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Senior Software/Firmware Architect
Not specifiedFull-timeSoftware ArchitectureSemiconductorsComputer Hardware
Define architecture for host management software and firmware across networking platforms. Lead cross-functional teams and turn platform needs into scalable, reliable production solutions.
Responsibilities
- Define host management software and firmware architecture across networking platforms
- Design system flows spanning host software, embedded firmware, BMC, device firmware, and hardware interfaces
- Guide architecture for telemetry, recovery, power management, module management, firmware updates, and control protocols
- Translate product, customer, and platform needs into technical specifications and implementation plans
- Partner with software, firmware, hardware, validation, program, architecture, and customer-facing teams
- Provide technical leadership to engineers implementing cross-domain features
- Own architecture documentation and communicate technical direction to engineering and leadership
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or computer engineering, or equivalent experience
- At least 12 years of experience in system software, firmware, embedded systems, platform management, or networking systems
- Strong software and firmware architecture experience for complex systems
- Deep knowledge of firmware, embedded software, Linux, BMC, host interfaces, and system-level debugging
- Experience with technologies or protocols such as PLDM, MCTP, NC-SI, PCIe, I2C, USB, CMIS, Ethernet, InfiniBand, or NVLink
- Strong communication skills and experience writing architecture documents, specifications, and technical proposals
Nice to have
- Experience with networking products, DPUs, NICs, switches, CPO/NPO, or hyperscale data centers
- Background in host management, BMC architecture, platform firmware, monitoring, recovery, power or thermal management, or module management
- Experience defining software and firmware interfaces across large programs
- Hands-on experience with bring-up, validation, production debugging, or customer issue resolution
- Track record of leading architecture from initial definition through product delivery