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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Founding Silicon Engineer - **Company:** BRONCO LLC - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Computer-Aided Design, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, Electronic Design Automation, Perl (Programming Language), Formal Verification, Python (Programming Language), System on a Chip, SystemVerilog, Systems Integration, Tcl (Programming Language), Scripting, Application Specific Integrated Circuits - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/founding-silicon-engineer-opportunities-at-bronco-8296806 ## About the Role * You are an exceptional engineer who can solve any problem * 2+ years of experience in ASIC/SoC design and verification * Hands-on familiarity with industry-standard EDA tooling - Synopsys, Cadence, Questa, or equivalent * Strong expertise in digital verification, SystemVerilog, and UVM * Proficiency in scripting languages and programming (Python, Tcl, Perl, or equivalent) * Excellent debugging skills across simulation, waveform analysis, and coverage closure * Strong communication and collaboration abilities, * Experience deploying or integrating EDA tools into automated flows or CI pipelines * Exposure to formal verification methods * Interest in AI and machine learning applications in chip design * Experience working at a startup or in a high-ownership engineering environment ## Description As a Founding Silicon Engineer, you will be the domain backbone of Bronco's AI agents. You'll contribute to the architecture of our reasoning systems, drive tool integrations with industry-standard EDA environments, and shape product direction based on what you know from the inside - the workflows, pain points, and failure modes that only come from real verification experience. This role puts you at the intersection of AI and silicon at a unique moment. You'll have a front row seat into a diverse range of chip projects across the industry - from AI accelerators to SoCs to custom silicon - and you'll be fundamentally changing how chips are made. The ideal candidate is an experienced silicon or verification engineer who has spent real time inside industry CAD flows. We have a strong preference for founding engineers, early-stage engineers, and past founders. What You'll Do * Contribute to the architecture of Bronco's domain-specific reasoning systems - defining task structure, expected agent behavior, and quality criteria across DV workflows * Own and expand tool integrations between Bronco's AI and EDA environments - simulators, coverage tools, linters, and formal verification platforms * Work hands-on with CAD and EDA tooling to build, test, and validate AI-generated outputs against real verification environments * Deploy and integrate Bronco into customer workflows, working directly alongside verification teams at leading chip companies * Feed onsite learnings back into product direction and tool integration roadmap ## Related Videos - [The Billion Dollar Machine: First Time Right.](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/393-the-billion-dollar-machine-first-time-right) - [Code to Road in < 12 hours](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1082-code-to-road-in-12-hours) - [JavaScript? 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