Software Applications Engineer

Position: Staff Software Applications Engineer
Responsibilities Max Linear  is seeking a Staff Software Applications Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will focus on the following:

Work with local customers and support their product designs with components from Max Linear’s Data Center Connectivity division on the following products: high-speed PAM4 DSPs and Transimpedance Amplifies (TIAs), used in IMDD optical modules, Linear Receive Optics (LRO) modules, Active Electrical Cables (AECs), electrical retimers and similar products requiring high-speed SERDES interfaces

Support Max Linear DSP integration into customer products

Address customer technical questions beyond software

Write and support example microcontroller code to interface with Max Linear DSP APIsCollaborate on GUI definition and/or development

Develop conference and customer demonstrations of Max Linear DSP capabilities

Optimize SERDES and optical links through DSP signal processing block configuration

Some travel around California and occasionally Asia Qualifications Proficient  in programming languages C, C++, and Python Knowledge of latest OIF’s Common Management Interface Specification (CMIS)
Experience programming microcontrollers such as STMicroelectronics STM
32 series

Knowledge of I2C and SPI interfaces and developing drivers

Experience with optimizing PAM4 signals for receiving and transmitting

Experience with configuring and coding for RTOS, GUI development, and signal processing experience preferred

Experience working with lab equipment such as BERTs, DCAs, and traffic analyzers preferred

Knowledge of SERDES interfaces, signal processing blocks, and performance metrics preferred

Knowledge of and writing control code for EML and MZ based modulators preferredBS in Electrical Engineering or related + 5 years of experience, or MS + 3 years of experience, or Ph.D.Compensation and Benefits Max Linear  has a Total Compensation philosophy which includes base salary and annual discretionary bonus eligibility and many positions also include stock-based compensation.

Max Linear's good faith estimate starting base salary range is:  $115,000 to $170,000 Annually We offer competitive benefits designed to support employee health, welfare, and retirement and some highlights are:  health care benefits, 401k savings plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), and paid time off.

The actual starting base salary will be determined by the match to certain role-related criteria such as educational degree(s) or equivalent, relevant work experience, skillset needed for the role, and geographic location; this is not an all-inclusive list as some roles may require unique skills or experience.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on race, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.

Company Overview Max Linear  is a global, NASDAQ-traded company (MXL) where the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well. We are a fabless system-on-chip product company, striving to improve the world’s communication networks for everyone through our highly integrated radio-frequency (RF), analog, digital, and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for access and connectivity, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multi-market applications.

We hire the best people in the industry and engage them in some of the most exciting opportunities that connect the world we live in today. Our growth has come from innovative, bold approaches to solving some of the world’s most challenging communication technology problems in the most efficient and effective manner.

Max Linear began by developing the world’s first high-performance TV tuner chip using standard…