Director of Software Engineering / Directress of Software Engineering

Join Our Team at Kandou

Challenges drive us, and innovation is our calling. At Kandou, we are a team of passionate and accomplished professionals making a significant impact in the semiconductor industry. As an innovative leader in high-speed and energy-efficient chip-to-chip link solutions, we are critical to the evolution of the electronics industry. We are continuously developing to meet the demands of not just today’s customers, but also those of tomorrow. If you thrive in a high-tech scale-up environment and are motivated by pushing boundaries and challenging the status quo, we have an exciting opportunity for you.

Key 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 and scale software capabilities 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, quality solutions.

Skills

• Deep understanding of end-to-end software solution architecture with a proven track record of delivering complex, production-grade systems that seamlessly integrate hardware and software across multiple technology domains.
• 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.
• Strong organizational and program management capabilities with the ability to drive multiple concurrent initiatives, set priorities strategically, manage technical debt, and integrate emerging technologies into complex product roadmaps. Excellent cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence technical direction, negotiate priorities with engineering and product teams, and represent software engineering at the executive level.

Experience

• 12+ years of senior-level experience in software engineering within the semiconductor, systems, or hardware technology industry.
• 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.
• A background in SoC/ASIC development, memory systems, compute accelerators, or data center infrastructure is highly preferred.

If this is the role you have been seeking and want to be part of a growing company with an exciting future, we would love to hear from you. Apply online using the form below. Please note, only applications matching the job profile will be considered.

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