Software Architect (Compute Test, Austin) (Austin, TX, US)

LitePoint; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 162,000 - 258,000; Full time

Job summary

Teradyne in Austin, TX is seeking a Software Architect to lead strategic software development for semiconductor test customers. This hands-on role blends customer engagement, software leadership, and engineering enablement.

You will build modular C# software with clear interfaces, review designs, mentor engineers, and collaborate with customers and internal teams to align solutions with platform direction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of software development experience with architecture leadership.
• Strong C# and OO design skills with reusable libraries or services.
• Automated testing, source control, CI/CD, packaging, and production releases.
• Ability to derive requirements in ambiguous environments and communicate tradeoffs.
• Lead through technical influence, collaboration, and mentorship across teams.
• Comfort working with customers during design discussions and escalations.
• Strong written, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Master's degree preferred; semiconductor test or related domain knowledge preferred.
• Experience integrating software with factory systems and data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead software architecture activities clarifying workflows, requirements, constraints, interfaces, and risks.
• Develop executable architecture plans with interfaces, guardrails, and validation strategies.
• Collaborate with customers, test engineers, and internal teams to align solutions with platform direction.
• Build and review modular C# software with clear interfaces and diagnostics.
• Support implementation through prototypes, design reviews, and production issue resolution.
• Mentor test engineers in professional C# development practices with patterns and reviews.

Skills

C#

OO design

Automation testing

CI/CD

Technical leadership

Customer engagement

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/EE

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

.NET/Visual Studio

Git

Visual Studio

Unit Testing frameworks

Build automation

Job description

Our Purpose

TERADYNE, where experience meets innovation and driving excellence in every connection. We are fueled by creativity and diversity of thought and in our workforce. Our employees are supported to innovate and learn something new every day.

We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.

Opportunity Overview

Teradyne is seeking a Software Architect to lead strategic software development activities for semiconductor test customers. This hands-on role combines customer engagement, software leadership, and engineering enablement while partnering with customers, test engineers, application engineers, and software teams to define practical architecture and guide solutions into production.

• Lead software architecture activities for assigned strategic customers, clarifying workflows, requirements, constraints, integration points, and technical risks.
• Develop executable architecture plans with clear interfaces, technical guardrails, implementation stages, and validation strategies.
• Collaborate with customers, test engineers, application engineers, and internal software teams to align account solutions with long-term platform direction.
• Build and review modular C# software with clear interfaces, automated tests, maintainable dependencies, useful diagnostics, and appropriate performance.
• Support implementation through prototypes, design and code reviews, documented decisions, and resolution of complex development or production issues.
• Mentor test engineers in professional C# development practices by providing patterns, examples, reviews, and practical guidance.

All About You

We seek individuals who share our passion and determination. Our commitment to customer success drives us to go the extra mile. If you’re ready to join us in this mission, take a closer look at the minimum criteria for the position.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 7 years of software development experience, including experience defining architecture or leading technical direction for complex projects.
• Strong C# and object-oriented design skills, with experience building reusable libraries, frameworks, services, or applications.
• Practical experience with automated testing, source control, continuous integration and delivery, package management, and production releases.
• Ability to discover requirements in ambiguous environments, evaluate alternatives, document decisions, and explain tradeoffs to different audiences.
• Experience leading through technical influence, collaboration, and mentorship across organizational boundaries.
• Confidence working directly with customers during design discussions, escalations, and schedule-sensitive production issues.
• Strong written, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Preferred: Master’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Preferred: Knowledge of semiconductor test, device design, test program development, or high-volume manufacturing.
• Preferred: Experience integrating engineering software with factory systems, equipment interfaces, data platforms, or third-party tools.

We are only considering candidates local to Austin, Texas and are unable to provide relocation for this position.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Compensation:

The base salary range for this role is $161,700 - $258,000. This range is a good faith estimate, and the amount of base salary will correspond with experience and skill set. This range can also fluctuate depending on demand and location.

Incentive Plan: This job is eligible for discretionary bonus(es) based on financial performance.

Benefits:

Teradyne offers a variety of robust health and well-being benefit programs, including medical, dental, vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, and more. Please click here to see details.

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