Staff Software Engineer

The role

You will lead the design and development of a scalable distributed test framework in Golang. This role involves automating test systems across labs and manufacturing lines to support power electronics and Solid State Transformers.

What you will do

• Architect a highly scalable, modular test framework in Golang
• Drive end-to-end test software development from design through deployment
• Integrate test systems with MES and other databases
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, firmware, and manufacturing teams
• Lead and mentor the software team
• Establish development standards and foster a code review culture
• Participate hands-on in test hardware bring-up, system debugging, and optimization

Required qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 6+ years designing and building scalable software for distributed systems
• Demonstrated technical leadership on complex projects
• Deep expertise in system-level languages (Golang, Rust, C, C++, etc.)
• Knowledge of architectural design, algorithms, data structures, modularity, and maintainability
• Command of concurrency, asynchronous programming, and distributed systems
• Experience ingesting high-volume data for real-time decision-making
• Experience with both relational and non-relational databases
• Experience with electrical hardware, microcontrollers, and communication protocols (CAN, SPI, I2C, etc.)
• Experience working with Linux
• Ability to mentor engineers and drive adoption of engineering standards

Benefits

• Competitive Salary + Incentive Stock Options
• Medical, vision, and dental benefits for employees and dependents
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 401k retirement savings plan through Empower
• Paid time off (PTO), paid sick days, and paid company holidays
• Commuter Benefits
• 100% paid maternal leave (12 weeks) and paternal leave (6 weeks)

About the company

Amperesand is building next-generation power infrastructure systems for Data Centers, EV charging platforms, and future energy applications. The company builds hardware and software to support modern energy needs.