Silimate

The copilot for chip designers

Chip/EDA/Software Intern

$5.2K - $7K / monthlyMountain View, CA, US
Job type
Internship
Role
Engineering, Full stack
School year
Any
Visa
US citizen/visa only
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Ann Wu
Ann Wu
Founder

About the role

We’re hiring software interns with VLSI experience + strong coding skills to build/ship our AI-native tools and agent-driven workflows for chip design.

This is an in-person role at our Mountain View office, and can be either part-time or full-time effective immediately.

This may transition into a full-time role.

Who you are:

You’re excited about directly contributing to the growth and velocity of a fast-growing startup that is transforming the way chips are built by the entire industry.

You are resourceful, a self-starter, and care intensely about the quality of your work.

You want to work at a scrappy startup that sets and meets aggressive goals.

You enjoy working in-person with others, and are able to come to our Mountain View office multiple times a week.

If this sounds like you, please apply to join the team!

What you’ll do:

  • Build/ship critical EDA software (Python/C++) to Fortune 500s and chip unicorns
  • Be a liaison with some of our tooling partners
  • Collaborate directly with the founders on key engineering design decisions

Minimum requirements:

  • Available for 15-40 hours/week in-person in Mountain View, CA
  • Good at writing/shipping high-quality code (Python/C++) quickly
  • Basic VLSI experience (coursework or projects)
  • Adaptive, data-driven, and works from first principles

Benefits:

  • Generous salary
  • Commuting stipend
  • Team meals

Apply to chat with the founders about the details!

About Silimate

Silimate helps chip teams at Fortune 500s and unicorns build better chips faster.

At Silimate, we're building AI-native core tools & agent-driven workflows for frontend chip design. Today, Silimate is helping chip teams create & iterate to correct, PPA-optimized designs 40x faster. Our goal is to enable autonomous spec-to-design for silicon.

We're profitable, growing fast, and hiring for key roles to drive our product development and customer support.

If you want to transform how chips are designed by the entire chip industry, join us!

Silimate
Founded:2023
Batch:S23
Team Size:8
Status:
Active
Location:Mountain View
Founders
Akash Levy
Akash Levy
Founder
Ann Wu
Ann Wu
Founder