dental/401k benefits * Team meals — **Apply to chat with the founders about the details!**

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