IC Layout Automation Software Engineer

Software Development & Architecture

Design, develop, and maintain production-quality software systems for IC layout generation and design workflows

Refactor and improve existing codebases to increase maintainability, usability, and performance

Build scalable and extensible software architectures that support evolving design and fabrication requirements

Ensure code quality through best practices in testing, documentation, and version control

IC Design & Layout Integration

Translate design and fabrication requirements into layout-ready implementations

Work with GDSII and IC layout formats to generate, manipulate, and validate layout data

Develop and maintain tooling that supports layout generation, verification, and iteration

Integrate software workflows with existing EDA tools and design environments

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Partner closely with design, fabrication, and research teams to understand requirements and deliver effective solutions

Collaborate with stakeholders to define workflows and improve how design requests are translated into implementation

Support users across multiple technical domains, improving usability and reducing friction in tooling

Contribute to prioritization discussions across competing stakeholder needs

Tooling & Workflow Improvement

Improve usability and accessibility of internal design tools to reduce errors and increase efficiency

Identify and address gaps in current workflows, proposing more robust and user-friendly solutions

Support the evolution of tooling from ad hoc usage toward more structured and scalable systems

Balance reactive work (stabilization, bug fixing) with proactive development of new capabilities