Staff Engineer, Software - SDK

Celestica Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica Inc. in San Jose, CA is seeking a Staff Engineer, Software - SDK to lead switch silicon SDK development and integration for Celestica's data center networking switches.

You will port and enable merchant silicon SDKs across multiple Network Operating Systems and collaborate with HW/SI/QA teams. The role requires 9+ years of experience, strong leadership, and hands-on expertise in low-level software, CUDA/ROCm knowledge is a plus, and you will drive architecture decisions and SDK test

Qualifications

• Project Management: manage/lead complex engineering projects; deliver on time and budget.
• Financial Acumen / Business Planning: create financial plans, profitability analyses, and risk assessment.
• Competencies: Coaching/Mentoring; Communication/Negotiation/Presentation; Problem solving; Stakeholder management; DOE; FMEA; Safety.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development and implementation of technical solutions across multiple domains.
• Provide technical leadership to a team of engineers and act as a go-to expert in one or more areas.
• Review, interpret and negotiate customer requirements and provide feedback.
• Lead deployment of strategic programs and coordinate site-wide efforts.
• Promote industry best practices and manage relationships with vendors/partners.
• Port switch silicon SDKs under ONL/SONiC/CentOS and drive SDK architecture decisions.
• Produce SDK design documents and drive API development.
• Develop SDK test scripts and APIs.
• Support FCT bring-up and track issues to resolution.

Skills

CPU/DPU/memory/NICs

Leadership/PM

Low level software

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CUDA

ROCm

Job description

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Staff Engineer, Software - SDK

Date: Aug 4, 2026

Location: San Jose, CA, US

Summary

The Staff Engineer, Software develops, debugs, tests, deploys and supports code to be deployed in systems/products/equipment for various applications. They write, debug, maintain, and test software in various common languages and for software at various levels in the hierarchy (from Firmware to Application). Software creation follows an agreed to development process (such as Agile, Scrum, etc.) and complies with the product life cycle development (phase/gate deliverables).

The Staff Engineer, Software works in cross functional teams with other designers, customers, manufacturing engineering and project leadership to ensure robust and high quality product development. Enhance designs with feedback from reviews in areas such as manufacturing, test, supply chain, reliability, industrial design and simulations.

In this role, the Senior Lead Engineer leads switch silicon SDK development and integration for Celestica's data center networking switches - porting and enabling merchant silicon SDKs across multiple Network Operating Systems, driving SDK design and API development, and supporting hardware bring-up in close partnership with HW/SI/QA teams.

Responsibilities

Lead the design, development and implementation of technical solutions in multiple domains. Participate in project planning and scheduling.

Provide technical leadership and direction to a team of engineers. May be a recognized expert (go-to person) in one or more technical areas.

Review, interpret and may negotiate customer requirements/specifications and provide customer feedback.

Lead the deployment of strategic programs and coordinate site-wide deployment efforts.

Proactively promote industry best practices.

May manage relationships with key vendors/partners.

Lead the porting of switch silicon SDKs under different Network Operating Systems (ONL/SONiC/CentOS, etc.).

Produce SDK design documents and drive SDK architecture decisions.

Develop SDK test scripts and APIs.

Support FCT (Functional Circuit Test) bring-up and drive FCT issue tracking to resolution.

• Design and develop a processing platform using various configuration management technologies.

Test software development methodology (may be done in agile environment).

Provide ongoing maintenance, support and enhancements in existing systems and platforms.

Collaborate cross-functionally with customers, users, project managers and other engineers including Peer-Reviews to achieve elegant solutions.

Required Qualifications

Project Management - Ability to manage/lead complex, multiple line engineering projects that may also involve other functions. Demonstrate solid understanding of the technical, financial and people aspects of the project. Able to create a project/change management plan and ensure that the project is delivered within the assigned time and budget. Ability to recognize project barriers and develop mitigation plans

Financial Acumen / Business Planning - Ability to create financial plans for your projects, align them internally with your line of management and other functions and externally if needed. Create project plans, profitability calculations, risk and sensitivity analysis, able to recognize barriers and mitigate profitability risks. Fully knowledgeable about internal and external financial reporting, accounting and tax requirements relevant to your area of expertise.

The following competencies may also be required: Coaching/Mentoring; Communication/Negotiation/Presentation; Creative Problem Solving; Customer Interaction/Stakeholder Management; Quality & Lean; Working Effectively with Others; D/PFMEA; 8D/Corrective Action; Equipment Safety; Design of Experiments (DOE).

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with main elements of CPU, DPU, memory, NICs

Experience in designing and developing low level software to enable Data Center hardware

Prior experience GPU libraries like CUDA and ROCm is a plus

9+ years of experience

Physical Demands

• Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
• Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
• Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.
• Occasional travel may be required.

Typical Experience

• 9 to 14 years

Typical Education

Bachelor degree or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Educational Requirements may vary by Geography

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Celestica's policy on equal employment opportunity prohibits discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran or disability status, or other characteristics protected by law.

This policy applies to hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral and other aspects of employment and also states that retaliation against a person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice will not be tolerated. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world's best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.

Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.

This location is a US ITAR facility and these positions will involve the release of export controlled goods either directly to employees or through the employee's movement within the facility. As such, Celestica will require necessary information from all applicants upon an applicant's acceptance of employment to determine if any export control exemptions or licenses must be filed.

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