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# Sr Staff / Principal Application Engineer - System Software

San Jose, CA Senior individual contributor Software Engineering 

Listed on MediaTek’s official careers site. Listed as of October 23, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there.
[Apply on MediaTek’s careers site →](https://careers.mediatek.com/en/jobs/MUS120250314000)

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## Job description

MediaTek is looking for a software engineer with a strong background in embedded systems and the semiconductor industry. Our team partners closely with customers to deliver high-quality products, and the system software engineer will develop customized features and debug system issues side by side with customer engineers. MediaTek already powers several market-leading products, and we're inviting talented engineers to help us build even greater successes.

Role and Responsibilities -Bring up new platform boards and independently verify major functions -Manage regular software releases and resolve multi-branch conflicts -Analyze, triage, and debug issues hands-on -Partner with customer engineers to resolve system issues and requests -Collaborate with the project management team to deliver software solutions to customers Minimum Qualifications -Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field -At least
- 3 years of C/C++ programming experience -At least
- 3 years of System-on-Chip (SoC) system software development experience -At least
- 3 years of experience with embedded operating systems (Linux, Android, Yocto, or RTOS) -Strong knowledge of common peripheral buses (I2C/SPI/UART/GPIO, USB, PCIe, SDIO, etc.) -Systematic problem-solving skills and effective technical communication -A proactive, positive attitude toward solving challenging and complex problems

## At a glance
- Posted by the employer: Not stated
- First seen by OpenNash: Oct 23, 2026
- Last checked: Oct 23, 2026
- Listed for: Under a day
- Location: San Jose, CA[Apply on MediaTek’s careers site →](https://careers.mediatek.com/en/jobs/MUS120250314000)

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