C++ Systems Engineer – Hardware Control & Data Platform

Anite; Santa Rosa (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision

401(k) Plan

Paid Holidays

Paid Family Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Keysight Technologies Inc. is seeking a senior software engineer to build the infrastructure software foundation for next-generation instrument platforms.

You will work across hardware control, data acquisition, and scalable platform capabilities, ensuring integration from kernel drivers to application software. The role emphasizes cross-team collaboration, real-time processing architectures, and proficiency in C++20, Linux, and Windows environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of professional experience developing hardware control or hardware-adjacent software.
• Strong proficiency in modern C++ (C++20), object-oriented design, and software architecture principles.
• Solid understanding of driver and real-time processing architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to debug across multiple layers of the stack using modern debugging tools.
• Software development experience in Linux and/or Windows environments.

Responsibilities

• Define infrastructure software requirements and system architecture for next-generation instrument platforms.
• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance C++ software for hardware control, data acquisition, and scalable platform capabilities.
• Build reusable infrastructure that delivers consistent capabilities across multiple Keysight products.
• Integrate hardware and software components, and perform system-level integration, testing, and validation.
• Debug issues across the full stack, from device registers and drivers to application software.
• Collaborate with distributed engineering teams across the full development lifecycle, from design through production readiness.

Skills

C++20

Hardware control

Object-oriented design

Software architecture

Linux

Windows

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer/ Electrical Engineering or CS

Tools

Kernel drivers (optional)

Job description

Keysight Technologies Inc. is seeking a senior software engineer to build the infrastructure software foundation for next-generation instrument platforms.

You will work across hardware control, data acquisition, and scalable platform capabilities, ensuring integration from kernel drivers to application software. The role emphasizes cross-team collaboration, real-time processing architectures, and proficiency in C++20, Linux, and Windows environments.