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Senior Silicon Design Verification Engineer, YouTube Video Accelerators

Mountain View, CA, USA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 24, 2026

Experience
8 years of experience with Design Verification.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

About the job

Verify YouTube video codec ASICs from HLS C/C++ code through generated RTL, ensuring functional correctness and hardware equivalence.

What you'll do

  • Lead verification strategy and signoff across HLS code and generated RTL, including coverage closure.
  • Build and maintain C/C++ GoogleTest and SystemVerilog/UVM verification environments; use co-simulation, formal equivalence, and transaction-level modeling.
  • Debug issues across C++ and RTL, partner with design teams to improve verifiability, and mentor junior engineers.

What they ask for

  • Experience with SystemVerilog and Universal Verification Methodology (UVM).

Nice to have

  • Practical experience with HLS tools and strong C/C++ skills.
  • Expertise in video processing, image pipelines, or video compression standards such as AV1, AV2, or H.264.

Pay

$163000 - $236000 USD base salary

Tools

C/C++, GoogleTest, SystemVerilog, UVM, Catapult, Vivado, XLS, VCS

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First seen Oct 21, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)