Senior Design Verification Engineer
MicrosoftJob Title
Senior Design Verification Engineer
Role Summary
Join Microsoft Silicon within Cloud Hardware and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) to lead pre-silicon verification for AI-focused IP and subsystem components. The role partners with architecture and design teams to ensure correct implementation of architectural and micro-architectural features and delivers high-quality verification for cloud-scale hardware.
Work site: 3 days per week in-office (Bangalore). Travel: 25–50%.
Experience Level
Senior-level. Typical background: 7+ years of related technical engineering experience (see Education Requirements for degree-equivalent options).
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include technical verification leadership, test development, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- Lead pre-silicon verification of custom IP and subsystem components, focusing on architectural and micro-architectural features.
- Collaborate with architects and designers to validate that implementations meet architectural intent.
- Develop and maintain constrained-random stimulus, scoreboards, checkers, assertions, and coverage-driven test plans.
- Implement and extend UVM components and verification environments to support simulation and emulation workflows.
- Debug RTL and verification failures using simulation/emulation and support post-silicon bring-up as required.
- Estimate verification effort, drive coverage closure and signoff, and follow Agile practices including code reviews and sprint planning.
- Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership within the verification team.
Requirements
Concise list of must-have and nice-to-have qualifications. Degree information is consolidated under Education Requirements.
- Must-have: 5+ years of industry experience in design verification delivering complex ASICs or SoCs.
- Proven experience with UVM, verification testbenches, assertions, and coverage-driven verification methodologies.
- Experience debugging RTL (Verilog) and working with simulation and/or emulation environments.
- Proficiency with scripting for verification and automation (Python, Bash/Zsh, Perl).
- Familiarity with industry-standard bus interfaces and interconnect concepts (e.g., AMBA/AXI).
- Ability to meet Microsoft Cloud Background Check and export-control eligibility requirements.
- Nice-to-have: Experience delivering CPU/GPU or large SoC IPs, Network-on-Chip (NoC) or interconnect fabrics, AI/ML SoC projects, and involvement in post-silicon bring-up or formal verification.
Education Requirements
Options include a Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field. The posting also accepts equivalent practical experience as an alternative (e.g., specified combinations of degree + years of experience or direct industry experience). Internship experience is noted as relevant for certain experience equivalencies.
About the Company
Company: Microsoft
Headquarters: Redmond, Washington, United States
Microsoft is a global technology company that develops and sells software, services, devices, and solutions. Known for its Windows operating system, Office suite, and Azure cloud platform, Microsoft aims to empower individuals and organizations around the world to achieve more. The company fosters a culture of innovation and inclusion, focusing on delivering trusted experiences to customers and partners globally.
