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# Technical Lead, Infrastructure Silicon Validation

- **Company:** The Meta Game, Inc.
- **Location:** Menlo Park, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $212,000.0 - $294,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Adobe Flash, Systems Engineering, Automation of Tests, C++ (Programming Language), Computer Engineering, Data Centers, Software Debugging, Device Drivers, Dynamic Random-Access Memory, Emulators, Ethernet, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, PCI Express, Remote Direct Memory Access, Network Switches, Diagnostic Tools, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Information Technology, Bare Metal, Nvme
- **Published:** July 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=5e18e7a9f8d265a0

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
 * 12+ years of experience in ASIC pre- and post-silicon validation, including silicon bring-up, characterization, and productization for data center or high-performance computing applications
 * 12+ years of experience with silicon debug, failure analysis, and root-cause methodologies across simulation, emulation, and physical silicon environments
 * Experience defining and leading organization-wide validation strategy, coverage planning, and test automation architecture for complex ASIC programs
 * Experience with Python, C, or C++ for developing validation frameworks, diagnostic tools, and test automation infrastructure
 * Experience collaborating across ASIC design, architecture, systems engineering, and external partners throughout the silicon development lifecycle, * Experience with post-silicon bring-up, validation, and debug
 * Experience with RDMA, DPDK, or host driver development as it relates to silicon validation and performance characterization
 * Prior experience and expertise with networking and NIC products
 * Experience with high-speed interconnect and memory subsystem validation, including PCIe, Ethernet, DRAM (DDR4/5, HBM), or NVMe/Flash domains
 * Experience with data center systems management, bare-metal Linux environments, and fleet-scale silicon deployment and monitoring
 * Experience with emulation and FPGA-based platforms for pre-silicon test content development, coverage closure, and early bring-up enablement

## Description

Meta's Infrastructure Silicon organization is seeking a Technical Lead for Silicon Validation to own and drive pre-silicon and post-silicon bring-up, validation, and qualification for custom silicon powering Meta's data center fleet. In this role, you will define the technical direction for validation methodologies, lead cross-functional efforts spanning design, architecture, and systems engineering, and ensure that Meta's infrastructure ASICs meet the highest standards of reliability, performance, and correctness before and after deployment at scale., * Own and lead pre-silicon and post-silicon bring-up, validation, and qualification activities across the full product lifecycle, from test planning and emulation through characterization and fleet deployment

 * Architect and drive development of scalable validation frameworks, diagnostic toolsets, and automation infrastructure targeting custom infrastructure ASICs
 * Lead root-cause analysis and resolution of complex silicon failures across pre-silicon simulation, emulation, and post-silicon environments, driving systematic debug methodologies across teams
 * Provide technical direction on validation coverage, test content prioritization, and silicon readiness criteria to ensure successful tape-out and productization milestones
 * Collaborate with ASIC design, architecture, and systems engineering teams to influence next-generation silicon design decisions based on validation findings and fleet production insights
 * Establish and enforce validation best practices, coverage metrics, and quality gates across the silicon development organization
 * Drive technical alignment across internal and external partners, including foundry, IP vendors, and platform teams, to resolve silicon-level issues and accelerate bring-up timelines
 * Mentor and provide technical guidance to other engineers across the validation organization, elevating team-wide capability in silicon debug, test automation, and characterization
 * Translate production fleet data and system-level use cases into actionable validation requirements and regression coverage improvements
 * Define long-term roadmaps for validation infrastructure and tooling to support Meta's growing portfolio of custom data center silicon


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