Cisco · 3 weeks ago
Software Engineering Technical Leader - Acacia (Onsite)
Maynard, Massachusetts, US
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$189K/yr - $272K/yr
8+ years expCisco is a leading technology company that focuses on revolutionizing data and infrastructure connections. The Software Engineering Technical Leader will be a key member of Acacia’s Software team, responsible for embedded CPU code development and leading the architecture and design of complex optical sub-systems.
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Responsibilities
Lead the architecture and design of complex optical sub-systems that go into future Acacia SOCs
Collaborate with Chip, DSP and Optics architects to drive innovation in Acacia’s products
Interface with the wider cross-functional engineering team to architect the system software, develop algorithms, contribute to code development, and participate in system bring up and debug
Work with Acacia’s Hardware, ASIC, Optical, and DSP teams in the engineering organization and the PLM team
Collaborate with the Product engineering and Quality teams to ensure smooth transition of our products to Manufacturing
Engage in customer interface for technical discussions related to Acacia SW architecture and design with customers
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of relevant experience or Master's degree and 8+ years (Electronics/Electrical Engineering or Computer Science or equivalent) of relevant experience in the telecommunications industry
10+ years of experience with C++ and C
10+ years of experience with embedded firmware development (both control and data path) in telecommunications industry
Industry experience with RTOS and embedded CPUs and microcontrollers
Preferred
Experience with ARM processors
Experience leading software/firmware teams and driving cross-functional requirements across other engineering and product teams
Embedded systems firmware architecture, design and development for Optical transceivers, and High-speed Mixed-signal components
Experience working within a team environment developing complex control-plane code in a multi-processor/multithreaded environment
Experience with developing/debugging software state machines
Proficient in writing compact highly efficient code to control HW components
Experience with a revision control system and defect tracking systems (Perforce™, GIT, Bugzilla, JIRA)
Experience with collaborative code review tools (such as Jira Crucible®)
Comfortable with UNIX-style command-line development (make, shell programming, Python)
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision insurance
A 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
Paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
Annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies
Performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary
Company
Cisco
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