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Astera Labs (NASDAQ: ALAB) provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions. By collaborating with hyperscalers and ecosystem partners, Astera Labs enables organizations to unlock the full potential of modern AI. Astera Labs’ Intelligent Connectivity Platform integrates CXL®, Ethernet, NVLink, PCIe®, and UALink™ semiconductor-based technologies with the company’s COSMOS software suite to unify diverse components into cohesive, flexible systems that deliver end-to-end scale-up, and scale-out connectivity. The company’s custom connectivity solutions business complements its standards-based portfolio, enabling customers to deploy tailored architectures to meet their unique infrastructure requirements. Discover more at www.asteralabs.com . We are seeking talented Design Verification Professionals with proven expertise in industry-standard protocols such as PCIe and CXL. You will play a key role in the functional verification of designs, from developing block-level and system-level verification plans to writing test sequences, executing tests, and collecting and closing coverage. Responsibilities: Develop and execute block-level and system-level verification plans. Write and execute test sequences and collect and close coverage. Collaborate with RTL designers to debug failures and refine verification processes. Utilize coding and protocol expertise to contribute to functional verification. Develop user-controlled random constraints in transaction-based verification methodologies. Write assertions, cover properties, and analyze coverage data. Create VIP abstraction layers for sequences to simplify and scale verification deployments. Basic Qualifications: Minimum of 12 years’ experience in supporting or developing complex SoC/silicon products for server, storage, and/or networking applications. Strong academic and technical background in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering (bachelor’s degree required, master’s preferred). Professional attitude with the ability to prioritize tasks, prepare for customer meetings, and work independently with minimal guidance. Knowledge of industry-standard simulators, revision control systems, and regression systems. Entrepreneurial, open-minded behavior and a can-do attitude, with a focus on customer satisfaction. Required Experience: Interpreting PCIe/CXL standard protocol specifications to develop and execute verification plans in simulation environments. Experience using Verification IPs from third-party vendors for PCIe/CXL, focusing on Gen3 or above. Ability to independently develop test plans and sequences in UVM to generate stimuli. Experience writing assertions, cover properties, and analyzing coverage data. Developing VIP abstraction layers for sequences to simplify and scale verification deployments. Preferred Experience: Expertise in verifying Physical Layer, Link Layer, and Transaction Layer of PCIe/CXL protocols, including compliance on PCIe/CXL EP/RC. Experience with buffering and queuing with QoS on complex NOC-based SoCs. Analyzing performance at the system level on switching fabrics. We know that creativity and innovation happen more often when teams include diverse ideas, backgrounds, and experiences, and we actively encourage everyone with relevant experience to apply, including people of color, LGBTQ+ and non-binary people, veterans, parents, and individuals with disabilities.
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.
