Also known as: Software Architect (Silicon Vendor); Platform Software Architect; Principal Software Architect Embedded
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Defines the software architecture of a silicon platform: what layers exist, what runs where, and how software and hardware divide responsibility. Exists because a chip with dozens of cores, accelerators and OSes needs one coherent software story rather than per-team local optima.
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