Senior Desktop Tools Engineer for Embedded Systems

Cirrus Logic; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Cirrus Logic in Austin, TX is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to build desktop tools and utilities that help configure Cirrus Logic ICs. You will work with applications, systems and firmware teams and apply OOP skills in Java, C++, or C# to create graphical configuration and tuning software and command-line utilities for customer integration.

The role requires 6+ years of OO software development, hands-on embedded systems experience, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline and 6+ years of object-oriented software development experience.
• Expert-level proficiency in Java, C++, C#, or a similar statically typed programming language.
• Hands-on experience with development and testing of embedded systems.
• Demonstrated experience developing complex desktop or mobile applications.
• Strong understanding of multithreaded and multiprocess systems, including interprocess communication (IPC).
• Familiarity with Python, Ruby or similar scripting languages.
• Curiosity about microcontrollers and digital signal processing.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with users, both internal and external.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop critical desktop software tools that enable the graphical configuration and tuning of Cirrus Logic integrated circuits.
• Work with our applications, systems and firmware teams to define and build customer-facing tools.
• Collaborate closely with the development team for stand-ups, requirement gathering and estimates, and project planning.
• Decompose project requirements into actionable stories and tasks, including effort estimates.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of your team’s development processes, with a focus on quality, scalability and performance.

Skills

Java

C++

C#

Embedded systems

Desktop applications

IPC

Python

Multithreading

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Gradle

Maven

Qt

JavaFX

Swing

XAML/.NET

Job description

Cirrus Logic in Austin, TX is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to build desktop tools and utilities that help configure Cirrus Logic ICs. You will work with applications, systems and firmware teams and apply OOP skills in Java, C++, or C# to create graphical configuration and tuning software and command-line utilities for customer integration.

The role requires 6+ years of OO software development, hands-on embedded systems experience, and strong communication skills.