Open Source Compliance Analyst/Engineer

Posted:
1/10/2025, 4:17:16 AM

Location(s):
Massachusetts, United States ⋅ Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Software Engineering

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog, digital, and software technologies into solutions that help drive advancements in digitized factories, mobility, and digital healthcare, combat climate change, and reliably connect humans and the world. With revenue of more than $12 billion in FY23 and approximately 26,000 people globally working alongside 125,000 global customers, ADI ensures today’s innovators stay Ahead of What’s Possible. Learn more at www.analog.com and on LinkedIn.

          

Open Source Compliance Analyst/Engineer

The Analog Devices Inc. Open Source Program Office is seeking talented individuals with an eye for details, and a passion for software quality. In this role, focusing on the development cycle, you will have the unique opportunity to work at the intersection of our product teams and supporting stakeholders to contribute to the management of our use of open source software in ADI products.

Responsibilities

The Open Source Compliance Analyst supports execution of company policy and licensing obligations for open source software across multiple products and platforms. This person will participate in the analysis of large and complex software code bases and report detected third-party and open source components, and their licenses.

The ideal candidate will understand multiple build systems (Maven, Gradle, NPM etc.), software usage details, communicate technical and legal challenges, drive change, and track critical dependencies for successful compliance around use of open source software.

The position requires the individual to facilitate and operate software composition analysis tools, as well as review and track open source license compliance issues before software is released externally.

Qualifications/ Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent
  • 5+ years experience in software development and release engineering
  • Previous experience using Software Composition Analysis tools (e.g. BlackDuck, CodeInsight, WhiteSource, etc.)
  • Proficiency in understanding licensing terms of popular open source licenses such as Apache 2.0, MIT, LGPL, GPL, etc. Candidates must be able to read and interpret software licenses (both open source and commercial) in consultation with ADI’s internal Legal team.
  • Technical competence with multiple programming languages such as C, C++, Python, JavaScript, or Java. Candidates must have some software development experience, and be able to understand and interpret development teams’ descriptions of a variety of systems, from embedded firmware, through desktop applications and distributed Linux systems, to cloud applications.
  • Demonstrated experience with creating and maintaining scripts and software in Python
  • Demonstrated experience with automated build tools, version control systems, and artifact repositories such as Jenkins, Git/GitHub, Docker, Maven, Gradle and NPM
  • Able to establish and nurture relationships between multiple teams, and navigate dependencies
  • Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to work with diverse/cross-functional teams, as well as elicit work output from peers and other team members

For positions requiring access to technical data, Analog Devices, Inc. may have to obtain export  licensing approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the U.S. Department of State - Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.  As such, applicants for this position – except US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, and protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) – may have to go through an export licensing review process.

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Job Req Type: Experienced

          

Required Travel: Yes, 10% of the time

          

Shift Type: 1st Shift/Days