Staff Software Development Engineer - Goleta, CA, United States
$120,000 - $220,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 19 July 2026 by the employer.
Develop scientific simulation tools and cloud infrastructure supporting proprietary XBAR RF filter technology.
About the role
The Staff Software Development Engineer contributes to the development and operation of engineering design and analysis software tools for RF filters. The position supports scientific simulation tools executing large-scale, highly parallel workloads across hybrid, multi-cloud infrastructure for proprietary XBAR technology.
What you'll do
- Support, maintain, and extend the engineering design and analysis software suite, ensuring high reliability and performance. - Develop and support scientific simulation tools that execute large-scale, highly parallel workloads across a hybrid, multi-cloud infrastructure. - Design and improve cloud-centric services and workflows to optimize computational efficiency and scalability. - Work with external software development partners to provide technical guidance and ensure alignment with internal standards and objectives.
What you'll need
- Master’s or PhD degree in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or a related field. - 6+ years of experience contributing to software development teams. - Proven ownership of multiple software components or systems across their full lifecycle. - Experience defining, planning, and executing technical goals, including serving as a functional or technical project lead. - Demonstrated technical leadership and experience writing technical documentation.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience building or maintaining numerically-intensive applications for engineers and scientists. - Experience with Python or other scripting languages. - Competency in C/C++ (Windows / Linux) or C# (Windows). - Experience working across both Linux and Microsoft Windows environments. - Experience with MATLAB and optimization problems. - Experience working in Amazon Web Services (EC2, S3, EFS, EBS). - Experience with Electrical Engineering, specifically RF products and systems.
Skills: engineering design software, scientific simulation tools, parallel workloads, multi-cloud infrastructure, C++, Python, MATLAB
This role has been open 194 days — well above the 158-day median for Software Engineering Semiconductor roles.
Software Engineering Semiconductor · Infrastructure Platform
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Open roles in category
44
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Median days open
158 d
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Median salary
$210k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | pSemi | All employers we track in this specialty (44 roles · 21 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 1 | 44 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 4 | 6250 · 144 employers |
| Median days open | 194 d | 158 d (+36 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $210k |
Skills observed across this category: engineering design software, scientific simulation tools, parallel workloads, multi-cloud infrastructure, C++, Python
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 9 open roles · median 183 d
- KLA Corporation · 5 open roles · median 159 d
- NVIDIA · 5 open roles · median 170 d
- Infineon Technologies · 3 open roles · median 138 d
- Analog Devices · 2 open roles · median 49 d
- Lam Research · 2 open roles · median 157 d
How we counted: 44 open Software Engineering Semiconductor (Infrastructure Platform) roles from 21 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 25 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.
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