Astera Labs is a leader in purpose-built data and memory connectivity solutions that remove performance bottlenecks throughout the data center.
With locations worldwide, the company’s silicon, software, and system-level connectivity solutions help realize the vision of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in the Cloud through CXL™, PCIe®, and Ethernet technologies.
Partnering with leading processor vendors, cloud service providers, seasoned investors, and world-class manufacturing companies, Astera Labs is helping customers remove performance bottlenecks in data-intensive systems that are limiting the true potential of applications such as artificial intelligence and machine learning.
The company’s product portfolio includes system-aware semiconductor integrated circuits, boards, and services to enable robust CXL, PCIe, and Ethernet connectivity.

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Astera Labs is a leader in purpose-built data and memory connectivity solutions that remove performance bottlenecks throughout the data center. With locations worldwide, the company’s silicon, software, and system-level connectivity solutions help realize the vision of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in the Cloud through CXL™, PCIe®, and Ethernet technologies. 

Partnering with leading processor vendors, cloud service providers, seasoned investors, and world-class manufacturing companies, Astera Labs is helping customers remove performance bottlenecks in data-intensive systems that are limiting the true potential of applications such as artificial intelligence and machine learning. 

The company’s product portfolio includes system-aware semiconductor integrated circuits, boards, and services to enable robust CXL, PCIe, and Ethernet connectivity.

• Write and modify embedded C firmware for analog and Ethernet connectivity devices, including register configuration, state machines, calibration sequences, and control loops
• Work on low-level hardware bring-up and debug alongside senior firmware engineers
• Contribute to features spanning analog control such as gain settings and equalization parameters, as well as Ethernet link management, SERDES configuration, and diagnostics
• Help maintain and improve the firmware codebase with clean, reviewable code
• Write Python scripts to automate test flows, collect and analyze data, and help make the team faster
• Work with validation teams remotely to develop and execute test plans across a range of operating conditions and corner cases
• Help build out CI infrastructure and automated test tooling as the team grows
• Contribute to characterizing firmware behaviour across analog and Ethernet configurations, link states, and failure modes
• Keep Jira tickets up to date, track your own work, and flag blockers early
• Participate in code reviews and architecture discussions
• Communicate clearly with teammates across firmware, silicon design, and applications

Embedded Software Engineer, Tech Lead

Embedded Software Engineer, Tech Lead at Astera Labs focuses on firmware development for analog and Ethernet devices. Collaborating with a small team on high-speed networking and automation solutions.

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• Own the complete firmware stack for analog connectivity products, from low-level hardware abstraction through customer-facing APIs
• Design and implement embedded firmware that controls complex analog subsystems including adaptive equalization, gain control, PLL/CDR feedback loops, and thermal management
• Architect calibration algorithms, state machines, and control flow for managing analog tuning parameters across process, voltage, and temperature variation
• Establish software quality gates and validation criteria at each development phase
• Help recruit and hire two engineers to join your team, with ongoing involvement in recruiting as the team expands
• Lead your team, whether through direct management or technical mentorship, through design, implementation, code review, and debugging activities
• Lead architecture discussions and technical tradeoff decisions; balance performance, code size, maintainability, and time-to-market
• Serve as the go-to technical expert for mixed-signal firmware and analog control loop behavior
• Drive difficult debug sessions in the lab and through remote customer support, coordinating across silicon design, systems, and applications teams
• Partner with analog circuit designers to understand hardware behavior, tuning requirements, and failure modes
• Collaborate with product applications to translate customer requirements into firmware features and APIs
• Work alongside silicon and system validation teams to develop test plans, automate characterization flows, and verify firmware behavior across corner cases
• Coordinate with field applications engineers to support customer integration and resolve deployment issues
• Provide regular project updates on progress, risks, dependencies, and technical challenges

Principal Embedded Software Engineer – Analog Connectivity

Principal Engineer developing firmware for analog connectivity products in a startup focusing on AI infrastructure solutions. Leading a team and managing complex embedded systems and software lifecycle.

Astera Labs is a leader in purpose-built data and memory connectivity solutions that remove performance bottlenecks throughout the data center. With locations worldwide, the company’s silicon, software, and system-level connectivity solutions help realize the vision of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in the Cloud through CXL™, PCIe®, and Ethernet technologies. Partnering with leading processor vendors, cloud service providers, seasoned investors, and world-class manufacturing companies, Astera Labs is helping customers remove performance bottlenecks in data-intensive systems that are limiting the true potential of applications such as artificial intelligence and machine learning. The company’s product portfolio includes system-aware semiconductor integrated circuits, boards, and services to enable robust CXL, PCIe, and Ethernet connectivity.

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