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Senior Silicon Engineer

Posted Aug 15, 2026

Role at a glance

Salary
$119.8K – $234.7K/yr
Location
Redmond, Washington, United States Mountain View, California, United States
Work arrangement
On-site
Employment
Full-time
Education
Bachelor's, Master's, PhD

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Role Summary

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The Senior Silicon Engineer - ASIC Verification will work on Microsoft’s Data Processing Unit team within Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering. The role focuses on validating programmable, high-performance DPU silicon for complex datacenter problems through pre-silicon verification and post-silicon validation.

What You'll Do

  • Own verification of complex flows at the SOC, subsystem, or IP levels using UVM/C test benches
  • Interact with the architecture and partner teams to define verification strategies and test plans
  • Develop verification environments and run and debug simulations
  • Apply random-stimulus and coverage-based techniques to find bugs and meet test plan goals
  • Run tests, debug failures, and create stress and performance scenarios
  • Define testing strategies for pre-silicon verification and post-silicon validation

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Qualifications

Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience; or Master's Degree and 4+ years technical engineering experience; or Bachelor's Degree and 5+ years technical engineering experience; or equivalent experience.

Required

  • Technical engineering experience
  • Microsoft Cloud Background Check

Preferred

  • 5+ years of RTL Verification using UVM/C verification methodology
  • Knowledge of Ethernet, TCP/IP, MAC/PCS, and networking blocks
  • Verification and development of complex SoCs
  • Understanding of processors and peripheral interconnect bus protocols and architectures
  • Knowledge of Verilog, SystemVerilog, and UVM methodology
  • Ability to work independently and in a team

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Overview

Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsoft’s expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft’s “Intelligent Cloud” mission. SCHIE delivers the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, Teams, OneDrive, and the Microsoft Azure platform globally with our server and data center infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability solutions. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide and we are looking for engineers to help achieve that mission. 

The Data Processing Unit (DPU) team brings together state-of-the-art software and hardware expertise to create a highly programmable and high-performance ASIC with the capability to efficiently handle large data streams. Thanks to its integrated design, this solution empowers teams to operate with increased agility and deliver significantly superior performance compared to CPU-based alternatives.

 

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Responsibilities

As a Senior Silicon Engineer - ASIC verification  in the Data Processing Unit team you will be validating silicon to solve complex problems in a datacenter. You will interact with the architecture team to develop a programmable silicon implementation. This position is expected to be highly visible and impactful. The vast breadth of domains required to build our DPU silicon gives the perfect opportunity to experience different areas of expertise. The depth required to solve complex engineering problems utilizes your experience and provides you with the perfect platform to shine and grow to the next stage in your career.

Responsibilities: 

  • As a Senior Silicon Engineer in the Data Processing Unit team, you will be validating silicon to solve complex problems in a datacenter.
  • Own verification of complex flows at the SOC, subsystem, or IP levels using UVM/C test benchLearn about the design and interact with partner teams to define verification strategies and test plans
  • Develop verification environments and run and debug simulations to drive quality
  • Apply random-stimulus and coverage-based techniques to find bugs and meet test plan goalsRunning tests, debugging failures, creating stress and performance scenarios to meet test plan goals
  • Perform pre-silicon verification, post-silicon validation by defining testing strategies
  • Demonstrate Microsoft core values: Customer Focus, Adaptability, Collaboration, Growth Mindset, Drive for Results, Influence for Impact, Judgement, and Diversity & Inclusion


Qualifications

Required Qualifications: 

  • Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience

Other Qualifications:

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications: 

  • 5+ years of RTL  Verification using UVM/C verification methodology  

  • Knowledge of Ethernet, TCP/IP, MAC/PCS, Networking blocks 

  • Proven track record with the Verification and development of complex SoCs. In depth understanding of processors and peripheral interconnect bus protocols and architectures 

  • Strong knowledge of Verilog, System Verilog, UVM methodology  

  • Self-motivated and able to work effectively both independently and in a team. 

 


Silicon Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay


This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.



Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

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