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    Senior R&D Software Engineer

    Penang, Malaysia
    Full-Time
    Senior (7+ yrs)
    Engineering & Development
    Posted on March 18, 2026
    Overview


    Keysight is at the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~15,000 employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. Learn more about what we do.

     

    Our award-winning culture embraces a bold vision of where technology can take us and a passion for tackling challenging problems with industry-first solutions. We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers.


    Responsibilities


    • Develop high-quality software design and architecture. 
    • Develop tools and applications with effective and clean code.
    • Identify, prioritize and execute tasks using Agile software development life cycle. 
    • Apply modern software engineering practices such as agile, design review, code review, unit test and usability test.
    • Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting.
    • Work with product managers, stakeholders and other developers to translate requirements into technical solutions. 
    • Collaborate with internal software teams to develop and improve software products.
    • Persistent and creative problem solver.  
    • Ensure software is up to date with latest technologies.
    • Document and demonstrate solution by developing documentation, flowcharts, diagrams and code comments. 
    • Mentor junior software developers. 

    Qualifications


    Basic Qualifications:  

     

    • Bachelor/Master Computer Science/Electrical/Electronic Engineering or a software related discipline, from an accredited college or university.
    • Proven experience as a Software Developer with minimum 7 years of professional software development experience. 
    • Excellent understanding of software design and programming principles. 
    • Experience on tools and languages such as C#, C/C++, Angular, CSS, JavaScript/Typescript, Node.js, Python. 
    • Experience in communicating with users, technical teams and product owners to collect requirements, identify tasks, provide estimates and meet project deadlines.
    • Good in English language for both technical writing and verbal communication skills. 
    • Good analytical thinking and problem-solving capability.
    • Great attention to detail and time-management skills.
    • Must be self-directed, able to work independently, as well as work in a team oriented and fast paced environment.

     

    Desired Qualifications: 

     

    • Knowledge of programming for diverse operating systems and platforms (Linux, Android, iOS) is a plus. 
    • Good understanding of the test and measurement products.
    • Understanding of Jenkins CI/CD development flows and impact of DevOps on architecture.
    • Good knowledge of relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB). 
    • Deployment experience with Docker/Kubernetes, clustering, and related containerization technologies.
    • Experience with distributed systems architecture, experience moving from monoliths to microservices 
    • Experience in semiconductor development or testing environments. 

     

     

     

     

    Careers Privacy Statement***Keysight is an Equal Opportunity Employer.***

    • Develop high-quality software design and architecture.
    • Develop tools and applications with effective and clean code.
    • Identify, prioritize and execute tasks using Agile software development life cycle.
    • Apply modern software engineering practices such as agile, design review, code review, unit test and usability test.
    • Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting.
    • Work with product managers, stakeholders and other developers to translate requirements into technical solutions.
    • Collaborate with internal software teams to develop and improve software products.
    • Persistent and creative problem solver.
    • Ensure software is up to date with latest technologies.
    • Document and demonstrate solution by developing documentation, flowcharts, diagrams and code comments.
    • Mentor junior software developers.

    Basic Qualifications:

    • Bachelor/Master Computer Science/Electrical/Electronic Engineering or a software related discipline, from an accredited college or university.
    • Proven experience as a Software Developer with minimum 7 years of professional software development experience.
    • Excellent understanding of software design and programming principles.
    • Experience on tools and languages such as C#, C/C++, Angular, CSS, JavaScript/Typescript, Node.js, Python.
    • Experience in communicating with users, technical teams and product owners to collect requirements, identify tasks, provide estimates and meet project deadlines.
    • Good in English language for both technical writing and verbal communication skills.
    • Good analytical thinking and problem-solving capability.
    • Great attention to detail and time-management skills.
    • Must be self-directed, able to work independently, as well as work in a team oriented and fast paced environment.

    Desired Qualifications:

    • Knowledge of programming for diverse operating systems and platforms (Linux, Android, iOS) is a plus.
    • Good understanding of the test and measurement products.
    • Understanding of Jenkins CI/CD development flows and impact of DevOps on architecture.
    • Good knowledge of relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB).
    • Deployment experience with Docker/Kubernetes, clustering, and related containerization technologies.
    • Experience with distributed systems architecture, experience moving from monoliths to microservices
    • Experience in semiconductor development or testing environments.

    Careers Privacy Statement***Keysight is an Equal Opportunity Employer.***

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    Company:  Keysight

    Provides electronic test and measurement equipment and software for wireless, automotive, and aerospace industries.
    10001+ employees
    Hardware
    HQ: United States