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Senior Hardware Frontend Engineer

Zama

Zama

Software Engineering, Other Engineering
Paris, France
Posted on Oct 9, 2025

Job Description

This is position in Zama's Hardware team.

Zama’s hardware (HW) team is in charge of developing a HW accelerator for FHE. The FPGA version is now open source and needs to be improved and put into production. As a core member of a dedicated team of 4 to 5 experts, your expertise will be instrumental in shaping the accelerator for FHE. Your collaboration with other teams, especially our research teams, is essential for the fruition of this pioneering initiative. Possessing a deep mastery in FPGA and high-frequency hardware architecture is imperative. Given Zama's cutting-edge stance on homomorphic encryption, this role offers a unique challenge—innovatively implementing complex computations on hardware. A comfortable grasp of mathematics will stand you in good stead in this endeavor.

In this role you will:

  • Contribute to the development of vital functionalities of FHE on FPGA, which includes designing both macro and micro architectures, crafting RTL in SystemVerilog, testing via simulations, and synthesizing on the target;

  • Oversee the FPGA path to production, ensuring smooth execution and optimal performance;

  • Play a pivotal role in shaping benchmarks, aligning them with project objectives and industry standards.