Raydar
Forward Deployed Software Engineer
$150K–$300K
San Jose, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 31, 2026
- Education
- University-level training in an engineering or computer science discipline.
About the job
Embeds with client engineering teams to scope, build, and deliver custom software tools for hardware design and verification workflows, owning solutions from initial discussion through deployment.
What you'll do
- Work alongside client design and verification groups to develop tools and own delivery for an assigned client.
- Coordinate with internal research staff, subject specialists, and client sponsors to turn on-site challenges into released features.
- Integrate the product with client development, test, and simulation setups; travel frequently to client sites.
What they ask for
- University-level training in engineering or computer science.
- Practical circuit design or verification experience at an electronics firm, including programming work inside a hardware-focused firm.
- Fluency in hardware description languages and familiarity with simulation-based checking and fault diagnosis.
- Proficiency in Python, experience shipping low-level compiled programs in client environments, and hands-on daily use of AI agent tools.
Nice to have
- Exposure to formal methods, industry-standard verification frameworks, or licensed design software; experience customizing AI agents.
- Prior hardware-industry field, solutions, or applications engineering; workflow automation, protected-system provisioning, or numerical/scientific computing experience.
Pay
$150K to $300K per year (base salary)
Tools
Python, C++
AI focus
Uses AI agent tools in daily engineering work; customizing AI agents is a bonus.
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