CPU Hardware Verification Software Engineer - Austin, Texas, United States
$130,100 - $176,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 15 September 2026 by the employer.
Develop and deploy Raven, Arm's dynamic random test generator written in C++ for CPU design verification.
About the role
This role develops and deploys Raven, a dynamic random test generator written in C++ used by CPU design teams across the Arm ecosystem. Working within Arm's Architecture & Technology Group, you will collaborate with CPU verification engineers and architects to create verification technology for architectural specifications.
What you'll do
- Collaborate across the team to develop, document, test, and deploy Raven. - Design and implement Raven functionality to enable verification of architectural and microarchitectural features. - Design and develop Raven test templates that exercise and stress architectural and microarchitectural features of Arm CPU designs. - Investigate, debug, and resolve issues reported by Raven users and internal QA. - Work directly with CPU verification engineers to understand verification challenges and develop solutions. - Use AI responsibly to assist engineering work while maintaining code correctness, software architecture standards, and maintainability.
What you'll need
- Professional software development experience in C++, with experience in Python or other scripting languages. - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field. - Software engineering foundation covering modern object-oriented programming, data structures, and algorithms. - Experience with assembly-language programming and an understanding of computer architecture fundamentals, including caches, TLBs, and processor pipelines. - Written and verbal communication skills.
Nice to have
- Professional experience with microprocessor architecture, CPU verification, random test generation, or complex software systems. - Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field. - Advanced CPU microarchitecture knowledge, including out-of-order execution, register renaming, and instruction scheduling. - Familiarity with Arm architectures and assembly languages. - Experience with CPU design or verification environments. - Familiarity with Verilog HDL and hardware simulation environments. - Experience collaborating across organizational and geographic boundaries.
Skills: C++, Random Test Generation, CPU Verification, Computer Architecture, Python
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 67-day median for EDA/CAD Engineering roles.
EDA/CAD Engineering · EDA Tools
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Open roles in category
726
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Median days open
67 d
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Median salary
$187k
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| Metric | Arm Holdings | All employers we track in this specialty (726 roles · 74 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 19 | 726 |
| Open roles in the wider Physical Implementation family | 43 | 1560 · 112 employers |
| Median days open | 0 d | 67 d (−67 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $187k |
Skills observed across this category: C++, Random Test Generation, CPU Verification, Computer Architecture, Python
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How we counted: 726 open EDA/CAD Engineering (EDA Tools) roles from 74 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 28 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Physical Implementation family row. Figures refresh nightly.