Senior Principal Software Architect, Embedded Software

ADI - Analog Devices

Cork, Dublin or Limerick, Ireland

About the Role:

As Embedded Software Architect, you will contribute strongly to the definition of the software vision for Analog Devices' Datacenters & Energy business unit and develop product definitions and architectures to implement that vision. You'll lead the development of cutting-edge embedded systems that drive next-generation intelligent power management for Datacenters, ensuring they meet the highest standards for security, reliability, and real time performance.

This is a hands-on role where you will work within and influence world-class engineering organizations while partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to architect software solutions that improve datacenter resilience and advance power management innovation. You will bring deep experience architecting real-time software in embedded systems, with a keen understanding of how to balance functional requirements with exceptional performance and efficiency.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

Engage with customers and internal stakeholders to gather requirements for complex systems to manage and monitor power in datacenters.
Focus on ‘Big Picture’ and long-term viability to create robust, extensible, scalable and enduring architectures to address the identified requirements.
Choose platforms, frameworks and tools that optimally fit the system requirements.
Architect high performance real-time embedded to balance ideal engineering with real world constraints.
Perform trade-off analyses between simplicity vs scalability, cost vs speed of delivery, monolith vs microservices etc.
Create all necessary documentation to support software architecture definition, including high-level block diagrams, data flow diagrams, logic diagrams etc.
Clearly communicate architecture rationale to team members and stakeholders.
Drive continuous improvement in software development process through adoption of the latest, best in class methods and tools including AI.
Mentor team members from junior to senior and staff level.

Minimum candidate requirements:

Bachelor’s degree or higher Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
20+ years of experience in the full lifecycle of software development from requirements gathering and analysis through design, development, and product release.
10+ years architecting and designing complex embedded software systems.
Ability to read and understand hardware schematics.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills. The successful candidate must be able to communicate complex concepts to other team members, customers, and stakeholders.
Experience developing software as part of a multi-developer Agile team using Git branching and merging.
Experience designing signal processing chains in software and knowledge of the trade-offs between processing performance, latency etc.
Desirable additional skills and experience:
Familiarity with electrical power control systems.
Familiarity with embedded RTOS such as Zephyr.
Experience with embedded security (data protection, secure boot, secure communications).
Familiarity with machine learning concepts and model development.