Silicon Design Verification Engineer at Microsoft

Department: Silicon Engineering

Compensation · Listed in posting

$102,100 – $202,200/yr

Setup: Hybrid
Location: Mountain View, California
Type: Full-time
Level: mid
Posted: Sep 29, 2026

Description

Microsoft is hiring a Silicon Design Verification Engineer for its Cloud Hardware and Infrastructure Engineering organization. The role develops C and C++ test content, low-level drivers, custom firmware, FPGA prototyping platforms, Python tooling, and post-silicon validation suites; it also debugs hardware, firmware, boot, connectivity, and register issues. Candidates need a relevant master's degree with at least one year of technical engineering experience, or a relevant bachelor's degree with at least two years, or equivalent experience. The typical U.S. base pay range is USD 102,100–202,200 per year, with higher ranges for the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area.

Required Skills

C/C++
Custom firmware
FPGA
Python
JTAG
Post-silicon validation
SystemVerilog
Testbench architecture

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with at least one year of technical engineering experience; alternatively, a bachelor's degree with at least two years of technical engineering experience or equivalent experience.
Required Previous Experiences: At least one year of technical engineering experience for the master's-degree path.
At least two years of technical engineering experience for the bachelor's-degree path.
Preferred Qualifications: Experience developing C and C++ test content for subsystem and SoC verification, including bare-metal and firmware-style tests, with SystemVerilog testbench knowledge.
Experience bringing up and maintaining FPGA prototyping or emulation platforms, including board images, platform tooling, and testbench changes.
Hands-on hardware debugging with JTAG, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and multimeters.
Experience owning pre-silicon verification of IP, subsystems, or SoCs through the full cycle.
Experience with post-silicon bring-up and validation, including silicon test suites and boot, platform, and connectivity debugging.
Proficiency in Python or a similar scripting language for test automation, build flows, and log or data parsing.
In-depth knowledge of verification principles, testbench architecture, and stimulus generation, with complex design debugging experience.
Experience with low-level and embedded software, including assembly, startup code, linker scripts, and Makefile-based build flows.
Familiarity with AMBA, JTAG, SPI, I2C/I3C, and USB protocols.
Experience collaborating across architecture, design, firmware, and validation teams with strong communication skills.
Understanding of silicon and/or computer architecture.
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