Hybrid Senior Software Staff Engineer

at Fortive

• Job title: Senior Software Staff Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Java, Python, Go, .NET
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Beaverton, United States

About the role

• Key technical leader shaping the architecture at Tektronix on next-generation test and measurement automation platform. Collaborating with global teams on driving engineering excellence.

Responsibilities

• Architect & modernize a large-scale platform
• Define end-to-end architecture, design principles, and engineering standards for a modular, scalable software platform used by engineers worldwide.
• Design a portable, performant and production-hardened API stack that supports all current and future measurement devices.
• Drive platform modernization: Extract from legacy vertically integrated software product a new application architecture featuring modularity, composability and comprehensive validation.
• Produce a multi-phase modernization roadmap, including clear milestones, risk mitigation, and backward-compatibility strategies.
• Lead incremental refactoring at scale
• Guide dependency inversion, interface consolidation, restructuring of complex solution/project hierarchies, and isolation/removal of legacy components.
• Introduce patterns and rules for safe refactoring—naming, structure, testing, documentation—so teams across the globe can execute consistently.
• Ensure engineering velocity stays high while reducing technical debt, improving build times, and elevating developer experience.
• Technical leadership & collaboration
• Work hand‑in‑hand with engineering leads and developers across global teams to execute the roadmap, review designs, and support key refactoring efforts.
• Act as a trusted advisor to product and engineering leadership, balancing incremental and strategic improvements.
• Participate in architecture reviews, design discussions, and key technical decisions that shape the future of the platform.
• Mentor engineers globally, foster excellence, architectural thinking, and modern software engineering practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years in software development experience with at least 4 years in an architect or lead role, including hands-on refactoring of large, multi-project codebases. Prior experience in product-focused software organizations.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ and significant experience with C#/.NET (Framework and/or .NET 6+).
• Experience with test-driven design, refactoring techniques, static analysis, and building reliable test suites (unit, integration, UI/automation) to support safe, incremental change.
• Experience design and implementing low-level APIs (e.g. device drivers, plug-ins) in C/C++. Experience with designing extensible libraries and frameworks. Strong background in layered architecture, dependency management, interfaces, and modular design; experience with legacy code and technical debt reduction.
• Knowledge of one or more C/C++ binding interfaces for high-level languages (Python, C#, Java, Go, etc.)
• Familiarity with established software design patterns, especially in the area of portability across OSs and toolchains.
• Good communication skills; ability to clearly articulate technical decisions to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders and produce high-quality architecture documentation.
• Experience mentoring global teams and influencing cross-functional engineering groups.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development opportunities