Senior Integration/API Architect

• We are seeking a senior API & Workflow Platform Architect to design and scale the integration architecture that connects our photonic IC (PIC), passive, and active IC design toolchains
• Our engineering workflows span schematic capture, layout, DRC/LVS, EM simulation, optical modeling, process modeling, packaging co-design, and silicon validation
• These flows rely on a combination of commercial EDA tools, in-house solvers, Python-based automation, and data pipelines
• Key member of the software solutions team responsible for developing and deploying software for test systems, product platforms and manufacturing data management
• Design and standardize APIs enabling interoperability between EDA tools, in-house photonic solvers, PDK infrastructure, and CI/CD systems (Gitlab is a plus)
• Build and maintain middleware/adapters for commercial and proprietary tools with inconsistent or limited APIs
• Establish API versioning, schema validation, and backward compatibility strategies to support evolving toolchains without breaking downstream flows
• Implement observability and traceability mechanisms (logging, metrics, lineage tracking) to ensure reproducibility and auditability of design runs
• Collaborate with device, layout, and simulation engineers to translate domain requirements into robust platform abstractions

Benefits

• Financial & Retirement: 401(k) with company match, equity grants, and access to financial wellness tools and planning resources.
• Health: Competitive health coverage for you and your dependents that go beyond your standard medical, dental & vision.
• Wellness: $200 quarterly health reimbursement, 12 therapy + 6 coaching sessions with Modern Health for you and depndents, and annual membership to Care.com.
• Time Off: Discretionary Time Off (DTO) for full-time employees in addition to federal holidays and an end-of-year company shut-down.
• Family Leave: 12 weeks of paid parental leave with the support of a dedicated leave consultant.
• Flexible WOrk: Work in office, hybrid, or remote depending on your team and location.

• They bring deep experience designing and governing APIs across heterogeneous systems—proprietary CAD tools, simulation engines, layout databases, EM/optical solvers, test platforms, and CI/CD pipelines—while defining canonical data models that preserve design intent and traceability from schematic through layout, extraction, verification, and tape-out
• An ideal candidate is a systems-minded API and workflow architect who thrives at the intersection of SW engineering and advanced hardware design environments (photonics, semiconductor, or EDA toolchains)
• Above all, they think in systems, communicate clearly across software and device engineering teams, and build platforms that others are excited to adopt
• They are equally comfortable writing production-grade Python services and debating schema versioning strategy, event-driven orchestration, or data lineage requirements
• The ideal candidate combines architectural rigor with pragmatism: able to reduce toolchain chaos into scalable, observable, and secure integration platforms that enable automation, reproducibility, and rapid innovation across PIC, passive, and active IC design teams
• Strong programming skills in Python (required) and at least one systems or backend language (Go, C++, Java, Rust, or similar)
• Familiarity with data interchange formats (protocol buffers, avro, etc.)
• Familiarity with CI/CD systems, containerization (Docker), and orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes or equivalent)
• Strong critical thinking, creative, innovative, analytical, and detail-oriented problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with an ability to communicate effectively to a variety of audiences
• Experience integrating heterogeneous tools, including proprietary or vendor software with limited or inconsistent APIs
• Demonstrated experience defining canonical data models and managing schema/versioning strategy
• Strong understanding of software architecture principles: modularity, loose coupling, scalability, reliability
• Proven experience designing and governing APIs (REST, gRPC, event-driven architectures) in complex, multi-tool environments
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related technical field
• Proven team player with an ability to work effectively across departments, sites, time zones
• 7+ years of software engineering experience, with significant exposure to systems integration or platform architecture
• Experience working in engineering-heavy domains (EDA, semiconductor, hardware, scientific computing, or similar)
• Experience implementing logging, monitoring, and observability for distributed systems
• Experience integrating with data platforms (DataBricks, Tableau, etc.)
• Proven track record of impactful results
• Demonstrated interest in quantum computing
• Demonstrated ability to lead and juggle multiple priorities and deliver against a schedule
• Ability to work independently with limited direction
• Ability to contribute to a fast-paced start-up environment