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About the Role

Microchip's FPGA software engineering team develops advanced Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software to empower customers to program and optimize Microchip FPGAs. The High-Level Synthesis (HLS) group drives innovation in system-level FPGA design with tools like SmartHLS™ and PolarFire® System Designer. As a Software Engineer, you will focus on compiler development (LLVM/MLIR-based) and contribute to SoC design and verification workflows, collaborating with talented engineers in an agile environment.

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 HLS-generated hardware architectures to enhance power efficiency, performance, and area utilization of the resulting hardware circuits.
Analyze complex, real-world customer applications created with high-level synthesis to identify opportunities for performance and area improvements and implement new HLS features as needed.

Requirements

BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
5+ 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.
Experience working with MLIR is highly desirable.
In-depth, hands-on experience with FPGAs.
Familiarity with high-level synthesis (HLS) tools.
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 projects in both Linux and Windows environments.

Skills

C/C++
Compilers
LLVM/MLIR
Algorithms
Data Structures
Digital Design
MLIR
FPGAs
High-Level Synthesis (HLS)
Git
Python
Bash
TCL
Linux
Windows

Location

Toronto

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

5+ years of software engineering experience

Education Level

BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

Salary/Compensations

$90,000 - $140,000

Benefits

Competitive base pay
Restricted stock units
Quarterly bonus payments
Health benefits that begin day one
Retirement savings plans
Industry leading IESPP program with a 6-month look back feature

About the Company

Microchip Technology Inc. is a global organization with 17,000 members, designing technology that powers the world.
The company fosters an atmosphere of trust, empowerment, respect, diversity, and communication.
Microchip offers unlimited career potential with nationally-recognized Leadership Passage Programs.
The company is built by dedicated team players who challenge the status quo, achieving record revenue and over 30 years of quarterly profitability.
Microchip is one of the top performing semiconductor companies in the world, led by guiding values and a mission to empower innovation to enhance the human experience.
The company creates a culture that highlights the importance of every employee to its mission.

Equal Opportunity

In accordance with applicable laws (including human rights and accessibility legislation in Ontario), accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process.
Microchip Technology Inc. does not accept unsolicited agency resumes.