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Love your job.\nWe are looking for a capable Software Applications Engineer who is passionate about embedded systems and thrives in a fast-paced environment. In this role, you will work with a competent and collaborative team as you develop, design, and debug embedded software solutions. This role will require you to work across the lifecycle of a software product, from aligning with stakeholders on requirements, to design, implementation, validation, and then release to ti.com.\nYour ability to develop software products while prioritizing the customer’s user experience will be key to your success. It will be vital for you to work effectively with cross-functional teams and adapt to evolving challenges. You will be great for this role if you thrive in a collaborative setting and are eager to contribute to cutting-edge projects.\nWhat you’ll do:\nSupport wireless connectivity customers throughout their evaluation, development and production cycles.\nBuild embedded application software integrating peripheral interfaces (UART, SPI, I2C, GPIO) and wireless protocol stacks to deliver customer demos and reference solutions.\nCreate demos and reference solutions leveraging IEEE 802.15.4-based wireless protocol stacks (Zigbee, Thread, Matter, Proprietary RF) to accelerate customer evaluation and production development\nWrite clean and scalable code that meets functional and non-functional requirements, with a focus on simplicity, readability, and maintainability\nDesign software solutions with a test-driven development approach to validate functionality, ensure code coverage, and drive continuous improvement\nDefine and own software products, from planning, requirements gathering, development, testing, and release\nCollaborate with cross-functional teams to align on software strategy and customer needs\nDebug and address software issues during development and in production systems to support customers\nConduct thorough code reviews and promote best practices and coding standards\nWhat we're looking for:\nThe ability to drive engineering excellence and exercise technical maturity. 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