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Astera Labs (NASDAQ: ALAB) provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions. By collaborating with hyperscalers and ecosystem partners, Astera Labs enables organizations to unlock the full potential of modern AI. Astera Labs' Intelligent Connectivity Platform integrates CXL®, Ethernet, NVLink, PCIe®, and UALink™ semiconductor-based technologies with the company's COSMOS software suite to unify diverse components into cohesive, flexible systems that deliver end-to-end scale-up, and scale-out connectivity. The company's custom connectivity solutions business complements its standards-based portfolio, enabling customers to deploy tailored architectures to meet their unique infrastructure requirements. Discover more at www.asteralabs.com.
Overview
Join our team as Technical Lead Digital Design Engineer to contribute to the design and implementation of next-generation digital designs for high-performance connectivity solutions. You'll work on complex blocks from micro-architecture through silicon bring-up, collaborating with verification, PD, and DFT teams to deliver high-performance products in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the RTL implementation of complex digital designs from micro-architecture through sign-off.
- Collaborate with verification teams to review test plans and debug issues.
- Support efforts to achieve timing closure and implement Design-for-Test (DFT) features.
- Scripting and automation for ASIC methodology improvement.
- Accountable for quality and overall design success with the support of senior engineers.
Required Qualifications
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
- 5+ years of experience developing SoC/silicon products in Server, Storage, and/or Networking markets
Digital Design Expertise:
- Expertise in RTL coding with SystemVerilog and synthesis with Synopsys or Cadence.
- Track record of delivering high-quality digital designs from definition to production.
- Experience in high-speed design in advanced technology nodes.
- Understanding of functional and formal verification at block and chip level.
- Understanding of clocking, CDC and RDC and static-timing analysis
Protocols & Integration:
- Proficient with high-speed protocols such as PCIe, Ethernet, DDR, or similar
- Experience with IP development and integration
Tools & Methodologies:
- Expertise in design methodology, CAD automation or design infrastructure.
- Proven SystemVerilog and Python expertise in a production environment
- Familiarity with Synopsys and/or Cadence digital design flows
- Basic understanding of UVM-based verification methodologies
Professional Attributes:
- Strong eagerness to learn and grow with the ability to balance multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
- Good communication and collaboration skills; comfortable working cross-functionally with global teams
- Self-directed learner who adapts quickly to changing requirements
- Customer-focused mindset with the ability to prioritize and work independently to deliver high-quality designs.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with embedded firmware development or standard embedded processor subsystems (RISC-V, Arm, etc.) is a plus
- Knowledge of design-for-test (DFT) in a production environment.
Base salary range is $160,000 USD-$200,000 USD,and will be determined based on the candidate's capabilities and employees in similar positions.
We know that creativity and innovation happen more often when teams include diverse ideas, backgrounds, and experiences, and we actively encourage everyone with relevant experience to apply, including people of color, LGBTQ+ and non-binary people, veterans, parents, and individuals with disabilities.
Astera Labs (NASDAQ: ALAB) provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions. By collaborating with hyperscalers and ecosystem partners, Astera Labs enables organizations to unlock the full potential of modern AI. Astera Labs' Intelligent Connectivity Platform integrates CXL®, Ethernet, NVLink, PCIe®, and UALink™ semiconductor-based technologies with the company's COSMOS software suite to unify diverse components into cohesive, flexible systems that deliver end-to-end scale-up, and scale-out connectivity. The company's custom connectivity solutions business complements its standards-based portfolio, enabling customers to deploy tailored architectures to meet their unique infrastructure requirements. Discover more at www.asteralabs.com.
Overview
Join our team as Technical Lead Digital Design Engineer to contribute to the design and implementation of next-generation digital designs for high-performance connectivity solutions. You'll work on complex blocks from micro-architecture through silicon bring-up, collaborating with verification, PD, and DFT teams to deliver high-performance products in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the RTL implementation of complex digital designs from micro-architecture through sign-off.
- Collaborate with verification teams to review test plans and debug issues.
- Support efforts to achieve timing closure and implement Design-for-Test (DFT) features.
- Scripting and automation for ASIC methodology improvement.
- Accountable for quality and overall design success with the support of senior engineers.
Required Qualifications
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
- 5+ years of experience developing SoC/silicon products in Server, Storage, and/or Networking markets
Digital Design Expertise:
- Expertise in RTL coding with SystemVerilog and synthesis with Synopsys or Cadence.
- Track record of delivering high-quality digital designs from definition to production.
- Experience in high-speed design in advanced technology nodes.
- Understanding of functional and formal verification at block and chip level.
- Understanding of clocking, CDC and RDC and static-timing analysis
Protocols & Integration:
- Proficient with high-speed protocols such as PCIe, Ethernet, DDR, or similar
- Experience with IP development and integration
Tools & Methodologies:
- Expertise in design methodology, CAD automation or design infrastructure.
- Proven SystemVerilog and Python expertise in a production environment
- Familiarity with Synopsys and/or Cadence digital design flows
- Basic understanding of UVM-based verification methodologies
Professional Attributes:
- Strong eagerness to learn and grow with the ability to balance multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
- Good communication and collaboration skills; comfortable working cross-functionally with global teams
- Self-directed learner who adapts quickly to changing requirements
- Customer-focused mindset with the ability to prioritize and work independently to deliver high-quality designs.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with embedded firmware development or standard embedded processor subsystems (RISC-V, Arm, etc.) is a plus
- Knowledge of design-for-test (DFT) in a production environment.
Base salary range is $160,000 USD-$200,000 USD,and will be determined based on the candidate's capabilities and employees in similar positions.
We know that creativity and innovation happen more often when teams include diverse ideas, backgrounds, and experiences, and we actively encourage everyone with relevant experience to apply, including people of color, LGBTQ+ and non-binary people, veterans, parents, and individuals with disabilities.
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Who's Hiring
- JPMorganChase36
- Encore Global33
- Northrop Grumman23
- Wipro20
- Google14
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- Technology & Software37
- Consulting & Professional Services17
- Staffing & Recruiting7
- Electronics & Hardware7
- Banking & Financial Services7
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in technical lead jobs.
- Five or more years of software engineering experience with at least two years in a lead or senior role
- Proficiency in one or more primary languages such as Java, Python, Go, or TypeScript
- Experience designing distributed systems, microservices architectures, or cloud-native platforms
- Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and drive technical standards
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, containerization tools like Docker or Kubernetes, and DevOps practices
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field
Tips for Your Technical Lead Job Search
Quantify your engineering leadership impact
Hiring managers expect numbers behind your technical decisions. Document team size, system reliability improvements, and delivery outcomes you drove. Vague claims about leading projects won't differentiate you from other senior engineers making the same move.
Separate individual contributor from leadership wins
Your resume needs two distinct signals: the technical depth that qualifies you and the cross-functional outcomes that prove you can lead. Blend them in the same bullets and neither reads clearly to a hiring committee evaluating you for a technical lead role.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists technical lead openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target architecture decisions in your cover letter
Technical lead hiring often stalls when candidates pitch themselves as senior engineers who manage people. Lead with a specific architecture or design decision you owned, the trade-offs you weighed, and the measurable outcome. That framing signals readiness for the role.
Prepare a systems design interview end to end
Most technical lead interviews include at least one open-ended design problem with no right answer. Practice narrating your reasoning aloud, scoping requirements, and defending trade-offs under follow-up questioning. Silence in a design round reads as uncertainty, not thought.
Negotiate scope before negotiating compensation
Before accepting an offer, clarify team size, reporting structure, and decision-making authority. Technical lead titles vary widely across companies, and the role's actual leverage matters more than the title. Misaligned expectations here create frustration within months of starting.
Technical Lead Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most technical leads?
The companies hiring the most technical leads right now include JPMorganChase, Encore Global, and Northrop Grumman, with the largest share of openings in California, Texas, and Virginia, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is especially concentrated in software, financial technology, and cloud infrastructure firms.
How many technical lead jobs are remote?
About 71% of technical lead openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, making it one of the more location-flexible senior roles in engineering. Backend platform, data infrastructure, and distributed systems sub-specializations tend to carry the highest share of fully remote postings.
How do you become a technical lead?
You typically progress from senior individual contributor by consistently owning complex projects end to end, mentoring junior engineers without being asked, and demonstrating sound architectural judgment under pressure. Building visibility through cross-team initiatives, documenting technical decisions, and leading incident reviews accelerates the transition more reliably than tenure alone.
Can you get hired as a technical lead with little leadership experience?
Yes, especially at startups or fast-scaling teams that value technical depth over formal title history. Focus your application on projects where you made key architectural calls, coordinated across teams, or drove delivery despite ambiguity. Framing those contributions clearly matters more than whether your previous title included the word lead.
What does the technical lead interview process look like?
Most processes include a recruiter screen, a technical phone interview covering systems design or coding, a virtual or onsite loop with multiple rounds assessing architecture, cross-functional communication, and engineering judgment, and a final conversation with hiring leadership. Expect at least one open-ended design problem where explaining your reasoning matters as much as the solution itself.
Where can I find and apply to technical lead jobs?
You can find and apply to technical lead jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the available roles, find the ones that fit your background and target team type, and apply directly to each listing from the page.
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