Software Design Engineer

Blueprint Technologies•Redmond, WA

2d•$107,000 - $117,000•Onsite

About The Position

In this role, you will work as a Software Engineer focused on designing, developing, testing, and maintaining system-level and application-level software. You will contribute to complex software initiatives that support large-scale platforms, with a strong emphasis on operating systems, virtualization, and Linux-based environments. The role involves hands-on development, deep system debugging, test automation, and post-deployment validation to ensure reliability, performance, and scalability across multiple projects. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional engineering teams to gather requirements, analyze system behavior, implement new functionality, and improve existing systems while maintaining high engineering and quality standards.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
5-7 years of professional software engineering experience
Strong proficiency reading, writing, and debugging production-quality code
Solid foundation in computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and software design
At least 2 years of hands-on operating systems experience
At least 2 years of experience with virtualization, hypervisors, and Linux system-level engineering
At least 5 years of experience using Python, C#, and/or C/C++ for development and debugging
Experience developing and debugging tests in Linux using standard Linux tools and debuggers
Experience collecting and analyzing system traces to diagnose complex system-level issues
Familiarity working in both Linux (e.g., Ubuntu) and Windows environments
Experience working with YAML configuration files

Nice To Haves

Large-scale systems software design and development experience
Experience working with both new and legacy production systems
Strong background in automated testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines
Experience debugging low-level or performance-critical system components
Familiarity with scripting and automation in multi-OS environments
Proven ability to independently diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve complex system failures

Responsibilities

Design, develop, implement, test, and maintain system-level and application-level software
Fine-tune and improve complex software implementation projects across multiple initiatives
Gather and analyze system requirements; document technical specifications and design artifacts
Analyze, customize, and implement system software to meet platform and customer requirements
Prepare detailed software design documents and test plans
Develop new functionality and modify existing programs to meet evolving standards
Author and maintain automated tests to validate system functionality and reliability
Perform post-implementation validation and resolve defects identified during testing
Collect and analyze system-level traces (e.g., OS and kernel traces) to diagnose complex issues
Troubleshoot, triage, and fix failures in automated test pipelines across multiple projects
Continuously enhance automated test suites to improve coverage, stability, and confidence in releases