Altera · 2 hours ago
Principal Software Engineer
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$200K/yr - $290K/yr
15+ years expAltera is looking for a Principal HW-SW Co-Architect to define and drive the development of highly optimized firmware and FPGA solutions. The successful candidate will work closely with fellow architects, designers, and engineers to push the boundaries of system performance, efficiency, and reliability.
Enterprise SoftwareManufacturingSemiconductorSoftware
Responsibilities
Architects and develops embedded software within environments that have constrained resources such as memory, interrupts, and processing power
Makes architectural decisions with a focus on software structure, interfaces, frameworks, protocols, algorithms, and/or validation direction
Often requires definition of complex software structures, algorithms, and/or design patterns for the purposes of interaction with Firmware
Often performs and leads pathfinding activities and explores future technologies
As a principal engineer, recognized as a domain expert who influences and drives technical direction across Intel and industry
Develops and mentors other technical leaders, grows the community, acts as a change agent, and role models Intel values
Aligns organizational goals with technical vision, formulates technical strategy to deliver leadership solutions, and demonstrates a track record of relentless execution in bringing products and technologies to market
Qualification
Required
Master's Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline with 15+ years of experience or Bachelor's Degree in related discipline with 20+ years of experience in software, firmware, and SoC/FPGA systems development
Deep expertise in bare-metal development and driver-level programming
Proven record of HW/SW co-design, performance modeling, and optimizations
Strong proficiency in C/C++, assembly, and debugging tools
Demonstrated success in system-level debug
Benefits
Incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance
Company
Altera
Altera provides programmable logic devices and design software for various applications. It is a sub-organization of Intel.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2025-04-14Acquired
1988-03-31IPO
Leadership Team
Raghib Hussain
Chief Executive Officer
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