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# Software Architect

- **Company:** Kandou AI
- **Location:** Cambridge, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, C++ (Programming Language), Command-Line Interface, Content Management Interoperability Services, Computer Engineering, Continuous Integration, Python (Programming Language), Log Analysis, Release Management, Broadcom, State Machines, Information Technology
- **Published:** October 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b9049fa6b9e69a20

## About the Role

* Good knowledge of C/C++, Python, systems language (Go/Rust); CI/CD, conformance tests
 * Good knowledge of I2C/MCTP, SFF-8024, vendor extensions
 * Good understanding of standards implementation (OIF, SFF, IEEE mgmt-plane)
 * Good knowledge of architecture documentation (SHALL/MUST, REQ traceability)
 * Self-motivated, with strong sense of ownership and responsibility
 * Good communication and reporting skills

Experience:

 * Principal / Senior Staff (8-10 years post-degree)
 * 8-10 years high-speed interconnect software (module SW, management, test, SDK)
 * CMIS 4.x/5.x implementation and OSFP MSA experience
 * Hyperscaler interop with NIC/switch ASICs (Nvidia, Broadcom)
 * Test software architecture with ATE/yields
 * Manufacturing and field support experience

Education:

 * BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science (MS preferred)

If this is the role you have been looking for and you want to be part of a growing Company, with an exciting future then we would really love to hear from you. Together We Kandou It!

## Description

* Architect CMIS 5.x stack (DataPath State Machine, VDM, I2C/MCTP, FW-SW interface)
 * Lead host interop tests for hyperscalers (Meta, AWS, etc.), build test matrix and regression suite
 * Develop manufacturing test orchestration (ATE integration, yield analytics, on-chip stimulus)
 * Build telemetry pipeline from FW to host/cloud (formats, compression, SDK APIs)
 * Own customer SDK and tools (C/Python, CLI, log analysis), release management
 * Ensure standards compliance (CMIS 5.x, OSFP MSA, SFF-8024, OIF)
 * Travel: Up to 25% (customer engagement, manufacturing, standards)