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# Software Development Engineer

- **Company:** Saicon Consultants Inc.
- **Location:** Addison, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computing Platforms, C++ (Programming Language), Cyber Security, Computer Programming, Software Debugging, Linux, Microprocessors, Firmware, Python (Programming Language), Key Management, Windows Servers, PCI Express, Software Engineering, Scripting, U-Boot
- **Published:** May 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/59ef866d-d7d8-445a-ab83-1173013d366a

## About the Role

* Strong programming skills and scripting language expertise (C/C++, Python)
 * 5-7+ years of experience with Linux driver/application development
 * Experience developing validation methodologies, test content, and infrastructure
 * Experience with x86 microprocessor architecture and with server SOC platform architecture including firmware, IO, and DDR
 * Experience with PCI-Express protocol
 * Working knowledge of Server OSes (Linux, Windows Server)
 * Team player with excellent communication skills who can work autonomously, multitask, and set priorities.
 * CPU post-silicon validation experience

Preferred Experience:

 * Expertise in datacenter Security features such as encryption, secure boot, root of trust, key management, confidential compute, and attestation
 * Security architecture and threat modeling

## Description

Software Developer to develop stress software for post-silicon validation with a focus on server CPU security features. This will include development of validation infrastructure and applications., * Development of validation infrastructure and applications for post-silicon validation of server CPUs, with a focus on security features

 * Collaborate with cross-functional teams to innovate to improve SoC validation, debug efficiency, coverage, and process


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