Principal Diagnostic Platform Software Engineer

Astera Labs is seeking a Principal Diagnostic Platform Software Engineer to join their Hardware Engineering team. This role involves building diagnostics and manufacturing software for cutting-edge high-speed datacenter products, from conception to final production. The ideal candidate will have a strong software background with good understanding of hardware design and manufacturing practices.

Key responsibilities include:

• Designing and implementing production-grade diagnostics for high-speed digital boards and ASICs
• Creating manufacturing tests for mass production validation
• Bringing up newly manufactured boards and porting first-level software
• Performing root-cause analysis of reported failures
• Supporting new platform software and hardware features
• Coordinating with the hardware engineering team on schedules and feature delivery
• Participating in design discussions, reviews, and project management
• Mentoring younger team members

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience) and at least 8 years of experience in diagnostics, hardware bring-up, testing, or manufacturing automation. Proficiency in Python and knowledge of modern software development practices are essential.

Preferred qualifications include experience with datacenter-level complex electronic equipment, ability to read schematics/layouts, system debug experience, embedded programming, knowledge of OS internals, and familiarity with interconnecting buses and interfaces such as PCIe, I2C, XAUI, and 10G Ethernet.

Astera Labs values diversity and creativity, actively encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds, including people of color, LGBTQ+ and non-binary individuals, veterans, parents, and individuals with disabilities.

Join Astera Labs to work on innovative connectivity solutions that are transforming modern data-driven applications in the AI and cloud infrastructure space.