About this role
Keysight is at the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~15,000 employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. Learn more about what we do.
Our award-winning culture embraces a bold vision of where technology can take us and a passion for tackling challenging problems with industry-first solutions. We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers.
Responsibilities
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will lead the design, development, and evolution of software components for photonic measurement and analysis applications. Working closely with R&D teams and product stakeholders, you will drive the translation of customer and product requirements into robust system designs and high-quality implementations that deliver innovative, reliable, and scalable solutions.
In this role, you will own critical features and subsystems, influence architectural decisions, and actively mentor other engineers while continuously raising the bar for software quality, compliance, performance, and maintainability across the product platform.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design and implementation of complex software features and subsystems, owning delivery from technical concept through production and lifecycle support.
- Partner with cross-functional teams and product stakeholders to shape requirements into scalable system designs and well-justified technical solutions.
- Set a high bar for code quality by driving best practices in design, testing, and maintainability, and by proactively reducing technical debt.
- Own resolution of critical and complex issues, providing technical leadership in debugging, performance optimization, and system stability.
- Continuously deepen technical expertise and apply it to improve architecture, performance, and long-term sustainability of the product platform.
- Lead by example in code reviews and technical discussions, mentoring engineers and actively help maintain high engineering standards across the team.
Qualifications
Essential:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or related field.
- 6+ years of R&D experience in software product development.
- Expertise in C# and C++ for professional application development.
- Solid understanding of software design principles and OOP.
- Development experience with modern GUI frameworks and MVVM architectures (e.g. WPF, MAUI, or similar)
- Experience in multithreading and performance tuning.
- Experience with modern development practices (version control, CI/CD, testing)
- Work experience Knowledge of software engineering principles.
- Experience in Agile/Scrum environments, Git, Jira, Confluence.
- Understanding of physical and measurement principles, with the ability to apply this knowledge in a software engineering context.
- Willingness to learn new technologies and tools.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
- Strong command of English in written and spoken communication.
Preferred:
- Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks.
- Experience using MATLAB for algorithm development and data analysis
- Practical experience using modern C++ and/or C# libraries such as Boost, Eigen, or comparable frameworks.
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About Keysight Technologies, Inc.
Keysight empowers innovators to explore, design, and bring world-changing technologies to life.
As the industry’s premier global innovation partner, Keysight’s software-centric solutions serve engineers across the design and development environment, enabling them to deliver tomorrow’s breakthroughs at speed and with reduced risk.
Keysight leverages its strength as the world’s leading test and measurement provider and today enables innovators to push the boundaries of engineering by quickly solving design, emulation, and test challenges to help create the best product experiences.
Whether you're looking to improve your design and development process, optimize and secure your network, or harness AI and digital twins to get a head start on technologies like 6G, AV and EV, IoT, or quantum computing — Keysight accelerates innovation across the workflow with intelligent insights built on the most accurate measurements. Our fusion of technology knowledge, measurement science expertise, and tailored solutions helps you forge ahead with confidence in our connected and dynamic world.
Keysight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS) is an S&P 500 technology company, headquartered in Santa Rosa, California, with offices and manufacturing worldwide. Keysight owns 2,000+ patents and our ~15,000 employees work with nearly 32,000 customers worldwide to start technology revolutions. Keysight customers span the communications, industrial automation, aerospace and defense, automotive, energy, semiconductor, and general electronics markets.
Join us! To accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, innovators start here, with Keysight.
What you'll do
- As a Senior Software Engineer, you will lead the design, development, and evolution of software components for photonic measurement and analysis applications. You will own critical features and subsystems, influence architectural decisions, and mentor other engineers while ensuring high software quality.
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