Director of Engineering

Job Title

Director of Engineering

Role Summary

Lead a software IP engineering organization responsible for the development, integration, and delivery of software and FPGA IP solutions for next-generation FPGA platforms. The role covers strategy, architecture, product execution, and cross-functional collaboration to drive adoption across AI, networking, embedded, and data-center workloads.

Experience Level

Senior level. The posting requests 12+ years of relevant technical experience and 6+ years of engineering leadership managing large, geographically distributed teams.

Responsibilities

Accountable for technical strategy, team development, product delivery, and cross-functional integration.

• Lead and grow managers, technical leads, and individual contributors; define objectives and hiring plans.
• Define and execute roadmaps for FPGA software IP, libraries, frameworks, and platform technologies.
• Oversee development and delivery of reusable, production-ready IP for embedded systems, AI/ML acceleration, networking, DSP, security, and high-speed interfaces.
• Drive architecture reviews, technical decision-making, and engineering best practices (CI/CD, automation, validation).
• Partner with Product Management, FPGA architecture, silicon engineering, validation, and customer teams to align requirements and integration work.
• Measure and improve software quality, engineering efficiency, customer adoption, and business impact.
• Represent engineering in executive reviews and customer engagements.

Requirements

Must-have technical and leadership experience; preferred items listed separately.

• 12+ years of software engineering, FPGA development, semiconductor technologies, or related technical domains.
• 6+ years of engineering leadership experience managing large, geographically distributed organizations.
• Experience building software platforms, frameworks, middleware, SDKs, drivers, or IP solutions at scale.
• Deep understanding of FPGA technologies, embedded systems, and hardware/software co-design principles.
• Proven track record delivering complex software products and platform technologies.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives across hardware, software, and product teams; excellent communication and executive-level collaboration skills.
• Nice-to-have: experience with Quartus, RTL development, verification methodologies, FPGA IP, firmware, device drivers, AI/ML acceleration, networking, or data-center technologies.
• Nice-to-have: familiarity with Agile, CI/CD practices, and modern software engineering processes.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field is required; Master's degree preferred.

About the Company

Company: Altera

Headquarters: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Altera provides leadership programmable solutions for applications ranging from cloud to edge, unveiling limitless AI possibilities. Their extensive product portfolio includes FPGAs, CPLDs, Intellectual Property, development tools, and System on Modules aimed at accelerating innovation in various fields.