Join Our Innovative Team at Kandou
Challenges drive us, and innovation is our calling. At Kandou, we are a team of passionate professionals making a significant impact in the semiconductor industry. As an innovative leader in high-speed and energy-efficient chip-to-chip link solutions, we are committed to advancing the electronics industry. We continuously evolve to meet the demands of not only today's customers but also those of tomorrow. If you thrive in a high-tech scale-up environment and are motivated to push your limits and challenge the status quo, we have the perfect opportunity for you.
Key Responsibilities
- Define, architect, develop, and deliver the full software stack, including validation software, embedded firmware, device drivers, system software, SDKs, application-level software, and customer support/demonstration tools.
- Establish and continuously improve robust, scalable software development processes optimized for production environments. Ensure predictable delivery of high-quality, well-documented, secure, and maintainable software releases that meet stringent reliability and performance standards.
- Build and scale software capabilities aligned with the company’s business strategy and product roadmap.
- Engage with both internal and external customers to understand their goals, strategies, and technical needs, leading the definition and execution of high-value, high-quality solutions.
Required Skills
- Deep understanding of end-to-end software solution architecture, demonstrated by a proven track record of delivering complex, production-grade systems that integrate hardware and software across multiple technology domains.
- Expertise in software architectural principles emphasizing modularity, reusability, scalability, and maintainability. Strong command of modern software development methodologies, including Agile/Scrum, CI/CD, automated testing frameworks, and DevOps practices.
- Strong organizational and program management abilities to drive multiple concurrent initiatives, strategically set priorities, manage technical debt, and integrate emerging technologies into complex product roadmaps.
- Exceptional cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence technical direction and negotiate priorities with engineering and product teams, as well as represent software engineering at the executive level.
Experience
- 12+ years of senior-level experience in software engineering within the semiconductor, systems, or hardware technology industry.
- Proven track record of leading geographically distributed, multi-disciplinary software teams with direct responsibility for defining software architecture, managing the complete development lifecycle, and delivering production-ready software solutions.
- Deep technical expertise across the software stack, including firmware/embedded systems, device drivers, OS-level programming (Linux, RTOS), hardware abstraction layers, system software, SDK development, API design, application software, and software tools/utilities.
- Experience with high-speed interface technologies (PCIe, CXL, NVMe, Ethernet, or similar protocols) and system-level integration in data center or enterprise computing environments.
- Background in SoC/ASIC development, memory systems, compute accelerators, or data center infrastructure is highly preferred.
If this role aligns with your career aspirations and you wish to become part of a growing company with an exciting future, we would love to hear from you. Apply online using the form below. Please note that only applications matching the job profile will be considered.
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