SoC Performance Verification Engineer - Senior at Microsoft

Department: Silicon Engineering

Compensation

$119,800 – $234,700/yr

Setup: Hybrid
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina · Redmond, Washington · +1
Type: Full-time
Level: senior
Posted: Sep 24, 2026

Description

Microsoft is hiring a Senior SoC Performance Verification Engineer for its Compute Silicon and Manufacturing Engineering team. The role owns performance verification methodology for Cobalt programs, develops test plans and environments, correlates performance indicators, debugs mismatches, mentors team members, and collaborates with architects, designers, validators, and tool providers. Candidates need a relevant doctorate with at least one year of technical engineering experience, or a master's degree with at least four years, or a bachelor's degree with at least five years, or equivalent experience. The role requires security screening and export-control eligibility, and offers a typical U.S. base pay range of USD 119,800 to USD 234,700 per year, with higher ranges for the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area.

Required Skills

Performance verification
SoC architecture
System Verilog/UVM
Emulation platforms
C/C++
CPU architecture
ARM architectures

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Doctorate, master's, or bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, with the corresponding years of technical engineering experience specified.
Required Previous Experiences: At least 1 year of technical engineering experience for the doctorate path.
At least 4 years of technical engineering experience for the master's degree path.
At least 5 years of technical engineering experience for the bachelor's degree path.
Preferred Qualifications: BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related degree.
Performance verification experience through at least one end-to-end tapeout.
6+ years of experience in computer architecture and SoC design and verification, including System Verilog/UVM.
Experience developing tests for emulation platforms using C/C++ and accelerated VIP content.
Proficient communication, collaboration, and teamwork skills.
CPU architecture, protocols, and related firmware.
Coherent and non-coherent fabric IPs and protocols.
ARM standard architectures and protocols.
Translation Company Name: Microsoft

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