135 software architect jobs at 37 companies in Salinas, CA

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Software Architect
San Diego or San Jose or Austin
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NXP Semiconductors
NXP SemiconductorsNASDAQ: NXPI: Designs and manufactures semiconductors for automotive and IoT applications.
10+ YOELead architecture of high-performance software solutions; 10+ years in semiconductor/EDA; system architecture, SoC design, and IP integration.
Verilog, VHDL, SystemVerilog, UVM, RTL design, simulation, emulation, cloud orchestration
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Software Architect
San Jose, California, United States
$179k-$332k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Cadence Design Systems
Cadence Design SystemsNASDAQ: CDNS: Develops computational software and hardware for electronic system design.
15+ YOE15+ years of software development using C/C++, scalable components; strong problem solving; ability to learn quickly; excellent communication; HDL exposure preferred.
C, C++, Python, Unix, Linux, GDB, Perforce, GitHub, HDL, Verilog, VHDL
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Software Architect
San Jose, California, United States
$245k-$325k/yr OnsiteFull Time
SambaNova Systems
SambaNova Systems: Develops custom AI hardware and software for enterprise computing.
12+ YOE12+ years of software engineering experience; ownership of large-scale distributed systems; backend experience in Python, Go, or Rust; Kubernetes expertise; strong leadership and communication skills.
Python, Go, Rust, Kubernetes, Helm Charts, Operators
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Datacenter System Software Architect
Santa Clara, California, United States
$231k-$283k/yr OnsiteFull Time
SiFive
SiFive: Designs and licenses high-performance RISC-V processor intellectual property.
Architect datacenter system software for RISC-V Linux systems; collaborate with hardware teams; engage customers; port/optimize hypervisors; drive complex software projects.
C, Linux, RISC-V, PCIe, UEFI, ARM, x86, BSD
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Architect, Software Development - UI
San Jose or California
$217k-$310k/yr HybridFull Time
Zscaler
ZscalerNASDAQ: ZS: Provides cloud-native cybersecurity solutions through zero trust architecture.
8+ YOE8+ years front-end/UI engineering experience with deep ReactJS/TypeScript and JavaScript knowledge; experience with design systems, D3, Nx, npm, Git; Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering; AI/ML familiarity; leadership and mentoring experience.
ReactJS, TypeScript, JavaScript, D3, Nx, npm, Git
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Network Software Architect
Santa Clara, California, United States
$224k-$431k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs GPU-accelerated computing and artificial intelligence hardware.
12+ YOEM.S./Ph.D. in CS/CE or equivalent, 12+ years experience, strong C/C++ and Linux skills, deep RDMA and transport protocol expertise, research experience, and ability to work across time zones.
C, C++, Linux, RDMA
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Lead Systems Software Architect
San Jose or Austin
$350k-$510k/yr HybridFull Time
Roku
RokuNASDAQ: ROKU: Operates a TV streaming platform and sells streaming hardware.
15+ YOE15+ years embedded systems software for multimedia products; strong C/C++/Linux/Android; experience shipping AV products at scale.
Embedded Linux, Android, C/C++, Rust, CI/CD, Performance profiling, Observability
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Senior Software Architect, AI Systems and Networking
Santa Clara or Austin or California
$224k-$431k/yr HybridFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs graphics processing units and artificial intelligence hardware.
12+ YOE12+ years systems software or networking experience, MS/PhD or equivalent, expertise with InfiniBand/RoCE/RDMA/NVLink/GPUDirect, strong C/C++/Rust skills, EM/perf profiling, and ML systems understanding.
InfiniBand, RoCE, RDMA, NVLink, GPUDirect, GPUDirect RDMA, NVMe, NVMe-oF, GPUDirect Storage, S3, vLLM, SGLang, TensorRT-LLM, C, C++, Rust
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Software Architect – Distributed Systems & Platform Engineering
Cupertino, California, United States
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Apple
AppleNASDAQ: AAPL: Designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and online services.
Design and build resilient, scalable distributed systems and platform infrastructure; define architecture and patterns to enable engineering teams; collaborate on technical direction.
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Senior AI Software Architect - Runtime
Hillsboro or Santa Clara or Austin
$195k-$361k/yr HybridMultiple Commitments Available
Intel
IntelNasdaq: INTC: Designs and manufactures microprocessors and semiconductor components.
5+ YOEFive-plus years in firmware/runtime software, AI workloads, and leadership; strong C/C++/Python, and experience with robotics/edge systems preferred.
CUDA, LLVM, oneAPI, SYCL, ONNX, IREE, OpenVINO, TVM, PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow, ROS2
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Platform Reliability, Availability, Serviceability (RAS), and Manageability Software Architect. Principal Engineer
Santa Clara or Austin
$212k-$318k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Qualcomm
QualcommNASDAQ: QCOM: Designs and manufactures semiconductors and wireless telecommunications products.
6+ YOEExpertise in ARM/ARM64, RAS and manageability, Linux kernel, DDR, PCIe, I2C/SPI/MDIO, 6+ years software experience (varies by degree), proficiency in C/C++/Java/Python, strong documentation and communication skills.
C, C++, Java, Python, Linux, ARM, ARM64, DDR, PCIe, I2C, SPI, MDIO, UEFI, SDEI, APEI
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Sr Solution Architect
Santa Clara, California, United States
$150k-$195k/yr HybridFull Time
NTT DATA
NTT DATATokyo Stock Exchange: 9613: Provides global information technology and business transformation services.
8+ YOESenior-level architect with 8-10 years of experience in software, applications, and infrastructure; strong consulting, design, and multi-vendor integration skills.
Cloud, Enterprise Architecture, TOGAF, Zachman, SOA, ITIL, COBIT, CCIE, Agile, CI/CD
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Lead Integration Architect
Santa Clara or Barcelona or Waldbronn or Glostrup
$184k-$287k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Agilent Technologies
Agilent TechnologiesNew York Stock Exchange: A: Providing instruments, software, and consumables for laboratory scientific discovery.
10+ YOE10+ years software engineering (5+ years in integration architecture); expertise in REST/GraphQL, event-driven patterns (Kafka, MQTT), schema governance, API versioning; strong Kubernetes and Docker experience; cloud-native and platform integration skills.
REST, GraphQL, Kafka, MQTT, Kubernetes, Docker, API gateway, service mesh, GitOps, infrastructure-as-code, DevSecOps, AI/ML
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Operating System Architect
San Jose, California, United States
$120k-$300k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Hark
Hark: A developing advanced AI and hardware interfaces for next-generation intelligent systems.
10+ YOE10+ years embedded software; 5+ years principal/staff architecture; OS expertise; leadership; performance/power optimization.
Embedded Linux, RTOS, Yocto/OpenEmbedded, Zephyr, Android Open Source
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Techno Functional Solutions Architect
Santa Clara, California, United States
$150k-$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Quest Global
Quest Global: Global engineering services for product development and lifecycle management.
15+ YOE15+ years software delivery experience, 5+ years designing microservice and API-first architectures; bachelor’s in computer science or related; cloud, AI, and enterprise architecture expertise; strong client-facing and advisory skills.
AWS, Microsoft Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, EKS, AKS, C#, .NET Core, Java, Python, Node.js, gRPC, GraphQL, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Redis, Service Bus, Pub/Sub, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, DocumentDB, MongoDB, Git, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CI/CD, Terraform, ARM, CloudFormation, AI
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Technical Architect – Retail Planning
Campbell or North America
RemoteFull Time
Centric Software
Centric Software: AI-driven product lifecycle management and retail planning platform.
7+ YOE7+ years enterprise software implementation or solution architecture, degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent, strong SQL Server, APIs/ETL, Microsoft Azure, ERP integration experience, Power BI and excellent customer-facing skills.
Centric Planning, SQL Server, APIs, ETL, Microsoft Azure, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Power BI
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Gen AI Architect
Santa Clara or San Jose or Palo Alto or United States
$180k-$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Qualitest
Qualitest: AI-powered software testing and quality engineering services.
10+ YOEBachelor's degree in CS/Engineering, 10+ years in software development/architecture with 3+ years in AI/ML and 2+ years in Generative AI; expertise in LLMs, RAG, vector DBs, Python, cloud AI services, CI/CD, and enterprise security/compliance.
LangChain, LangGraph, Weaviate, Pinecone, Milvus, FastAPI, Python, Java, C#, Go, Hugging Face, Transformers, Bedrock, SageMaker, Azure OpenAI, Vertex AI, Microsoft Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, LLaMA, Mistral, Ollama
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Distinguished Engineer - Chief Architect
San Jose or Portland or Research Triangle Park or Seattle or New York City or Irvine or San Diego
$337k-$427k/yr HybridFull Time
Cisco
CiscoNASDAQ: CSCO: Develops and sells networking hardware and cybersecurity software.
17+ YOEBachelor's in CS/Engineering or equivalent; 17+ years in software engineering, technical architecture, distributed systems or AI/ML; principal/architect experience; proven ability to set technical strategy and drive cross-organizational architecture; cloud and AI/ML experience.
CIRCUIT, GCP, AWS, Azure, LLM, RAG
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Principal Architect
San Jose, California, United States
$190k-$361k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Adobe
AdobeNASDAQ: ADBE: Provides software for digital media creation and marketing analytics
15+ YOE15+ years in software engineering with experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems, microservices/APIs, platform engineering, Agentic AI, streaming data (Kafka, Spark) and strong cross-team influence and communication.
Kafka, Spark, Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, GenStudio
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Staff Software Engineer
San Jose or Durham or Mexico City or Bangalore or Pune or Hoofddorp or Belgrade or Barcelona or Singapore or Sydney or Tokyo
$190k-$380k/yr HybridFull Time
Nutanix
NutanixNASDAQ: NTNX: Sells cloud software and hyperconverged infrastructure for enterprises.
15+ YOE15+ years experience; bachelor’s in computer science or related required; experience architecting scalable data platforms, databases, big-data pipelines, Kubernetes, message queues/API gateways, OTEL, Parquet, Iceberg; proficiency in Python, Golang, C++, or Java; mentoring and SDLC experience.
Python, Golang, C++, Java, Kubernetes, OTEL, Apache Parquet, Apache Iceberg, API gateway, Message queues