ASIC Design Verification Engineer - Specs

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.

The Company operates Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world, and Specs Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to making computing more human, in addition to Bitmoji, Saturn, and other digital services.

At Snap Inc., we build products that help people communicate, experience the world, and have fun together.

The Spectacles team is developing the next generation of augmented reality hardware. Our R&D teams design custom AI ASICs optimised for performance and power efficiency in advanced silicon nodes.

We’re looking for an experienced ASIC Design Verification Engineer to help ensure the quality and reliability of these designs.

You’ll join an international team working on complex silicon for AI, camera, display, and AR applications.

Location: Paris, France or Eindhoven, Netherlands

Work model: Onsite - 4 days per week in the office

What you’ll do

• Own verification of complex IP blocks and subsystems from specification through sign-off.
• Build and maintain UVM/SystemVerilog verification environments.
• Develop constrained-random tests, coverage plans, assertions, and verification strategies.
• Drive functional and code coverage to closure.
• Partner closely with design, architecture, firmware, and other engineering teams to refine requirements and debug issues.
• Improve verification methodologies, tools, automation, and workflows across the team.
• Explore practical ways to use AI-assisted tools to improve verification productivity and effectiveness.

What we’re looking for

• 5+ years of experience in ASIC or SoC design verification.
• Strong hands-on experience with SystemVerilog, UVM, constrained-random verification, and coverage-driven verification.
• Experience building UVM verification environments from the ground up.
• Strong understanding of RTL and digital design fundamentals.
• Experience with one or more of the following:AI/ML accelerators or NPUsImage or video processing pipelinesCamera or display IPMIPI or related high-speed peripheral interfacesCustom silicon architectures
• Familiarity with modern simulation and debug tools, ideally including Synopsys front-end tools.
• Experience with Git and CI/CD-based development workflows.
• Strong problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills.
• Comfortable taking ownership and working independently in a fast-moving engineering environment.

Why Snap

• Work on custom silicon powering the future of augmented reality and Specs.
• Solve challenging verification problems across AI, camera, display, and wearable computing.
• Collaborate with experienced engineers across an international R&D organisation.
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including parental leave, medical coverage, mental health support, and phone and fitness allowances.
• Opportunities to collaborate in person with verification team members across Snap offices.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please provide us some information.

"Default Together" Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this, we practice a “default together” approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4+ days per week. 

At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets.

Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!