Principal Verification Engineer

Graphcore; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Graphcore is opening a new AI Engineering Campus in Bengaluru to push the boundaries of AI computing. The role sits in the silicon verification team, ensuring RTL matches architecture specifications for Graphcore silicon.

We seek a verification professional with 14+ years of experience, strong leadership, and the ability to drive cross-team debugging across SystemVerilog, Python/C/C++, and Linux. You’ll lead verification activities to deliver high-quality silicon on schedule.

Qualifications

• Verification experience in the relevant industry.
• Proven leadership and planning skills.
• Highly motivated, a self-starter, and a team player.
• Ability to work across teams and programming languages to find root causes of deep and complex issues.
• Experience of the verification process applied in CPU and/or ASIC environments.
• SystemVerilog and basics of Python/C/C++, Linux.

Responsibilities

• Verify RTL against architecture specifications for Graphcore silicon.
• Lead verification activities to ensure on-time delivery of quality silicon.

Skills

SystemVerilog

Python

C/C++

Linux

Leadership

Root cause analysis

Tools

Git

LLVM

GCC

Job description

Graphcore is a globally recognised leader in Artificial Intelligence computing systems. The company designs advanced semiconductors and data centre hardware that provide the specialised processing power needed to drive AI innovation, while delivering the efficiency required to support its broader adoption. As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is a member of an elite family of companies responsible for some of the world’s most transformative technologies. We are opening a new AI Engineering Campus in Bengaluru, which will play a central role in Graphcore's work, building the future of AI computing.

About the Role

The verification team sits within the Silicon design team and is responsible for ensuring that the RTL created by the logical design team and used by the physical design team matches the architecture specification for Graphcore silicon. The silicon verification engineer is responsible for verification activities within Graphcore, helping the team meet the company's objectives for quality silicon delivery

Responsibilities

• 14+ years of experience in verification

Required Skills

• Verification experience in the relevant industry
• Proven leadership and planning skills
• Highly motivated, a self-starter, and a team player
• Ability to work across teams and programming languages to find root causes of deep and complex issues
• Experience of the verification process applied in CPU and/or ASIC environments
• SystemVerilog and basics of Python/C/C++, Linux

Preferred skills

• UVM
• SVA
• Assembly languages
• LLVM, GCC
• DVCS e.g. Git
• SGE or other DRMS
• XML and XPath/XSLT

Pay range and compensation package

In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers a competitive benefits package.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we’re committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to the interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments.