EDA Algorithm Engineer

Ricursive Intelligence; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Ricursive Intelligence in Palo Alto is hiring engineers and researchers to advance next-generation EDA algorithms across synthesis, placement & routing, PPA optimization, and signoff loops. You will design algorithms, run large-scale experiments on real designs, and ship tooling that delivers unprecedented QoR at scale.

We seek technically rigorous engineers who value production-grade software and hardware integration, able to push the frontier while collaborating with a tight, hands-on team in

Qualifications

• We are hiring best-in-class engineers and researchers to build next-generation EDA algorithms across synthesis, placement & routing, PPA optimization, timing/power analysis, and signoff loops (EM/IR, DRC/LVS).

Responsibilities

• Design algorithms for EDA across synthesis, placement & routing.
• Run large-scale experiments on real designs.
• Ship tooling delivering QoR at scale.
• Collaborate with a hands-on, startup-oriented engineering team.

Skills

Algorithmic rigor

Production‑grade engineering

Hands-on

Large-scale experimentation

Job description

Location

Palo Alto

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

On-site

Department

Engineering

Ricursive Intelligence is a frontier AI Lab focused on building self‑improving systems, starting with chip design. We are reinventing chip development and closing the loop between AI and the hardware that fuels it, recursively accelerating the path to artificial superintelligence.

We are hiring best‑in‑class engineers and researchers to build next‑generation EDA algorithms across synthesis, placement & routing, PPA optimization, timing/power analysis, and signoff loops (EM/IR, DRC/LVS, etc.). You’ll work on deeply technical, high‑impact problems alongside an exceptional team that cares about both algorithmic rigor and production‑grade engineering. As a startup, everyone is hands‑on — you will design algorithms, run large‑scale experiments on real designs, and ship tooling that delivers unprecedented QoR at scale.