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RTL Engineer - SystemVerilog Specialist

Mercor

Roles & Responsibilities

  • 5+ years of professional or research RTL experience in SystemVerilog or Verilog
  • Hands-on depth in RTL design, testbench/UVM verification, FPGA or ASIC work, and EDA toolchains (Vivado, Quartus, Synopsys, Cadence)
  • Comfort working in Linux/Docker-based repo environments and reading automated/CI checks
  • Ability to articulate not just what code does but why it's correct or idiomatic, clearly in writing

Requirements:

  • Apply RTL expertise to evaluate technical tasks against real-world professional standards
  • Review intricate code-level situations and provide precise, structured written assessments
  • Work inside Docker-based repositories, running and interpreting programmatic and CI-style checks to ensure a sound engineering environment
  • Provide clear written rationales explaining your expert judgments

Job description

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Expert Hardware / RTL Engineer – SystemVerilog / Verilog
Type: Contract
Compensation: $110–190/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 20–40 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

  • Apply RTL expertise to evaluate technical tasks against real-world professional standards.
  • Review intricate code-level situations and provide precise, structured written assessments.
  • Work inside Docker-based repositories, running and interpreting programmatic and CI-style checks to ensure a sound engineering environment.
  • Provide clear written rationales explaining your expert judgments.
  • Complete well-defined, time-bounded tasks with explicit evaluation criteria.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • 5+ years of professional or research RTL experience in SystemVerilog or Verilog.
  • Hands-on depth in RTL design, testbench/UVM verification, FPGA or ASIC work, and EDA toolchains (Vivado, Quartus, Synopsys, Cadence).
  • Comfort working in Linux/Docker-based repo environments and reading automated/CI checks.
  • Ability to articulate not just what code does but why it's correct or idiomatic, clearly in writing.

Preferred

  • Engineers from semiconductor, telecom, defense/aerospace, national-lab, or academic backgrounds.

Compensation & Legal

  • Hourly contractor
  • Paid weekly via Stripe Connect

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

  • Upload resume
  • AI interview based on your resume
  • Submit form

Resources & Support

  • For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
  • For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
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