Principal Software Architect

US, NC, Durham; US, CA, Santa Barbara
Full-time
Posted Nov 13, 2026

Job description

About Analog Devices

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI ) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog, digital, AI, and software technologies into solutions that combat climate change, reliably connect humans and the world, and help drive advancements in automation and robotics, mobility, healthcare, energy and data centers. With revenue of more than $11 billion in FY25, ADI ensures today's innovators stay Ahead of What's Possible. Learn more at www.analog.com and on LinkedIn and X .

Principal Software Systems Architect

Data Center Platforms

The Opportunity

The rapid expansion of AI and cloud computing is transforming the data center.

Analog Devices is searching for a Principal Software Systems Architect to help define the next generation of embedded software and system architectures for data center infrastructure.

This is not simply a software implementation role. It is an opportunity to work at the intersection of silicon, embedded computing, software, power, sensing, communications, security, and large-scale infrastructure .

You will partner with analog, digital, firmware, software, systems, applications, and product teams to turn complex customer problems into scalable product architectures. You will influence products from their earliest architectural decisions through implementation and deployment.

We are looking for an engineer who is curious by nature, passionate about engineering across disciplines, and energized by problems that don't fit neatly within one technical domain .

You should expect to be challenged. You should expect to challenge others. And you should have the technical credibility and leadership skills to inspire teams to accomplish things that initially appear difficult.

What You’ll Do

Define System and Software Architecture

•Define embedded software and system architectures spanning devices, platforms, and applications.

•Translate customer and system requirements into clear hardware/software architectures and engineering requirements.

•Establish clear architectural boundaries and interfaces among hardware, firmware, algorithms, communications, security, telemetry, configuration, and higher-level software.

•Drive architectural decisions early in product development, when those decisions have the greatest impact on capability, schedule, cost, reuse, and differentiation.

•Design for portability and scalability so that software and architectural investments can extend across products and product generations.

Turn Architecture into Products

Architecture is valuable only when it produces results.

You will:

•Provide technical leadership across teams, challenge assumptions constructively, mentor engineers, and build alignment around critical architectural decisions.

•Convert ambiguous customer and system problems into concrete technical architectures.

•Drive tradeoffs involving performance, reliability, security, memory, compute, interfaces, cost, and development complexity.

•Establish interfaces and architectural contracts that enable multiple engineering teams to execute in parallel.

•Identify technical risks and critical dependencies early and use analysis, modeling, experimentation, and prototypes to resolve them.

•Drive decisions to closure and take ownership for results.

•Apply sound business judgment to architectural decisions, balancing innovation and differentiation with schedule, cost, risk, and customer value.

What We’re Looking For

Technical Depth

The successful candidate will bring substantial experience in several of the following:

•Embedded systems and software architecture

•C/C and low-level embedded software

•Real-time and bare-metal systems

•Microcontrollers and heterogeneous compute architectures

•Hardware/software co-design

•Device drivers and hardware abstraction

•Communications protocols and system interfaces

•Distributed embedded systems

•Configuration, telemetry, diagnostics, and fault management

•Embedded security

•Software platforms and APIs

•System integration, validation, and debug

A successful Software Systems Architect must combine deep software expertise with a broad understanding of the underlying hardware and system architecture to recognize cross-domain dependencies and make sound architectural tradeoffs.

Why This Role Matters

Data-center infrastructure is entering a period of significant architectural change.

As a Principal Software Systems Architect , you will work where multiple technologies converge, help make architectural decisions that shape future products, and work alongside engineers across disciplines to turn those decisions into real systems.

If you are passionate about understanding how complex systems work, willing to venture outside the boundaries of your own expertise, and motivated by turning difficult customer problems into successful products, we want to hear from you.

For positions requiring access to technical data, Analog Devices, Inc. may have to obtain export licensing approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the U.S. Department of State - Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. As such, applicants for this position – except US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, and protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) – may have to go through an export licensing review process.

Analog Devices is an equal opportunity employer. We foster a culture where everyone has an opportunity to succeed regardless of their race, color, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, social or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, union membership, and political affiliation, or any other legally protected group.

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Job Req Type: Experienced

Required Travel: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift Type: 1st Shift/Days