Senior Engineer I-Software (API)

Microchip Technology Inc.; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. in Auckland is seeking a Senior Application / Interface Layer Software Engineer to design and maintain software interfaces for embedded systems.

You will work with firmware, platform, networking, and product engineering teams to deliver reliable and secure interface-layer functionality for a focused product portfolio. The role emphasizes application-layer software and management-plane interfaces using gNMI, REST, gRPC, and related APIs to support configuration,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience with embedded or systems-level products.
• Strong programming skills in C++, C, PHP, or Python.
• Experience developing and integrating APIs such as gNMI and REST.
• Understanding of embedded Linux environments and systems programming concepts.
• Experience with IPC mechanisms, networking protocols, and device management interfaces.
• Strong understanding of secure software design principles and secure coding practices.
• Familiarity with authentication, encryption, access control, and secure communication methods.
• Experience debugging software on embedded hardware platforms.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain application-layer and interface-layer software for embedded systems.
• Implement and support management and control interfaces using technologies such as gNMI, REST, gRPC, and related APIs.
• Develop software components that enable configuration, telemetry, monitoring, and device management capabilities.
• Collaborate with firmware and systems engineers to integrate software across hardware and platform layers.
• Design software with a strong emphasis on reliability, performance, maintainability, and secure operation.
• Participate in architecture reviews and contribute to secure design decisions throughout the product lifecycle.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex system integration and interface issues.
• Develop unit tests, integration tests, and automation tools to validate software behavior.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, API definitions, and design specifications.
• Support software bring-up, debugging, and product validation activities.

Skills

C++

C

Python

PHP

Embedded systems

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Tools

gNMI

REST

gRPC

NETCONF

YANG models

Job description

Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Want to join a 17,000-member team that works on the technology that powers the world around us? Looking for an atmosphere of trust, empowerment, respect, diversity, and communication? How about an opportunity to own a piece of a multi-billion dollar (with a B!) global organization? We offer all that and more at Microchip Technology Inc. People come to work at Microchip because we help design the technology that runs the world. They stay because our culture supports their growth and stability. They are challenged and driven by an incredible array of products and solutions with unlimited career potential. Microchip’s nationally-recognized Leadership Passage Programs support career growth where we proudly enroll over a thousand people annually. We take pride in our commitment to employee development, values-based decision making, and strong sense of community, driven by our Vision, Mission, and 11 Guiding Values; we affectionately refer to it as the Aggregate System and it’s won us countless awards for diversity and workplace excellence. Our company is built by dedicated team players who love to challenge the status quo; we did not achieve record revenue and over 30 years of quarterly profitability without a great team dedicated to empowering innovation. People like you.

Microchip’s Frequency and Timing Systems Business Unit is the world’s leading source of precise timing and synchronization solutions. We are seeking a Senior Application / Interface Layer Software Engineer to develop and maintain software interfaces for embedded systems products. This role focuses on application-layer and management-plane software running on dedicated hardware platforms. The ideal candidate has strong experience building embedded software interfaces and APIs, understands systems-level communication protocols, and brings a disciplined approach to secure software design. You will work closely with firmware, platform, networking, and product engineering teams to deliver reliable, maintainable, and secure interface-layer functionality for a focused product portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain application-layer and interface-layer software for embedded systems
• Implement and support management and control interfaces using technologies such as gNMI, REST, gRPC, and related APIs
• Develop software components that enable configuration, telemetry, monitoring, and device management capabilities
• Collaborate with firmware and systems engineers to integrate software across hardware and platform layers
• Design software with a strong emphasis on reliability, performance, maintainability, and secure operation
• Participate in architecture reviews and contribute to secure design decisions throughout the product lifecycle
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex system integration and interface issues
• Develop unit tests, integration tests, and automation tools to validate software behavior
• Create and maintain technical documentation, API definitions, and design specifications
• Support software bring-up, debugging, and product validation activities

Requirements / Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of software engineering experience with embedded or systems-level products
• Strong programming skills in C++, C, PHP, or Python
• Experience developing and integrating APIs such as gNMI and REST
• Understanding of embedded Linux environments and systems programming concepts
• Experience with IPC mechanisms, networking protocols, and device management interfaces
• Strong understanding of secure software design principles and secure coding practices
• Familiarity with authentication, encryption, access control, and secure communication methods
• Experience debugging software on embedded hardware platforms
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with network devices, telecom systems, or embedded infrastructure products
• Familiarity with YANG models, protobufs, gRPC, or NETCONF
• Experience with cross-compilation, build systems, and embedded toolchains
• Knowledge of low-level networking concepts and telemetry systems
• Experience with automated testing frameworks and CI pipelines for embedded products
• Exposure to real-time or resource-constrained system environments

Travel Time: 0% - 25%

At Microchip, employees are our greatest strength. As one of the top performing semiconductor companies in the world, we are led by a set of guiding values and a mission to empower innovation to enhance the human experience. We work tirelessly to create a company culture that highlights how important every employee is to our mission.