Software Engineer

Microchip Technology; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. in Toronto is seeking a seasoned Software Engineer to shape the future of FPGA design tools.

Your primary focus will be compiler development using LLVM and MLIR, with opportunities to contribute to broader SoC design, verification workflows, and hardware/software co-design. You will join the High-Level Synthesis group working on SmartHLS and PolarFire System Designer, collaborating in an agile environment to deliver high-performance, power-efficient FPGA

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in CS/EE or related field.
• 7+ years of software engineering experience.
• Proficiency in C/C++.
• Strong knowledge of compilers with hands-on LLVM/MLIR experience.
• Solid understanding of algorithms and data structures.
• Strong background in digital design principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop, verify, and maintain advanced analysis and transformation passes for our HLS compiler to enable high-performance FPGA designs.
• Optimize generated hardware architectures to enhance power efficiency, performance, and area.
• Analyze complex customer applications and implement new HLS features as needed.

Skills

C/C++

Education

BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Tools

LLVM/MLIR

Git

Python

Bash

TCL

Job description

Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Want to join a 17,000-member team that works on the technology that powers the world around us? Looking for an atmosphere of trust, empowerment, respect, diversity, and communication? How about an opportunity to own a piece of a multi-billion dollar (with a B!) global organization? We offer all that and more at Microchip Technology Inc.

People come to work at Microchip because we help design the technology that runs the world. They stay because our culture supports their growth and stability. They are challenged and driven by an incredible array of products and solutions with unlimited career potential. Microchip's nationally-recognized Leadership Passage Programs support career growth where we proudly enroll over a thousand people annually. We take pride in our commitment to employee development, values-based decision making, and strong sense of community, driven by our Vision, Mission, and 11 Guiding Values ; we affectionately refer to it as the Aggregate System and it's won us countless awards for diversity and workplace excellence.

Our company is built by dedicated team players who love to challenge the status quo; we did not achieve record revenue and over 30 years of quarterly profitability without a great team dedicated to empowering innovation. People like you.

Job Description:

Microchip's FPGA software engineering team is at the forefront of developing advanced Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software, empowering customers to program and optimize Microchip FPGAs. Our comprehensive software suite supports the entire FPGA design flow - from initial design entry and synthesis, through place-and-route, timing analysis, power optimization, and simulation - enabling users to achieve high-performance, reliable solutions.

Within this team, the High-Level Synthesis (HLS) group is driving innovation in system-level FPGA design. Our SmartHLS tool enables customers to describe hardware accelerators in C/C++, which are then compiled into efficient FPGA implementations using state-of-the-art LLVM/MLIR compiler infrastructure. The PolarFire System Designer further expands design possibilities, providing a robust platform for building complete SoC solutions that seamlessly integrate RISC-V processors with FPGA-based hardware accelerators, while supporting comprehensive system-level verification.

We currently have an opening for a Software Engineer on our team. In this role, you will play a key part in shaping the future of FPGA design tools. Your primary focus will be compiler development using LLVM and MLIR, while also having opportunities to contribute to broader SoC design and verification workflows.

Working in a collaborative, agile, and supportive environment, you will partner with talented engineers to solve complex technical challenges that directly enhance customer productivity and accelerate time-to-market. This role offers significant opportunities for professional growth, technical innovation, and the chance to make a meaningful impact on the evolution of the EDA industry.

The software engineering team is based in Toronto. The Microchip office is in the downtown financial core at 67 Yonge Street.

Responsibilities

• Develop, verify, and maintain advanced analysis and transformation passes for our state-of-the-art high-level synthesis (HLS) compiler, enabling the generation of high-performance FPGA designs.
• Optimize generated hardware architectures to enhance power efficiency, performance, and area utilization of the resulting hardware circuits.
• Analyze complex, real-world customer applications created with our tools to identify opportunities for performance and area improvements and implement new HLS features as needed.

Requirements/Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of software engineering experience.
• Excellent programming skills, with proficiency in C/C++.
• Strong knowledge of compilers, with at least 2 years of hands-on experience working with LLVM/MLIR.
• Solid understanding of algorithms and data structures.
• Strong background in digital design principles.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with MLIR is highly desirable.
• In-depth, hands-on experience with FPGAs.
• Familiarity with high-level synthesis (HLS) tools.
• Knowledge of full SoC design flows, including system-level synthesis, IP integration, hardware/software co-design, and system-level verification.
• Familiarity with integrating RISC-V processor subsystems, FPGA-based accelerators, and reusable IP into complete SoC platforms is highly desirable.
• Proficiency with Git for source code version control.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or TCL.
• Comfortable working on large-scale software development pro