Job Description:

Espressif Systems is looking for an experienced Senior Software Manager to establish and lead our software support team in Tokyo, Japan. This role is crucial in providing top-tier technical support to our customers, managing software development projects, and collaborating with global engineering teams. The ideal candidate should have strong leadership skills, deep technical expertise in embedded software, and experience in customer-facing roles.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and manage a team of software engineers to provide technical support to customers.
• Work closely with customers to understand their technical requirements and provide solutions.
• Collaborate with internal engineering teams to address customer issues and improve software quality.
• Oversee software development and validation activities related to customer applications.
• Ensure proper documentation, knowledge sharing, and best practices within the team.
• Act as the primary point of contact for technical discussions with customers.
• Represent Espressif in technical seminars, conferences, and customer meetings.

Required Experience & Skills:

• 8+ years of experience in software development and technical support, preferably in embedded systems.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ and Python for embedded software development.
• Deep understanding of RTOS, wireless protocols (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth), and microcontroller architectures.
• Experience managing customer support or technical teams.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex software issues.
• Strong communication skills in both Japanese and English.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with Espressif’s ESP32 or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with open-source software development and version control systems (Git).
• Knowledge of software security best practices for embedded systems.

About Role

Main Responsibilities

• Programming and OOP: Utilize your excellent programming skills and profound knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) to develop efficient and maintainable automation solutions.

• Automation Framework Design: Design and implement scalable, sustainable, and reliable automation frameworks that can accommodate testing across multiple product sets.

• Requirement Understanding: Collaborate closely with stakeholders to understand project requirements thoroughly and translate them into comprehensive test plans.

• Test Case Development: Develop automated test cases across various product sets including Web, API, mobiles, and CLI, ensuring thorough testing coverage.

• Tool Proficiency: Leverage your experience with automation testing tools such as Pytest, TestNG, Selenium, Rest API, and phones App automation frameworks to streamline the testing process.

• Domain Expertise: Experience in the IOT and embedded domains would be advantageous, although not mandatory.

• AI/ML Familiarity: Knowledge or experience in AI/ML models and libraries such as OpenCV would be a significant plus.

• CI/CD and Tools: Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, tools like Jenkins, issue tracking systems like Jira, and version control systems like Gitlab is essential for seamless integration into our development workflow.

• Operating Systems: Comfortable working with multiple operating systems including FreeRTOS, Ubuntu, and Mac OS.  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, or above, in Computer Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Communications Engineering, Automation or other related disciplines.

• At least 3 to 5 years of automated testing experience.

• Good knowledge on manual testing and QA processes.

• Good working knowledge of Python, Java or any high-level programming language.

• Experience with Pytest, TestNG, Appium, Selenium, REST API, UI Automation.

• Working knowledge of AWS is plus.

• Experience in IOT, embedded domain is plus.

• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkin or GitLab

• Familiarity with Linux OS

• Good communication and ability to identify, report and then fix issues accordingly.  

Personal Attributes

• Ability to work on and collaborate with diverse teams in multiple geographical locationss.

• Demonstrate exceptional problem-solving skills and logical thinking to tackle complex issues encountered during automation development.

• Outstanding written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills

• Collaborative mindset with strong mentoring skills

• Analytical and creative problem-solving abilities

• Self-motivated and directed, with keen attention to details.

Position Responsibilities

1. Develop verification plans based on design-related documentation, set up the verification environment, and complete verification from module level to system level.

2. Execute regression testing and enhance verification coverage.

3. Collaborate with chip design engineers to identify and resolve design defects.

4. Guide the design team in implementing a verification-friendly design flow.

5. Perform RTL-level, gate-level, and low-power verification with UPF (Unified Power Format).

6. Assist FPGA engineers and software engineers in completing FPGA prototype testing.

7. Ensure the integrity and correctness of chip designs from multiple dimensions.

Position Requirements

1. Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Communications Engineering, or related fields. 3+ years of work experience.

2. Experience in design or verification of peripheral modules, communication modules, or SoC systems.

3. Proficiency in Verilog and expertise in C/SystemVerilog.

4. Knowledge of one or more scripting languages such as Python, Ruby, Perl, Shell, Tcl, or Makefile.

5. Experience with UVM (Universal Verification Methodology) is a plus.

6. Familiarity with the digital chip development process and successful tape-out project experience is an advantage.

7. Experience with formal verification is a plus.

Espressif is looking for a Technical Marketing Manager to join us. In this role, you will be responsible for defining product messaging and guide the product marketing team for diverse portfolio of hardware and software products that Espressif delivers. You will also act as a bridge between Espressif engineering and customers to help product marketing team to focus on the right set of features and problems. It is expected to have both breadth and depth of technology in terms of connectivity protocols, systems software and hardware. It is also preferred to have insight and foresight into connected devices market.

Primary job responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the product management team to understand and provide feedback on the definitions of features and solutions
• Ensure that marketing plans align with market directions and support roadmaps for and releases of our offerings
• Support engagements where required in high-touch accounts worldwide by collaborating with business development team
• Define and participate in technical aspects of go-to-market engagements like webinars, workshops, customer and partner trainings, solution demos and industry and partner events
• Support awareness by evangelising technical capabilities
• Collaborate with other teams to create technical marketing proof points specific to performance benchmarks and reference architectures

Required Skills:

• 10+ years of industry experience, preferably in an area of connectivity, networking, systems software and architecture
• Bachelors degree in electronics engineering or computer science; advanced degree is a plus
• Domain knowledge of and experience with connected devices software and hardware is a plus
• Record of success in a fast-moving, technical environment
• Solid written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• 5+ years of technical marketing, solutions engineering, or solutions architect experience is a big plus
• Ability to communicate the technical value proposition for our offerings and promote our solutions internally and externally
• Willingness to travel