Embedded Software Development Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a small team of embedded software engineers and systems developers.
• Stay hands-on with embedded software design, development, code reviews, and architecture discussions.
• Guide software projects from concept through release.
• Partner with cross-functional teams including engineering, operations, product, and business stakeholders.
• Help define technical direction for current and future software platforms.
• Improve development processes, coding standards, documentation, and release practices.
• Support project planning, prioritization, scheduling, and team performance.
• Ensure software quality, reliability, maintainability, and scalability.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of embedded software development experience.
• Strong hands-on C++ development background.
• Recent C++ experience in a production environment.
• Experience with embedded Linux and/or Windows-based systems.
• Prior leadership experience as a manager, team lead, technical lead, or project lead.
• Experience leading small engineering teams or mentoring software developers.
• Strong knowledge of full software development lifecycle.
• Experience with source control, issue tracking, build, and release tools.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Git, Jenkins, Jira, Agile, or CI/CD environments.
• Experience supporting product development from concept through commercialization.
• Background working with hardware/software integration teams.
• Ability to collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Master’s degree in a related technical field.