Applied Researcher - Chip Design

Highlights

• Build RL agents for real chip design and verification workflows.
• Create interactive environments where agents iterate toward verified results.
• Deploy working systems into shared open-source research and product.

What they offer

• Equity incentives
• Flexible work across San Francisco, New York, London, or remote
• Visa sponsorship and relocation support
• Professional development budget
• Team off-sites and conference attendance

Ideal candidate

Experimental researcher who loves ambiguous, externally-facing problems and turning real engineering workflows into robust agents. Motivated by careful analysis, honest failure attribution, and building systems others can use.

Requirements

• Depth in RL, agents, or post-training systems with ability to become fluent in semiconductor workflows
• Hands-on experience building and debugging training, post-training, agent, or evaluation loops
• Strong experimental judgment with meaningful baselines and clear failure attribution
• Strong Python and ability to build artifacts others can run, inspect, and extend
• Comfort owning ambiguous problems and keeping partners and teammates current