# Lead SoC Architect

> Weekday AI · Bengaluru, India · Full-time · Posted 2026-07-30

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Weekday's Client via platform

## Description

**This role is for one of the Weekday's clients**

Min Experience: 9+ years

Location: Bengaluru  
JobType: full-time

We are looking for an experienced Lead SoC Architect to define and drive the architecture of next-generation semiconductor products. You will lead architecture definition, subsystem integration, and technical decision-making for complex SoCs targeting AI, GPU, networking, multimedia, RISC-V, and datacenter applications.

## Requirements

**Key Responsibilities**

-   Define top-level SoC architecture and subsystem partitioning.
-   Drive architecture trade-offs across performance, power, area, latency, and bandwidth.
-   Develop architecture specifications and interface definitions.
-   Collaborate with RTL, Verification, Physical Design, Firmware, Software, and System teams.
-   Perform architecture modeling and workload analysis using C/C++/SystemC.
-   Define memory hierarchy, NoC, coherency architecture, and cache strategy.
-   Integrate third-party IPs including CPU, GPU, NPU, PCIe, DDR/LPDDR, Ethernet, Multimedia, and Security IP.
-   Support verification planning, silicon bring-up, debug, and performance optimization.
-   Contribute to future product and technology roadmaps.

**Required Qualifications**

-   Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
-   10+ years of experience in SoC Architecture, ASIC Design, or complex semiconductor systems.
-   Strong expertise in SoC architecture and subsystem integration.
-   Experience with CPU/GPU/NPU architectures, NoC, Cache Coherency (CHI/ACE/CXL), PCIe, DDR5/LPDDR5X, RTL methodologies, and architecture modeling.
-   Strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills.

**Preferred Qualifications**

-   AI Accelerator, GPU, Networking, RISC-V, or Datacenter SoC experience.
-   Chiplet or Multi-die architecture.
-   FPGA prototyping and emulation.
-   Linux Drivers or System Software.
-   Technical leadership across cross-functional engineering teams

### Must-have skills

SoC Architecture, ASIC Design, Performance Modeling

### Good-to-have skills

RISC-V, Cache Coherency, NoC

## Apply

[Apply at Weekday AI](https://apply.workable.com/weekday-1/j/D742AA35B4/apply)

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