Principal Engineer - Software

Microchip Technology Inc.•Chandler, AZ

3d•$75,000 - $232,000

About The Position

Showcase your coding expertise as a Software Principal Engineer in Microchip’s Secure Computing Group developing systems and services to establish an end-product Root of Trust. As a team member, you will help develop internal software systems used in Microchip manufacturing facilities throughout the world. Job responsibilities will focus on a quickly growing C++ client/server application with database backend for handling secure data. As part of a small team, there is opportunity to apply and develop skills across the entire development lifecycle, including: Coding new features and tests that balance performance with maintainability and future use-cases. Developing and improving the system’s testing infrastructure. From small unit tests to complex end-to-end integration tests. Performing code reviews, collaboration, and mentorship for other team members. Updating and creating new documentation for multiple audiences. From users of our client API to backend developers. Working on scripts and processes while supporting users and developers of the software with inquiries, to maintain use of the system.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline with 10+ years of software engineering experience, or MS with 7.5-9 years of software engineering experience (Majority C++ Windows applications, some Linux)
Experience designing and maintaining complex software systems
Scripting experience working with Python
Experience with software development tools: Integrated Development Environments and Debugging (Visual Studio)
Build systems and tools (cmake, make, MSVC)
Version control software (Git)
Issue and bug tracking process (Jira)
CI and testing tools (Jenkins)
Documentation tools (Doxygen, Confluence)
Understanding of Agile software development methodology

Nice To Haves

Client/Server architectures
Authentication schemes, load balancing and redundancy
Understanding of security/cryptographic concepts
Symmetric (AES) and asymmetric (ECC and RSA) cryptosystems
Cryptographic hashing, encryption, and signature schemes
Experience with database usage and development including:
Schema definition, Stored procedures, Database synchronization
Relational databases: PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and Oracle

Responsibilities

Coding new features and tests that balance performance with maintainability and future use-cases.
Developing and improving the system’s testing infrastructure. From small unit tests to complex end-to-end integration tests.
Performing code reviews, collaboration, and mentorship for other team members.
Updating and creating new documentation for multiple audiences. From users of our client API to backend developers.
Working on scripts and processes while supporting users and developers of the software with inquiries, to maintain use of the system.

Benefits

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive base pay, restricted stock units, and quarterly bonus payments.
In addition to these components, our package includes health benefits that begin day one, retirement savings plans, and an industry leading ESPP program with a 2 year look back feature.
Find more information about all our benefits at the link below:
Benefits of working at Microchip
The annual base salary range for this position, which could be performed in the US, is $75,000 - $232,000.
Range is dependent on numerous factors including job location, skills and experience.

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