Staff Software Engineer, R&D

Werfen•San Diego, CA

6h•$150,000 - $185,000•Remote

About The Position

The Staff Software Engineer functions as a technical leader and individual contributor responsible for design and implementation for significant aspects of projects assigned. This role is designed for a strategically minded engineer who excels at translating business and product requirements into flawless software execution. The Staff Software Engineer participates in project planning activities, provides work estimations, and assessments of task complexity. Additionally, the Staff Engineer may mentor and provide direction to junior engineers as needed. The annual base salary range for this role is currently $150,000 to $185,000. This is a bonus-eligible position. Individual employee compensation will ultimately depend on factors including education, relevant experience, skillset, knowledge, and particular business needs. This role is eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k plan retirement benefits with an employer match, as well as paid vacation and sick leave.

Requirements

BS/BA degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a strictly related quantitative field required.
Minimum ten (10) years of professional software development experience engineering complex embedded systems with a definitive history of successfully launching commercial products to market.
Deep, expert-level proficiency in ANSI C and C++.
Mastery of object-oriented design (OOD) methods, UML modeling, and full-lifecycle software product development within structured Agile methodologies.
Systems thinking with advanced understanding of complex Software Architectural challenges, resource constraints, and memory management when designing embedded systems.
Proven ability to accurately estimate engineering work durations, dependencies, and risk factors based strictly on high-level, ambiguous requirements.
Deep comprehension of real-time concepts on embedded Linux or RTOS platforms, including multi-threaded execution, memory safety, and inter-process communication.
Ability to independently deconstruct vague product/system-level parameters into rigorous, testable software requirements.
High proficiency with modern configuration management and CI/CD development ecosystems(Git, Jenkins, JIRA).
Domain Expertise with Qt framework.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to translate complex technical architectures into clear, actionable business strategies for nontechnical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Lead the macro-level technical design, architectural layout, and implementation of critical software subsystems and components.
Drive the development of robust, and deterministic software systems in C++ and Qt.
Own the creation of critical software lifecycle deliverables, ensuring traceability across requirements, design documentation, source code, and validation protocols.
Conduct and enforce objective architecture reviews, design verification, code analysis, risk mitigation, and reliability assessments.
Master and implement company quality processes, producing objective evidence that strictly aligns with FDA, IVDR, and international regulatory guidelines.
Provide decisive technical direction on core projects, optimizing development workflows, enforcing milestone accountability, and eliminating engineering bottlenecks.
Actively participate in technical interviews to vet future department personnel and continuously audit/improve internal software engineering processes.
Architect and deploy internal software development tools to maximize team efficiency and engineering velocity.