Software Systems Engineer

⚡️ Why Altium?

Altium is transforming the way electronics are designed and built. From startups to world’s technology giants, our digital platforms give more power to PCB designers, supply chain, and manufacturing, letting them collaborate as never before.

• Constant innovation has created a transformative technology, unique in its space

• More than 30,000 companies and 100,000 electronics engineers worldwide use Altium

• We are growing, debt-free, and financially strong, with the resources to become #1 in the EDA industry

⚡️ Why Altium?

Altium is transforming the way electronics are designed and built. From startups to the world’s technology giants, our digital platforms give more power to PCB designers, supply chain, and manufacturing, letting them collaborate as never before.

• Constant innovation has created a transformative technology, unique in its space

• More than 30,000 companies and 100,000 electronics engineers worldwide use Altium

• We are growing, debt-free, and financially strong, with the resources to become #1 in the EDA industry

Why A365 Software Engineering?

Build the cloud platform that’s transforming electronics design. Altium Develop/Agile let design engineers communicate, collaborate, and bring their ideas to market more efficiently than any platform in the industry. Altium offers the opportunity to conceive and build new product features for engineers who develop smart products.

The Requirements Portal delivers essential features on the Altium Develop/Agile platform for engineering teams to collaborate on their product requirements. It covers the entire lifecycle from importing with smart importers' customer requirements, collaborating on them, connecting them to the electronics design, verifying the,m and creating relevant compliance documents.

• Shape the future: You'll be part of a close-knit team with ambitious goals, but you'll also have the freedom and power to define the best way to achieve them. Collaborate with your team to map out the features and technical path that will bring our product vision to life.

• Grow together, share knowledge: We foster a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing. You'll have the opportunity to learn from and mentor your teammates, contributing to a collaborative environment where everyone thrives.

If you like the idea of working in an environment that encourages creative and autonomous work, focuses on your growth potential, and where there’s always room to discuss the quirks of living on this planet, then we might just be a perfect fit.

A Day in Life of Our Software Systems Engineer

Your primary role will be to optimize and enhance the performance of complex cloud applications within the Altium 365 - Requirements Portal R&D team.

• System Optimization Efforts: Define the technical strategy for our infrastructure, ensuring resilience, scalability, and alignment with our evolving product requirements.

• Address System Improvements: Work independently or collaboratively to resolve complex system challenges, such as refining nginx configurations, optimizing system resources, or streamlining deployment processes.

• Prioritize Performance Excellence: With a focus on system efficiency, you will identify opportunities for improvement, implement solutions, and enhance responsiveness to elevate the user experience.

Holistic Systems Perspective: You understand the broader implications of system changes, enabling informed decisions that strengthen our platform.

Whom We’re Looking For

• Design and architect systems with scalability, performance, and security as core considerations.

• Create comprehensive system diagrams and documentation using tools such as Miro or Figma.

• Provide technical guidance and support to development teams throughout the project lifecycle.

• Remain current with industry trends and emerging technologies to continually improve system designs.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Systems Engineer or similar role (SRE, DevOps, etc), specifically in complex cloud-based application development.

• Experience in system design and architecture principles, such as:

• Microservices

• event-driven architectures

• Caching strategies

• Load balancing and scaling strategies

• Database partitioning, sharding, etc.

• Experience with cloud services (e.g., AWS, Azure) and DevOps practices.

• Familiarity with web technologies and frameworks (e.g., HTML, CSS, JavaScript, RESTful APIs).

• Knowledge of security best practices in web application development.

• Fluency in English (verbal and written) to communicate complex ideas effectively.

• Microelectronics domain knowledge would be beneficial

• Experience with Python and/or Django applications is a plus

Benefits

🏥 Comprehensive health insurance;

📚 Generous Learning & Development budget and training days;

🎉 A lot of fun team activities every once in a while

🌍 Also, we would like you to know

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

💡 Learn more about why a career at Altium is an opportunity like no other: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAYCOLpPLPE

✈️ Altium Benefits: https://careers.altium.com/#s-benefits

👏 Are you already an Altium employee? Please apply directly through our internal Greenhouse job board. If you have questions, please contact HR.