Director of Software Engineering

Job Title: Director of Software Engineering

Location: Reading, UK or Lausanne, Switzerland (Hybrid Working)

Type: Permanent

Responsibilities:

Define, architect, develop, and deliver the full software stack including validation software, embedded firmware, device drivers, system software, SDKs, application level software, and customer support/demonstration tools

Establish and continuously improve robust, scalable software development processes optimized for production environments. Ensure predictable delivery of high-quality, well documented, secure, and maintainable software releases that meet stringent reliability and performance standards

Build, scale software capability aligned with company's business strategy and product roadmap

Engage with customers (internal/external) to understand goals, strategies, and technical needs - and lead the definition and execution of high value and quality solutions

Requirements:

12+ years of senior level experience in software engineering within the semiconductor, systems, or hardware technology industry

Expertise in software architectural principles emphasizing modularity, reusability, scalability, and maintainability. Strong command of modern software development methodologies including Agile/Scrum, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD), automated testing frameworks, and DevOps practices

Proven track record leading geographically distributed, multi disciplinary software teams with direct responsibility for defining software architecture, managing the complete development lifecycle, and delivering production ready software solutions

Deep technical expertise across the software stack including firmware/embedded systems, device drivers, OS level programming (Linux, RTOS), hardware abstraction layers, system software, SDK development, API design, application software, and software tools/utilities

Experience with high speed interface technologies (PCIe, CXL, NVMe, Ethernet, or similar protocols) and system level integration in data center or enterprise computing environments

Background in SoC/ASIC development, memory systems, compute accelerators, or data center infrastructure is highly preferred

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