W2 Contract Role_Sr. Software Engineer - Linux Automation/Integration_Cupertino, CA (Hybrid Role)

• Strong development background in Bash shell scripting for building robust REST APIs, developer tooling, and automated data pipelines.
• Hands-on proficiency with enterprise Linux operating systems, including CLI utilities, permissions, process management, and automation across distributed file systems.
• Some experience integrating hardware design and ECAD workflows (schematics, PCB layout, BOMs, ECOs) with enterprise PLM systems such as Siemens Teamcenter or Agile PLM.
• Proven expertise writing automated unit and integration tests (e.g. UIPath, Selenium/Playwright or pytest) participating in peer code reviews, and supporting end-to-end SIT, UAT, and pre-production release validation.
• Strong root-cause analysis skills to triage, reproduce, and resolve complex defects across multi-tier client-server boundaries, integration pipelines, and remote environments.
• Maintain and provision testbed/environment (installations, upgrades and configurations)
• Manage and maintain test data across environments

Nice to have:

• Development background in JavaScript/Node.js.
• Experience with CI/CD build pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins) and containerization (Docker/Podman).
• Experience with High-Performance Computing (HPC) or workload batch schedulers commonly used for EDA tools (e.g., LSF, Slurm, SGE).
• Hands-on experience with Siemens Teamcenter APIs (SOA, ITK, BMIDE) or Active Workspace customization.
• Familiarity with industry manufacturing data exchange standards (IPC-2581, ODB++).
• Experience writing EDA-native extension scripts (e.g., Cadence SKILL, TCL).
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills working directly with electrical engineers, PCB layout designers, and CAD librarians.