Sr. Staff AI Server Manufacturing Software Test Developer

About The Role We are seeking a visionary Sr. Staff Software Developer with a minimum of 8 years of experience in manufacturing test software development and infrastructure. This role is ideal for a seasoned technologist who has led cross-functional engineering teams and architected scalable, high-performance systems for enterprise server, storage, and networking products.

You will be responsible for defining the technical roadmap, guiding software architecture decisions, and mentoring engineering teams. The ideal candidate will possess deep domain expertise in manufacturing test systems and dashboard development, with a strong foundation in both hardware-level automation and full-stack software engineering.

What You’ll Do: Architectural Leadership

• Define and drive the architecture of manufacturing test software systems and infrastructure across L10 (server) and L11 (rack) levels.
• Lead the design and implementation of scalable, modular, and maintainable software solutions that integrate hardware testing, data analytics, and visualization.
• Establish coding standards, development workflows, and best practices across teams.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to align technical strategy with business goals.

Technical Oversight

• Oversee the development of automated test systems for hardware components (motherboards, CPUs, SSDs, NICs, GPUs, RAID cards).
• Architect and maintain robust test software platforms using Python, Linux, and bash scripting.
• Integrate hardware-level APIs (IPMI, Redfish) and stress tools (FIO, Linpack, ptugen) into test workflows.
• Guide the development of virtualized environments using VMware, PXE boot, DHCP, and nginx configurations.

Full-Stack System Integration

• Lead the development of responsive dashboards and user interfaces using HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and modern frameworks (React, Angular, Vue).
• Architect back-end services and RESTful APIs using Python, Node.js, Java, or PHP.
• Ensure seamless integration between front-end components and back-end services, optimizing for performance and scalability.

Team & Process Management

• Mentor and lead a team of software engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Conduct technical reviews, provide architectural guidance, and support career development.
• Champion DevOps practices including CI/CD pipelines, version control (GitLab), and automated testing.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with manufacturing, test, and failure analysis engineers to ensure alignment on testing requirements and quality standards.
• Drive cross-site and cross-cultural collaboration to deliver consistent and high-quality solutions globally.

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical/computer engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of experience in manufacturing test software development (alternatively a Master’s degree and 6+ years of experience).

• 3+ years in technical leadership or architect role.

• Proven expertise in:

• Python, Linux, bash scripting
• Hardware testing and automation
• Full-stack development (front-end and back-end)
• RESTful API design and integration

• Virtualization and networking technologies (VMware, SDN, BGP, ECMP)

• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC), DevOps, and agile methodologies.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in multi-site, multicultural environments.
• Knowledge of AI integration in system applications is a plus.

ZT Systems assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package is created for all our employees. The typical base salary for this position is expected to be between $ $138,000 and $184,000 per year. If hired, the final base salary will be determined on an individual basis taking into consideration experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications.

Base salary is just one component of ZT Systems total rewards philosophy. We take pride in offering a wide range of benefits and perks that appeal to the variety of needs across our diverse employee base. Other rewards may include bonus, paid time off, generous 401k match, tuition reimbursement, wellbeing resources, and more.

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification i…