Formal Verification Engineer — Hardware & Compiler Proofs

MatX Inc.; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks PTO

12 company holidays

Up to 3 weeks remote work

Commuting stipend

Job summary

MatX Inc. in Mountain View, CA is seeking a Formal Verification Engineer to bring rigorous mathematical guarantees to our hardware and software across the stack.

You will apply model checking, write SVA/PSL properties, and develop machine-checked proofs for compiler transformations while embedding HDL/IR into theorem provers and collaborating across teams.

The role offers a competitive US base salary with equity and generous benefits, with on-site Mountain View presence Tue-Thu.

Qualifications

• Experience with hardware model checking and writing SVA/PSL properties.
• Proficiency with interactive theorem provers (Lean, Coq, Isabelle/HOL, etc.).
• Experience embedding HDL or compiler IR into theorem provers is a plus.
• Experience with compiler correctness proofs or verified compilation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Apply model checking and formal verification to RTL blocks, memory subsystems, and interconnects using tools like JasperGold or VC-Formal.
• Develop machine-checked proofs for critical compiler transformations and lowering passes.
• Embed hardware description languages into interactive theorem provers and prove properties against designs.
• Collaborate with architecture, compiler, and silicon verification teams to identify and prove correctness properties.
• Integrate formal tools into existing verification practices.

Skills

Model checking

Formal verification

SVA/PSL

Interactive theorem proving

Hardware/software boundary

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or higher in CS/ECE/related field

Tools

JasperGold

VC-Formal

SymbiYosys

Lean 4

Isabelle/HOL

Job description

MatX Inc. in Mountain View, CA is seeking a Formal Verification Engineer to bring rigorous mathematical guarantees to our hardware and software across the stack.

You will apply model checking, write SVA/PSL properties, and develop machine-checked proofs for compiler transformations while embedding HDL/IR into theorem provers and collaborating across teams.

The role offers a competitive US base salary with equity and generous benefits, with on-site Mountain View presence Tue-Thu.