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Altera · 6 days ago

FPGA IP Software Development Engineer

positionSan Jose, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$143K/yr - $206K/yr
date8+ years exp

Altera provides leadership programmable solutions enabling limitless possibilities for AI. They are seeking a Senior Software Developer who will architect and build applications for their custom Cyber Security processor engine, focusing on packet inspection and web application traffic analysis.

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H1B Sponsor Likelynote
Hiring Manager
Mario De Jesus
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Responsibilities

Architect and build applications that generate executable code for the custom Cyber Security processor engine
Dive deep into packet inspection and web application traffic analysis
Tackle challenges like automated data leak prevention and Web API anomaly detection

Qualification

C++CPythonSystem-level programmingPCRE optimizationNetwork analysis toolsCompiler generation toolsFinite automaton theoryDebugging skillsPerformance tuningTroubleshooting skillsExposure to security

Required

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
8+ years of professional experience in software development, with a proven track record of writing production-quality code
Strong understanding of software-hardware interfaces and system-level programming
Proficiency in C++, C, and Python, with the ability to design, implement, and optimize complex software systems
Expertise in Perl Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) processing and optimization for high-performance pattern matching

Preferred

Familiarity with network analysis and intrusion detection tools such as HyperScan, SNORT, Suricata, Wireshark, or tcpdump
Experience with compiler generation tools and toolchains such as Clang or GCC
Deep understanding of finite automaton theory, including Deterministic Finite Automaton (DFA), Non-Deterministic Finite Automaton (NFA), and related graph analysis for implementation and optimization
Strong debugging, performance tuning, and troubleshooting skills
Exposure to networking, security, or compiler technologies

Benefits

Incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance

Company

Altera

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Altera provides programmable logic devices and design software for various applications. It is a sub-organization of Intel.
dateFounded in 1983
location
San Jose, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
https://www.altera.com

H1B Sponsorship

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2025 (67)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
unknown
2025-04-14Acquired
1988-03-31IPO

Leadership Team

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Raghib Hussain
Chief Executive Officer
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