# Chip/Software Engineer at Silimate

- Company: Silimate (YC S23)
- What the company does: Fast, efficient agents for chip design and debug. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://www.silimate.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Mountain View, CA, US / San Francisco, CA, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $140K to $220K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-04
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/silimate/jobs/kxgYCET-chip-software-engineer
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/silimate-chip-software-engineer/

## About the role

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. You are excited about transforming the way chips are built by the semiconductor industry.

## What they're looking for

- 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

Tags: Engineering