Engineer I - SW Design

Silicon Labs is a global leader in low-power wireless connectivity, delivering embedded technology that connects devices and enhances everyday life. By integrating cutting-edge technology into highly integrated SoCs, the company supports device makers with solutions, ecosystems, and expert guidance to build advanced edge connectivity applications. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Silicon Labs operates in over 16 countries and serves as a trusted partner in smart home, industrial IoT, and smart city markets. The company’s secure, intelligent wireless technology platform, combined with intuitive development tools and robust support, enables developers to tackle complex wireless challenges and accelerate time-to-market for innovative products.

As part of the WiFi DevOps team, you will play a critical role in shaping and executing Silicon Labs’ software delivery strategy for Wi-Fi software. This hands-on position involves applying DevOps principles to improve package management, develop CI/CD pipelines, and optimize embedded software build and release processes. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure efficient, high-quality software delivery for both internal and external stakeholders. The role offers significant autonomy and the opportunity to drive innovation and continuous improvement across a global software organization.

Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and deploy CI/CD pipelines tailored for embedded software products, addressing DevOps and tooling needs including build systems and test infrastructure.
- Maintain and enhance existing CI/CD pipelines and related infrastructure.
- Define and implement the technical vision for embedded software build and release processes in partnership with infrastructure and site reliability engineering teams.
- Identify opportunities to automate workflows, improve efficiency, and reduce manual effort in software delivery.
- Establish metrics and advocate for software development standards to ensure consistency and quality across projects.
- Streamline redundant tasks and infrastructure to boost developer productivity and accelerate software development cycles.
- Develop and implement analytics and telemetry solutions to provide actionable insights and drive continuous improvements.
- Collaborate on optimizing cloud infrastructure to reduce operational costs.
- Utilize monitoring and alerting tools to maintain system health and performance.
- Document software processes, guidelines, and best practices.

Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in both software development and DevOps practices.
- Proven experience in embedded software development.
- Proficiency with cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
- Skilled in at least two programming languages, including both high-level and low-level languages (e.g., Java, C, Rust, Python, JavaScript, Groovy).
- Strong system administration and scripting skills across Linux, Windows, Shell scripting, or PowerShell.
- Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, or Nomad.
- Solid understanding of source control systems (e.g., Git) and best practices for managing code repositories.
- Experience working in open-source, collaborative environments, establishing workflows for private and public repositories.
- Familiarity with monitoring and alerting technologies like Splunk, Nagios, or Grafana.
- Experience with testing frameworks such as pytest or Robot.
- Knowledge of quality tools like SonarQube.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits
- Experience with C software development tools such as Make, CMake, or Ninja.
- Demonstrated success in improving developer productivity through automation and process enhancements.
- Experience using Generative AI tools.

At Silicon Labs, you will join a skilled, close-knit team where every engineer significantly impacts the product. The company values work-life balance and fosters a welcoming, enjoyable work environment. Benefits include equity rewards (RSUs), an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), insurance plans with outpatient coverage, a national pension scheme, flexible work policies, and childcare support.

Silicon Labs is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment decisions are based on qualifications and job-related criteria without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.