Sr Staff, Embedded Software Engineer

Enphase is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer, Embedded Software to serve as a technical authority and organizational leader within our Application Development team. In this high-impact role, you will provide strategic project leadership and architect the development of mission-critical C/C++ applications that power our core energy ecosystem-including smart gateways and home energy management systems.

As a Senior Staff Engineer, you won t just write code; you will directly lead software engineering teams , define technical roadmaps, and drive end-to-end project execution. A key part of your leadership role will be to understand, introduce, and evolve modern AI workflows into our software development lifecycle -optimizing how our engineering organization codes, tests, and delivers software. In this position, you will bridge the gap between complex energy management theory, cutting-edge development workflows, and high-performance, production-grade Linux software.

What You Will Be Doing

• Team Project Leadership: Direct software engineering teams through the entire development lifecycle. Define project scope, manage sprints and software delivery timelines, align engineering output with business milestones, and cultivate a high-performing software development culture.
• Technical Leadership Architecture: Define the high-level architecture for embedded Linux applications, ensuring modularity, scalability, and sub-millisecond execution for power distribution logic.
• AI Workflow Innovation: Evaluate, integrate, and evolve modern AI tools and developer workflows (such as AI-assisted coding, automated unit test generation, and intelligent CI/CD pipelines) to accelerate team velocity and code quality.
• System Design: Lead the design of complex multi-threaded frameworks, IPC mechanisms, and state machines that interface across hardware drivers, networking protocols, and cloud layers.
• Strategic Problem Solving: Drive technical roadmaps, resolve complex architectural bottlenecks, and ensure software scalability matches evolving global grid requirements and next-generation smart-home demands.

What You Need to Bring

• Education Experience: Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, with 12+ years of professional software engineering experience .
• Software Leadership: Proven track record of leading software teams and managing complex projects from conceptual architecture to high-volume production deployment.
• Core Software Mastery: Expert-level proficiency in C/C++ and modern software engineering practices within embedded Linux environments.
• Modern Developer Workflows: Deep understanding of how to leverage AI-powered development tools, workflows, and methodologies to optimize coding efficiency, automated testing, and team throughput.
• Systems Architecture: Deep understanding of multi-threaded application design, Inter-Process Communication (IPC), real-time operating constraints, and hardware-to-software abstraction layers.
• Soft Skills: Outstanding mentorship skills with a passion for growing senior engineering talent, coupled with excellent communication skills to align technical strategy with business executives.

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