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FPGA Development Tools Engineer

San Jose, CA

$152K - $195K/yr

Altera is seeking an FPGA Development Tools Engineer to design, develop, and enhance the next generation of FPGA software development tools. In this role, you will work on industry-leading toolchains ...

Altera is a leader in FPGA innovation, delivering programmable solutions that power AI, cloud ... Proficiency in C/C++ and software engineering best practices * EDA / CAD Knowledge: Experience with:

Job Details: About Altera At Altera, our independence as the world's largest pure-play FPGA ... Deliver software models to support device-level bring-up, including functionality, timing, and ...

Altera is a leader in FPGA innovation, delivering programmable solutions that power AI, cloud ... Proficiency in C/C++ and software development best practices * EDA / CAD Knowledge: Familiarity ...

Job Details: About Altera: Accelerating Innovators - Altera provides leadership programmable ... Help with designs, develops, tests, and debugs software tools, flows, and methodologies used in ...

... software, firmware, validation, and manufacturing readiness, ensuring alignment across geographically distributed teams in North America and Asia. As a member of Altera's Execution Alignment Team ...

Job Details: About Altera At Altera, our independence as the world's largest pureplay FPGA ... In this role, you will work closely with architecture, design, verification, firmware, software ...

Firmware Developer

San Jose, CA · On-site

$178.90 - $259/hr

Altera is one of the world's leading providers of programmable solutions. With a renewed focus on agility, software-first, and AI-driven solutions, Altera is shaping the future of computing by ...

About Altera Altera is a global leader in programmable logic solutions, delivering cutting-edge FPGA, SoC FPGA, and software technologies that enable innovation across data centers, communications ...

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    FPGA Development Tools Engineer

    FPGA Development Tools Engineer

    Altera

    San Jose, CA

    $152K - $195K/yr

    Full-time

    Posted 9 days ago


    Job description

    Job Details:Job Description:

    Altera is seeking an FPGA Development Tools Engineer to design, develop, and enhance the next generation of FPGA software development tools. In this role, you will work on industry-leading toolchains that enable customers to efficiently design, simulate, compile, debug, and optimize FPGA-based systems.

    You will collaborate closely with architecture, RTL, verification, and customer-facing teams to deliver high-performance, scalable, and user-friendly FPGA development solutions.

    Responsibilities
    • Develop and maintain FPGA development tools including synthesis, place-and-route, timing analysis, debugging, and simulation workflows

    • Enhance and support Altera's FPGA software toolchain (e.g., Quartus, platform designer, and associated utilities)

    • Design algorithms and data structures for performance, scalability, and correctness across large FPGA devices

    • Work with hardware architects to align tool capabilities with new FPGA features and architectures

    • Develop C/C++ and/or Python-based infrastructure and automation supporting FPGA design flows

    • Debug complex issues across software and hardware boundaries

    • Optimize compilation runtime, quality-of-results (QoR), and memory usage

    • Contribute to tool usability, documentation, and customer-facing improvements

    • Support internal and external users, including escalation of critical tool issues

    • Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and continuous improvement initiatives

    The pay range below is for Bay Area California only. Actual salary may vary based ona number offactors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences,trainings, etc. We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance.

    $113.7K- $164.7KUSD

    We use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for the position.Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.

    Qualifications:

    Required Qualifications

    • Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

    • Strong experience with FPGA design flows and development tools

    • Proficiency in C/C++ (required); Python experience strongly preferred

    • Solid understanding of digital logic design, timing, and hardware architecture

    • Experience with HDL languages (Verilog, SystemVerilog, VHDL)

    • Familiarity with synthesis, timing analysis, and place-and-route concepts

    • Experience working in large, complex software codebases

    • Strong problem-solving and debugging skills

    Preferred Qualifications

    • Experience developing or maintaining FPGA or EDA tools

    • Knowledge of Quartus, Platform Designer, or comparable FPGA tools

    • Experience with EDA algorithms (graph algorithms, optimization, constraint solving)

    • Familiarity with ASIC or FPGA timing closure methodologies

    • Experience with multi-threaded and high-performance software

    • Knowledge of scripting (Tcl, Python) used in hardware design automation

    • Experience working directly with customers or field applications teams

    Job Type: RegularShift:Shift 1 (United States of America)Primary Location:San Jose, California, United StatesAdditional Locations:Posting Statement:All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.