Engineer I - SW Design

Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) is the leading innovator in low-power wireless connectivity, building embedded technology that connects devices and improves lives. Merging cutting-edge technology into the world’s most highly integrated SoCs, Silicon Labs provides device makers the solutions, support, and ecosystems needed to create advanced edge connectivity applications. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Silicon Labs has operations in over 16 countries and is the trusted partner for innovative solutions in the smart home, industrial IoT, and smart cities markets. Learn more at www.silabs.com.

We are Silicon Labs. We are a leader in secure, intelligent wireless technology for a more connected world. Our integrated hardware and software platform, intuitive development tools, unmatched ecosystem and robust support make us the ideal long-term partner in building advanced industrial, commercial, home and life applications. We make it easy for developers to solve complex wireless challenges throughout the product lifecycle and get to market quickly with innovative solutions that transform industries, grow economies, and improve lives. 

Meet the Team

As a member of Silicon Labs WiFi DevOps team you will be at the forefront of shaping and executing Silicon Labs' software delivery strategy for the Wi-Fi software organization. You will apply DevOps principles to enhance package management, develop CI/CD patterns, and optimize embedded software build and release processes. In this role, you will work closely with cross-functional teams within the Wi-Fi software organization to ensure efficient, high-quality software delivery for both internal and external stakeholders. This hands-on position provides significant autonomy, making it ideal for someone with a proactive mindset, ready to drive innovation and continuous improvement in embedded software development workflows.  In addition, this role will drive the future direction of software delivery across a global team.

Responsibilities  

• Work with cross-functional teams within the Wi-Fi software organization to architect, develop, and deploy CI/CD pipelines tailored for embedded software products, and to solve their DevOps and tooling needs, including CI/CD pipelines, build system, and test infrastructure.
• Maintain and improve existing CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure.
• Define and implement the technical vision for embedded software build and release processes for the Wi-Fi software teams, in collaboration with infrastructure and SRE.
• Identify opportunities to automate workflows, improve efficiency and reduce manual effort in software delivery.
• Establish metrics and advocate software development standards to ensure consistency and quality across projects.
• Streamline redundant tasks and infrastructure, enhancing developer productivity and software development speed.
• Develop and implement analytics and telemetry solutions to drive insights and improvements.
• Collaborate with technical teams to optimize cloud infrastructure and reduce operating costs.
• Use monitoring and alerting solutions to ensure system health and performance.
• Document software processes and guidelines.

Skills You Will Need

Minimum Qualifications:

·         2+ years of experience in both software development and DevOps practices

·         Experience in embedded software development is required.

·         Proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure).

·         Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar.

·         Proficiency in at least two programming languages, high level and low level (e.g., Java, C, Rust, Python, JavaScript, Groovy).

·         Strong skills in system administration and scripting (Linux, Windows, Shell scripting, PowerShell).

·         Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker, Nomad or similar).

·         Strong understanding of source control systems (e.g., Git) and best practices for managing source code.

·         Experience working in open-source, collaborative environments (e.g. GitHub) establishing workflows for both private and public repos.

·         Experience using monitoring and alerting technologies (e.g., Splunk, Nagios, Grafana or similar).

·         Experience using testing frameworks (e.g. pytest, Robot, or similar)

·         Quality tools: SonarQube

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The following qualifications will be considered a plus:

·         Experience working with C software development tools such as Make, CMake, Ninja

·         Proven track record in improving developer productivity through automation and process improvements.

·         Experience in using GenAI tools

Benefits & Perks

You can look forward to the following benefits:  

Not only will you be joining a highly skilled and tight-knit team where every engineer makes a significant impact on the product; we also strive for good work/life balance and to make our environment welcoming and fun.

·         Equity Rewards (RSUs)

·         Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

·         Insurance plans with Outpatient cover

·         National Pension Scheme (NPS)

·         Flexible work policy

·         Childcare support

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Silicon Labs is an equal opportunity employer and values the diversity of our employees. Employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications and job-related criteria without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.