FPGA Engineer
- Level
- Mid
Not stated in the posting: salary, work type, visa.
Open. First seen 22 October 2026.
About the role
We are actively seeking an FPGA Design Engineer based in Hyderabad, India.
Responsibility:
- Will be a key member of a small FPGA team that will own prototyping of Kandou’s architectures in FPGA
- Will need to work independently with low day-to-day supervision and own FPGA projects
- Will work with Kandou’s architecture and system software teams on FPGA prototyping and participate in the entire lifecycle of project including support.
- Will participate in technical discussions with IP providers and be responsible for driving some of them.
Skills:
- Demonstrated RTL development skills of 5+ years, only 1 can be academic
- Proficiency in Verilog and C programming is expected. Proficiency in using Linux for lab testing is expected.
- Working exposure for SystemC and scripting (Python) is desired.
- Clear understanding and usage of AXI and related AMBA protocols to connect multiple logical blocks in an FPGA
- Demonstrated computer architecture understanding in at least one of processors, PCIe , ethernet or storage protocols
Preferred Experience:
- Must have shipping FPGA design in at least one of the following: compute accelerators, networking, storage, processor prototyping
- Must have micro-architected, designed & shipped at least two key logic functions of high or medium complexity in an FPGA design
- Must have participated in lab bring up & validation of shipping FPGAs in the lab and in deployed use
- Must be familiar with Xilinx development tool chain and Versal, Virtex FPGAs
- Preferred: Deep exposure to PCIe devices – protocol design & lab work
- Preferred: Deep exposure to data path blocks (PCIe, Networking or storage) that involved embedded processors in the FPGA.
Education
- 4 year Bachelor of Tech/Engineering/equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electronics or related field
- Master of Tech/Engineering/equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electronics or related field is a plus but not required.
If this is the role you have been looking for and you want to be part of a growing Company, with an exciting future then we would really love to hear from you. Together We Kandou It !
Visit us at www.kandou.ai and https://www.linkedin.com/company/kandou-ai/
What this role asks for
Standard for embedded / hardware roles
Python
Common in embedded / hardware postings at any company.
Compared with Kandou AI's other open jobs.
The team: RnD HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 9 open in RnD. 1 was posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in August: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
C (4 of 9), Embedded Systems (4 of 9), Python (4 of 9), C++ (3 of 9), RTOS (3 of 9), Verilog (3 of 9), FPGA (2 of 9)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- 2) Staff Engineer – Embedded Firmware – CXL/PCIe/Memory controller - Pune & Hyderabad posted Sep 24
- Modeling Engineer posted Sep 22
- Staff Engineer – Embedded SoC Firmware – DDR Memory controller - Pune & Hyderabad posted Sep 11
- Software Engineer (Firmware) posted Sep 4
- PCB Layout Engineer posted Aug 26
- Silicon Validation Manager posted Aug 19
- DFT Engineer CH, UK posted Aug 19
- Analog Design Engineer posted Aug 19
From the team and dates on Kandou AI's own job board.
Salary context
12 other open postings titled FPGA Engineer state a salary: median USD 125,000 to USD 185,000 a year.
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