Senior Principal Software Architect, Embedded Software

Analog Devices; Cork; On-site; EUR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Analog Devices, Cork, Ireland, is seeking an Embedded Software Architect to define software vision for the Datacenters & Energy unit and lead architectures for next-gen power management. You will design real-time embedded systems, balance performance and efficiency, mentor engineers, and collaborate with customers and stakeholders to deliver scalable solutions with high security and reliability.

This is a hands-on leadership role requiring deep RTOS, hardware interface knowledge and guiding

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 20+ years of experience in the full lifecycle of software development.
• 10+ years architecting and designing complex embedded software systems.
• Ability to read and understand hardware schematics.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Engage with customers and internal stakeholders to gather requirements for complex embedded power-management systems.
• Lead the design of robust, scalable, real-time embedded software architectures.
• Choose platforms, frameworks and tools that fit system requirements.
• Mentor team members from junior to senior levels.
• Create documentation to support architecture definitions and diagrams.
• Communicate architecture rationale clearly to stakeholders.
• Drive process improvements and adoption of modern methods and AI.

Skills

Embedded software

Real-time systems

Software architecture

Team mentorship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Job description

About Analog Devices

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog, digital, AI, and software technologies into solutions that combat climate change, reliably connect humans and the world, and help drive advancements in automation and robotics, mobility, healthcare, energy and data centers. With revenue of more than $11 billion in FY25, ADI ensures today's innovators stay Ahead of What's Possible. Learn more at www.analog.com and on LinkedIn and X.

About Analog Devices

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog, digital, AI, and software technologies into solutions that combat climate change, reliably connect humans and the world, and help drive advancements in automation and robotics, mobility, healthcare, energy and data centers. With revenue of more than $11 billion in FY25, ADI ensures today's innovators stay Ahead of What's Possible. Learn more at www.analog.com and on LinkedIn and X.

Analog Devices (NASDAQ: ADI) designs and manufactures semiconductor products and solutions. We enable our customers to interpret the world around us by intelligently bridging the physical and digital worlds with unmatched technologies that sense, measure and connect.

Software Architect, Embedded Software

We are looking for an Embedded Software Architect, to join our Software and Digital Platforms Group in Cork, Ireland, working on Datacenters & Energy products.

About The Role

As Embedded Software Architect, you will contribute strongly to the definition of the software vision for Analog Devices' Datacenters & Energy business unit and develop product definitions and architectures to implement that vision. You'll lead the development of cutting-edge embedded systems that drive next-generation intelligent power management for Datacenters, ensuring they meet the highest standards for security, reliability, and real time performance. This is a hands-on role where you will work within and influence world-class engineering organizations while partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to architect software solutions that improve datacenter resilience and advance power management innovation. You will bring deep experience architecting real-time software in embedded systems, with a keen understanding of how to balance functional requirements with exceptional performance and efficiency.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Engage with customers and internal stakeholders to gather requirements for complex systems to manage and monitor power in datacenters.
• Focus on ‘Big Picture’ and long-term viability to create robust, extensible, scalable and enduring architectures to address the identified requirements.
• Choose platforms, frameworks and tools that optimally fit the system requirements.
• Architect high performance real-time embedded to balance ideal engineering with real world constraints.
• Perform trade-off analyses between simplicity vs scalability, cost vs speed of delivery, monolith vs microservices etc.
• Create all necessary documentation to support software architecture definition, including high-level block diagrams, data flow diagrams, logic diagrams etc.
• Clearly communicate architecture rationale to team members and stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement in software development process through adoption of the latest, best in class methods and tools including AI.
• Mentor team members from junior to senior and staff level.

Minimum candidate requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 20+ years of experience in the full lifecycle of software development from requirements gathering and analysis through design, development, and product release.
• 10+ years architecting and designing complex embedded software systems.
• Ability to read and understand hardware schematics.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. The successful candidate must be able to communicate complex concepts to other team members, customers, and stakeholders.