Senior Director of Engineering

Job Title

Senior Director of Engineering

Role Summary

Lead a software IP engineering organization accountable for development, integration, and delivery of software and FPGA IP solutions for next-generation FPGA platforms. The role drives technical strategy, architecture, and execution across software, embedded systems, networking, security, DSP, and AI acceleration domains.

Experience Level

Senior — executive engineering leader. The posting requires 15+ years of technical experience and 8+ years of engineering leadership managing large, distributed teams.

Responsibilities

Deliver organizational leadership, technical direction, and high-quality software IP products.

• Lead, grow, and develop managers, technical leads, and individual contributors across geographically distributed teams.
• Define organizational objectives, technical strategy, hiring plans, and execution priorities aligned to business goals.
• Own roadmaps and delivery of reusable, scalable software IP, libraries, frameworks, SDKs, drivers, and platform technologies.
• Drive architecture reviews, development best practices, CI/CD, automation, and validation methodologies to improve quality and productivity.
• Partner with Product Management, FPGA architecture, silicon engineering, validation, and customer engineering to align solutions with customer needs and market opportunities.
• Represent the organization in executive reviews, customer engagements, and product planning; build partnerships with strategic customers and partners.
• Establish metrics for software quality, customer adoption, engineering efficiency, and business impact; manage schedules and resource planning.

Requirements

Must-have technical and leadership qualifications.

• 15+ years of experience in software engineering, FPGA development, semiconductor technologies, or related technical domains.
• 8+ years managing large, geographically distributed engineering organizations.
• Proven experience delivering complex software products, platforms, or IP at scale (platforms, frameworks, middleware, SDKs, drivers).
• Deep understanding of FPGA technologies, embedded systems, and hardware/software co-design principles.
• Experience leading cross-functional programs spanning hardware, software, and product teams.
• Strong communication, organizational, and executive leadership skills with a track record of building and scaling teams.
• Experience driving engineering productivity through automation, CI/CD, and modern software practices.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience developing FPGA IP, device drivers, firmware, or acceleration frameworks.
• Familiarity with Quartus, FPGA design flows, RTL development, and verification methodologies.
• Background in AI/ML acceleration, networking, DSP, data center technologies, or embedded systems.
• Semiconductor industry experience (FPGA, ASIC, EDA) and experience building software ecosystems for customers and developers.

Education Requirements

Required: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field. Master's degree preferred. "Related field" or equivalent practical experience is acceptable per the posting.

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.