Senior/Staff Software Engineer, CAD Integrations

Team: IT

Location: US

Commitment: Full-time

Workplace Type: remote

Accountabilities

• Lead CAD integration development: Design, develop, and maintain Python-based parsers and exporters that connect PCB design workflows with tools such as Altium, KiCad, Cadence Allegro, and Siemens Xpedition.

• Drive integration architecture: Make technical decisions, improve integration frameworks, and mentor other engineers through code reviews, complex investigations, and implementation challenges.

• Reverse-engineer file formats: Investigate proprietary binary and text-based formats using native CAD applications, APIs, controlled experiments, and AI-assisted investigation techniques.

• Develop shared data models: Collaborate with engineering teams to create and improve representations of circuit boards, schematics, and design constraints while preserving critical engineering information.

• Strengthen testing and validation: Build test fixtures, semantic checks, round-trip tests, regression suites, and native-tool validation processes to ensure data integrity and reliable outputs.

• Develop AI-powered workflows: Build agentic tools and workflows that connect language models with CAD automation and inspection capabilities, using evaluation frameworks to improve accuracy, efficiency, and cost.

• Own production delivery: Manage integration improvements from initial investigation and technical design through implementation, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement.

• Improve engineering reliability: Analyze production issues, enhance diagnostics, document technical findings, and develop regression coverage to prevent recurring problems.

Requirements

• Significant professional experience developing and maintaining production-quality Python applications and complex codebases.

• Strong background in solving challenging software integration, systems engineering, or data-representation problems, particularly in environments with unfamiliar code or incomplete documentation.

• Ability to investigate complex technical issues, formulate hypotheses, conduct experiments, and independently identify effective solutions.

• Solid understanding of software architecture, data modeling, interfaces, testing strategies, and engineering best practices.

• Practical experience using LLMs and agentic workflows, including tool integration, model evaluation, and iterative workflow improvement.

• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly, document investigations, and coordinate projects involving multiple engineering teams.

• Strong ownership, problem-solving abilities, and the ability to work independently in a distributed engineering environment.

• Familiarity with PCB design, electrical engineering, or Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools is an advantage.

• Experience with parsers, compilers, serialization, binary formats, geometry, or complex domain models is highly desirable.

• Knowledge of desktop application automation, vendor SDKs, or native libraries in C, C++, or Rust is a plus.

• Experience developing regression datasets, differential testing, fuzzing tools, agent frameworks, or evaluation systems is beneficial.

Benefits

• Salary: Annual base salary ranging from $150,000 to $160,000, depending on experience, qualifications, and role level.

• Equity: Equity participation offering long-term ownership and the opportunity to share in company growth.

• Healthcare: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• Work flexibility: Fully remote working environment, primarily hiring candidates based in the United States.

• Paid time off: Unlimited paid time off.

• Family support: Paid parental leave.

• Team culture: Regular team events and company offsites approximately four times per year.

• Career development: Opportunities to work on challenging technical problems involving AI, engineering automation, and advanced software systems.

• Work environment: Collaborative, multidisciplinary engineering team that values curiosity, technical rigor, innovation, and ownership.