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As a senior member of Acacia’s Software team at Cisco in Maynard, MA, you will lead the architecture and design of embedded CPU code for configuring and managing optical transceivers used by hyperscalers worldwide. Your daily tasks include collaborating with chip, DSP, and optics architects to innovate product features, developing algorithms, and contributing to system bring-up and debugging. You will work closely with hardware, ASIC, optical, and DSP teams to ensure a smooth transition of products to manufacturing while also interfacing with customers for technical discussions on software architecture. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in C++ and C programming, embedded firmware development, and working with RTOS on bare metal systems. Familiarity with ARM processors, UNIX-style command-line tools, and collaborative code review platforms is preferred. This role demands proficiency in low-level debugging and efficient coding practices for high-speed optical transceivers.