Senior Hardware Engineer (RTL / High-Level Synthesis)

Join Code Metal, a company focused on transpiling between different languages and bridging the gap between algorithm development and deployment to embedded systems. As a Senior Hardware Engineer, you will be responsible for architecting and expanding our capabilities towards creating production-ready RTL from high-level algorithm descriptions. You will work on HLS integration and RTL code generation, contributing to CI/CD qualification and leveraging AI and verification capabilities. Enjoy a flexible hybrid work arrangement, comprehensive health care plan, retirement plan, uncapped vacation, and relocation assistance for qualifying employees.

• Architect and expand capabilities for creating production-ready RTL from high-level algorithm descriptions.
• Develop C++ and post-HLS readability and optimization passes to produce human-auditable RTL.
• Contribute to CI/CD qualification including automated RTL simulation, functional verification, and regression testing.

• Scripting experience in Python for development, toolchain automation and testing
• Solid hardware modeling background regarding fixed-point arithmetic, bit-accurate types, synthesis pragmas and modeling trade-offs
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
• Experience with simulation and functional verification flows
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with writing RTL code or using High-Level Synthesis, including at least one commercial HLS tool (Catapult, Vitis HLS, Stratus, or equivalent)
• Solid understanding of RTL / VHDL
• Experience using Linux-based development environments
• Understanding of FPGA architectural capabilities and constraints
• Knowledge of verification methodologies and testbench development
• Experience with DSP algorithms and applications using Python/MATLAB
• Bonus: Interest in or familiarity with LLM-assisted code transformation and readability tooling
• Experience with Git-based development workflows and CI/CD environments