Software Engineering, Staff Engineer

Synopsys; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Synopsys is seeking an experienced software engineer to design and operate scalable, secure IT platforms across products and services. You will drive reliability, automation, and observability in complex, distributed systems.

Join a high-trust team in Sunnyvale that values proactive risk management, clear communication, and pragmatic innovation. You’ll build containerized services, CI/CD pipelines, and disaster recovery plans to keep critical workloads available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 6+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proven ability to design and operate reliable, scalable, secure service architectures.
• Hands-on experience with Linux, networking, distributed systems, and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve core business application platforms from concept through production.
• Partner with IT teams and stakeholders to clarify requirements and deliver features with reliability.
• Build, deploy, and operate containerized services on Kubernetes with automation and safe rollouts.
• Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines enforcing security standards and predictable releases.
• Implement observability to support proactive monitoring and rapid incident response.
• Develop AI-assisted operational workflows to reduce manual intervention while keeping humans in control.

Skills

Linux proficiency

Networking fundamentals

Distributed systems troubleshooting

DevOps practices

Machine learning in operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Synopsys is the leader in engineering solutions from silicon to systems, enabling customers to rapidly innovate AI-powered products. We deliver industry-leading silicon design, IP, simulation and analysis solutions, and design services. We partner closely with our customers across a wide range of industries to maximize their R&D capability and productivity, powering innovation today that ignites the ingenuity of tomorrow.

You Are

You are the kind of person who sees a messy, ambiguous problem and feels an immediate pull to bring clarity to it , without rushing past the hard questions. You start by listening closely, separating what people are asking for from what they truly need and you translate competing priorities into a path forward that others can trust. You care about outcomes more than optics, and you’re comfortable doing the work that makes systems dependable: tightening feedback loops and reducing risk.

You thrive in environments where ownership is real and where progress comes from steady, thoughtful iteration. You don’t chase novelty for its own sake but you choose approaches that will still make sense months from now, when requirements shift and the system is under pressure. You communicate with precision and empathy being able to bring stakeholders along, naming tradeoffs plainly, and documenting decisions so teams can move faster with less confusion. When something breaks, you stay calm and methodical, focusing on restoring service, learning what happened, and improving the system so the same class of issue is less likely to return.

You are energized by collaboration in high-trust teams, where ideas are challenged respectfully and the best solution wins. You look for leverage everywhere, simplifying workflows, removing friction, and building guardrails that help others succeed. Above all, you take pride in creating platforms that people can rely on, and you measure success by the confidence and momentum your work gives to everyone around you.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Design and evolve core business application platforms that manage products, versions, organizational models, identity, and service status from concept through production.
• Partner with IT teams and business stakeholders to clarify requirements, shape roadmaps, and deliver features that balance usability, security, and operational reliability.
• Build, deploy, and operate containerized services on Kubernetes using repeatable, environment-aware automation and safe rollout strategies.
• Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines that automate testing, enforce security standards, and enable predictable releases with fast rollback paths.
• Implement actionable observability—metrics, structured logs, and distributed tracing—to support proactive monitoring and rapid incident response.
• Develop AI-assisted operational workflows that help triage issues, recommend fixes, and reduce manual intervention while keeping humans in control.
• Define and validate high-availability and disaster recovery strategies through testing, documentation, and continuous improvement of critical services.

The Impact You Will Have

• Reduce operational toil through automation, freeing teams to focus on higher-value work and accelerating delivery across IT services.
• Improve service reliability and continuity by strengthening high-availability and disaster recovery readiness for critical platforms.
• Increase release confidence and speed by enabling consistent, resilient CI/CD practices that lower change failure rates and shorten recovery times.
• Elevate security and compliance posture by reinforcing identity and access management foundations and embedding guardrails into delivery workflows.
• Shorten incident detection and resolution times through actionable observability that enables earlier warning, faster diagnosis, and clearer accountability.
• Minimize downtime and workflow disruption by streamlining operational processes and enabling more proactive, data-driven service management.
• Raise the engineering bar across the organization by modeling strong design discipline, operational excellence, and pragmatic innovation.

What You’ll Need

• You have a bachelor’s degree in a related field and 6+ years of professional experience in software engineering or a similar domain.
• You bring proven ability to design and operate reliable, scalable, secure service architectures, including performance tuning and operational readiness.
• You have strong working knowledge of Linux environments, core networking principles, and disciplined troubleshooting of distributed systems.
• You have hands‑on experience with DevOps practices and tooling, plus at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• You bring familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodologies and tools, and you understand how to manage environments through repeatable automation.
• You have exposure to machine learning or AI technologies and can apply them thoughtfully to improve operational workflows and productivity.

Who You Are

• You are proactive about spotting risk and ambiguity early, and you surface it with clear options rather than surprises.
• You approach collaboration by aligning on goals first, then driving decisions with evidence, tradeoffs, and shared context.
• You communicate crisply in writing and conversation, tailoring detail to your audience and documenting decisions so others can move faster.
• You are steady under pressure, focusing on restoring service, learning from incidents, and improving systems.
• You approach feedback as a tool, seeking it early, giving it respectfully, and using it to raise the quality of outcomes.

The Team You’ll Be a Part Of

A dynamic IT team focused on delivering world‑class infrastructure services, collaborating with cross‑functional teams to drive technological advancements. This role supports the team’s mission by building and operating reliable platforms and automation that strengthen service delivery, security, and business continuity.

Rewards and Benefits

We offer a comprehensive range of health, wellness, and financial benefits to cater to your needs. Our total rewards include both monetary and non‑monetary offerings. Your recruiter will provide more details about the salary range and benefits during the hiring process.

At Synopsys, we want talented people of every background to feel valued and supported to do their best work. Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, military veteran status, or disability.

In addition to the base salary, this role may be eligible for an annual bonus, equity, and other discretionary bonuses. Synopsys offers comprehensive health, wellness, and financial benefits as part of a competitive total rewards package. The actual compensation offered will be based on a number of job‑related factors, including location, skills, experience, and education. Your recruiter can share more specific details on the total rewards package upon request. The base salary range for this role is across the U.S.