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The current way of designing, testing, and manufacturing them can't keep up. Outdated chip development processes are the present rate limiter on humanity's future. Bronco's mission is to keep Moore's law going by building AI agents that automate large swaths of repetitive chip verification and design.\nWe're deployed alongside verification teams at some of the largest chip companies in the world, supporting production SoC designs at leading-edge process nodes.\nWe are backed by tier-1 Silicon Valley investors with deep relationships across the semiconductor industry.\n About the Role\nAs a Founding Silicon Engineer, you will be the domain backbone of Bronco's AI agents. 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