Director of Software Engineering

A leading semiconductor company based in Lausanne, Switzerland are seeking to bolster their team with a talented Director of Software Engineering.

Responsibilities:

• Define, architect, develop, and deliver the full software stack, including embedded firmware, device drivers, system software, SDKs, application-level software, and customer support/demo tools.
• Establish and continuously improve robust, scalable software development processes, ensuring predictable delivery of high-quality, well-documented, secure, and maintainable releases.
• Build and scale software capability aligned with the company’s business strategy and product roadmap.
• Engage with customers (internal/external) to understand goals, strategies, and technical needs, leading the definition and execution of high-value software solutions.
• Represent software engineering at the executive level, collaborating across functions to influence technical direction, negotiate priorities, and integrate emerging technologies.

Requirements:

• 12+ years of senior-level experience in software engineering, preferably within semiconductor, systems, or hardware-focused technology industries.
• Proven track record leading geographically distributed, multi-disciplinary software teams, with responsibility for software architecture, development lifecycle management, and production-ready software delivery.
• Deep technical expertise across the software stack, including firmware/embedded systems, device drivers, OS-level programming (Linux, RTOS), hardware abstraction layers, system software, SDKs, API design, and software tools/utilities.
• Expertise in software architecture and development practices emphasizing modularity, reusability, scalability, maintainability, Agile/Scrum, CI/CD, automated testing, and DevOps practices.
• Experience with high-speed interface technologies (PCIe, CXL, NVMe, Ethernet), system-level integration in data-centre or enterprise environments, and familiarity with SoC/ASIC development, memory systems, or compute accelerators.

If this role is of interest please apply directly on LinkedIn or send a copy of your CV to [email protected].

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