Principal Post-Silicon Validation Engineer
SambaNova · San Jose, California, United States · San Jose, CA
CHECKED 12H AGO
Infrastructureonsiteprincipal$180k–$255k
At a glance
Highlights
- Own post-silicon bring-up for high-speed IO and memory in DataScale platform.
- Lead system-level debug from first silicon power-on through field deployment.
- Build debug tooling and automation to scale validation across systems.
What they offer
- Equity
- Medical insurance with 95% employee and 77% dependent coverage
- HSA with employer contribution
- Dental and vision insurance
- Short/long-term disability and life and AD&D insurance
- FSA options
- Headspace subscription
- Gympass+ membership
- One Medical membership
- Employee Assistance Program
Ideal candidate
A hands-on debug owner who thrives in ambiguity and leads cross-functional efforts to root cause. You care about reliable, high-performance AI hardware and scaling validation methodology across programs.
Requirements
- M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
- 7+ years of experience in post-silicon validation or system bring-up
- Experience with two or more high-speed IO or memory protocols such as PCIe, Ethernet, HBM, CXL, or UCIe
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional debug efforts to root cause and closure
- Strong analytical skills for test development and data analysis
- Proficiency in Python and bash
Lab profile
About SambaNova
Full-stack AI infrastructure with RDU dataflow chips for fast agentic inference.
What they build
- RDU Reconfigurable Dataflow Unit
- SambaRack rack-scale hardware
- Full-stack AI inference platform
Known for
- Reconfigurable dataflow architecture alternative to GPUs
- High decode performance for agentic workloads
- Full-stack hardware-software co-design
Key facts
- Founded in 2017
- Headquartered in Palo Alto, California