Staff Software Applications Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 16, 2026. First seen by Alion on Aug 30, 2026.
Responsibilities
MaxLinear is seeking a Staff Software Applications Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will focus on the following:
- Work with local customers and support their product designs with components from MaxLinear’s Data Center Connectivity division on the following products: high-speed PAM4 DSPs and Transimpedance Amplifies (TIAs), used in IMDD optical modules, Linear Receive Optics (LRO) modules, Active Electrical Cables (AECs), electrical retimers and similar products requiring high-speed SERDES interfaces
- Support MaxLinear DSP integration into customer products
- Address customer technical questions beyond software
- Write and support example microcontroller code to interface with MaxLinear DSP APIs
- Collaborate on GUI definition and/or development
- Develop conference and customer demonstrations of MaxLinear DSP capabilities
- Optimize SERDES and optical links through DSP signal processing block configuration
- Some travel around California and occasionally Asia
Qualifications
- Proficient in programming languages C, C++, and Python
- Knowledge of latest OIF’s Common Management Interface Specification (CMIS)
- Experience programming microcontrollers such as STMicroelectronics STM32 series
- Knowledge of I2C and SPI interfaces and developing drivers
- Experience with optimizing PAM4 signals for receiving and transmitting
- Experience with configuring and coding for RTOS, GUI development, and signal processing experience preferred
- Experience working with lab equipment such as BERTs, DCAs, and traffic analyzers preferred
- Knowledge of SERDES interfaces, signal processing blocks, and performance metrics preferred
- Knowledge of and writing control code for EML and MZ based modulators preferred
- BS in Electrical Engineering or related + 5 years of experience, or MS + 3 years of experience, or Ph.D.
Compensation and Benefits
MaxLinear has a Total Compensation philosophy which includes base salary and annual discretionary bonus eligibility and many positions also include stock-based compensation.
MaxLinear's good faith estimate starting base salary range is: $115,000 to $170,000 Annually
We offer competitive benefits designed to support employee health, welfare, and retirement and some highlights are: health care benefits, 401k savings plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), and paid time off.
The actual starting base salary will be determined by the match to certain role-related criteria such as educational degree(s) or equivalent, relevant work experience, skillset needed for the role, and geographic location; this is not an all-inclusive list as some roles may require unique skills or experience.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on race, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.
Company Overview
MaxLinear is a global, NASDAQ-traded company (MXL) where the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well. We are a fabless system-on-chip product company, striving to improve the world’s communication networks for everyone through our highly integrated radio-frequency (RF), analog, digital, and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for access and connectivity, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multi-market applications.
We hire the best people in the industry and engage them in some of the most exciting opportunities that connect the world we live in today. Our growth has come from innovative, bold approaches to solving some of the world’s most challenging communication technology problems in the most efficient and effective manner.
MaxLinear began by developing the world’s first high-performance TV tuner chip using standard CMOS process technology. Others said we couldn’t achieve the extremely high-performance requirements using CMOS, but we proved them wrong and achieved enduring global market leadership with our designs. Since then, we’ve developed a full line of products that drive 4G and 5G infrastructure; enable data center, metro and long-haul optical interconnects; bring 10Gbit to the home; power the IoT revolution; and enable robust and reliable communication in harsh industrial environments. Over the years, we’ve expanded through organic growth and through several acquisitions that have perfectly complemented our existing portfolio and enabled us to deliver complete end-to-end solutions in our target markets. One such example was the acquisition of Intel’s Home Gateway Platform Division that added Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and Broadband Gateway Processor SoC technology to our connected home portfolio creating a complete and scalable platform of connectivity and access solutions to fully address our customers’ needs.
Our headquarters are in Carlsbad, near San Diego, California. We also have major design centers in Irvine and San Jose, California; Valencia, Spain; Bangalore, India; Munich, Germany; Israel; and Singapore.
We have approximately 1,200 employees, a substantial majority of whom have engineering degrees and include masters and Ph.D. graduates from many of the premiere universities around the world. Our employees thrive on innovation, outstanding execution, outside-the-box thinking, nimbleness, and collaboration. Together, we form a high-energy business team that is focused on building the best and most innovative products on the market.