Senior Engineer I-software

Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Want to join a 17,000-member team that works on the technology that powers the world around us? Looking for an atmosphere of trust, empowerment, respect, diversity, and communication? How about an opportunity to own a piece of a multi-billion dollar (with a B) global organization?

We offer
all that and more at Microchip Technology Inc. People come to work at Microchip because we help design the technology that runs the world. They stay because our culture supports their growth and stability. They are challenged and driven by an incredible array of products and solutions with unlimited career potential. Microchip’s nationally-recognized Leadership Passage Programs support career growth where we proudly enroll over a thousand people annually. We take pride in our commitment to employee development, values-based decision making, and strong sense of community, driven by our Vision, Mission, and 11 Guiding Values; we affectionately refer to it as the Aggregate System and it’s won us countless awards for diversity and workplace excellence. Our company is built by dedicated team players who love to challenge the status quo; we did not achieve record revenue and over 30 years of quarterly profitability without a great team dedicated to empowering innovation. People like you. Microchip’s Frequency and Timing Systems Business Unit is the world’s leading source of precise timing and synchronization solutions. We are seeking a Senior Application / Interface Layer Software Engineer to develop and maintain software interfaces for embedded systems products. This role focuses on application-layer and management-plane software running on dedicated hardware platforms. The ideal candidate has strong experience building embedded software interfaces and APIs, understands systems-level communication protocols, and brings a disciplined approach to secure software design. You will work closely with firmware, platform, networking, and product engineering teams to deliver reliable, maintainable, and secure interface-layer functionality for a focused product portfolio.

Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain application-layer and interface-layer software for embedded systems Implement and support management and control interfaces using technologies such as g NMI, REST, g RPC, and related APIs Develop software components that enable configuration, telemetry, monitoring, and device management capabilities Collaborate with firmware and systems engineers to integrate software across hardware and platform layers Design software with a strong emphasis on reliability, performance, maintainability, and secure operation Participate in architecture reviews and contribute to secure design decisions throughout the product lifecycle Troubleshoot and resolve complex system integration and interface issues Develop unit tests, integration tests, and automation tools to validate software behavior Create and maintain technical documentation, API definitions, and design specifications Support software bring-up, debugging, and product validation activities Requirements / Qualifications Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field5+ years of software engineering experience with embedded or systems-level products Strong programming skills in C++, C, PHP, or Python Experience developing and integrating APIs such as g NMI and RESTUnderstanding of embedded Linux environments and systems programming concepts Experience with IPC mechanisms, networking protocols, and device management interfaces Strong understanding of secure software design principles and secure coding practices Familiarity with authentication, encryption, access control, and secure communication methods Experience debugging software on embedded hardware platforms Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills Preferred Qualifications Experience with network devices, telecom systems, or embedded infrastructure products Familiarity with YANG models, protobufs, g RPC, or NETCONFExperience with cross-compilation, build systems, and embedded toolchains Knowledge of low-level networking concepts and telemetry systems Experience with automated testing frameworks and CI pipelines for embedded products Exposure to real-time or resource-constrained system environments Travel Time: 0%
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