Senior Director, Physical Design & Backend Engineering (HPC) at Hop
About the role
Job Description Job Description The Senior Director, Physical Design & Backend Engineering is accountable for end-to-end backend execution across HPC SoC and MCU programs, including implementation, signoff, and convergence from RTL to GDS. This role leads globally distributed engineering teams and ensures delivery of high-quality silicon on schedule, meeting defined power, performance, and area (PPA) targets. The role operates at the intersection of execution, technology enablement, and organiz…
Interview process at Hop
General interview process (this company's specific loop isn't published - reach out if you have insider info).
- Recruiter phone screen - typically 20-40 min
- Technical screen - 1 coding problem or take-home; format varies by company
- Onsite / virtual loop - typically 4-6 rounds over 2-3 weeks; exact split of coding, systems design, and behavioral varies by role and location
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How to prepare
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