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Job Description:
Showcase your coding expertise as a Software Principal Engineer in Microchip’s Secure Computing Group developing systems and services to establish an end-product Root of Trust. As a team member, you will help develop internal software systems used in Microchip manufacturing facilities throughout the world.
Job responsibilities will focus on a quickly growing C++ client/server application with database backend for handling secure data. As part of a small team, there is opportunity to apply and develop skills across the entire development lifecycle, including:
- Coding new features and tests that balance performance with maintainability and future use-cases.
- Developing and improving the system’s testing infrastructure. From small unit tests to complex end-to-end integration tests.
- Performing code reviews, collaboration, and mentorship for other team members.
- Updating and creating new documentation for multiple audiences. From users of our client API to backend developers.
- Working on scripts and processes while supporting users and developers of the software with inquiries, to maintain use of the system.
Requirements/Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline with 10+ years of software engineering experience, or MS with 7.5-9 years of software engineering experience (Majority C++ Windows applications, some Linux)
- Experience designing and maintaining complex software systems
- Scripting experience working with Python
Experience with software development tools:
- Integrated Development Environments and Debugging (Visual Studio)
- Build systems and tools (cmake, make, MSVC)
- Version control software (Git)
- Issue and bug tracking process (Jira)
- CI and testing tools (Jenkins)
- Documentation tools (Doxygen, Confluence)
- Understanding of Agile software development methodology
Desired Skills
- Client/Server architectures
- Authentication schemes, load balancing and redundancy
- Understanding of security/cryptographic concepts
- Symmetric (AES) and asymmetric (ECC and RSA) cryptosystems
- Cryptographic hashing, encryption, and signature schemes
- Experience with database usage and development including:
- Schema definition, Stored procedures, Database synchronization
- Relational databases: PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and Oracle
Travel Time:
0% - 25%Physical Attributes:
Hearing, Seeing, Talking, Works Alone, Works Around OthersPhysical Requirements:
80% sitting, 10% walking, 10% standingPay Range:
We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive base pay, restricted stock units, and quarterly bonus payments. In addition to these components, our package includes health benefits that begin day one, retirement savings plans, and an industry leading ESPP program with a 2 year look back feature. Find more information about all our benefits at the link below:Benefits of working at Microchip
The annual base salary range for this position, which could be performed in the US, is $75,000 - $232,000.**Range is dependent on numerous factors including job location, skills and experience.
Microchip Technology Inc is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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To all recruitment agencies: Microchip Technology Inc. does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our recruiting team or other Microchip employees. Microchip is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
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What We Do
Microchip Technology Inc. is a leading semiconductor supplier of smart, connected and secure embedded control solutions. Its easy-to-use development tools and comprehensive product portfolio enable customers to create optimal designs which reduce risk while lowering total system cost and time to market.
The company’s solutions serve more than 125,000 customers across the industrial, automotive, consumer, aerospace and defense, communications and computing markets.
Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Microchip offers outstanding technical support along with dependable delivery and quality.
