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Director, Software Engineering
San Jose, California, United States
$245k-$325k/yr OnsiteFull Time
SambaNova Systems
SambaNova Systems: Develops custom AI hardware and software for enterprise computing.
12+ YOE2+ Mgmt12+ years software engineering, 2+ years leading teams; backend in Python/Go/Rust; Kubernetes/distributed systems; strong leadership and communication; iterative processes.
Python, Go, Rust, Kubernetes, Helm, Operators
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Software Engineering Director, Infrared Data Products
San Jose, California, United States
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Muon Space
Muon Space: Designs, builds, and operates low Earth orbit satellite constellations.
5+ YOE5+ MgmtDegree in CS/EE/Math/Data Science,5+ years software management,experience with ultra-low latency high-volume data pipelines,geospatial tooling,software engineering and DevOps expertise.
C++, Python, DevOps
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Senior Director, Software Engineering
Santa Clara or Burnaby
$263k-$372k/yr HybridFull Time
Infoblox
Infoblox: Secures and automates core network services and cloud identity.
15+ YOE8+ Mgmt15+ years in software; 8+ years leading high-performance teams; cloud/SaaS, security or networking leadership; Bachelor's in CS/CE/EE; master's preferred.
Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Go, C/C++, Java, Python, Linux
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Director, Software Engineering - Common Platform Services
San Jose, California, United States
$248k-$310k/yr HybridFull Time
Zscaler
ZscalerNASDAQ: ZS: Provides cloud-native cybersecurity solutions through zero trust architecture.
15+ YOE10+ Mgmt15+ years software engineering experience with 10+ years technical people management; U.S. citizenship required; hands-on cloud experience (AWS/GCP); AI tool familiarity; experience building large-scale resilient cloud services.
AWS, GCP, Salesforce, ServiceNow
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Director, Software Engineering (Cortex Platform)
Santa Clara, California, United States
$232k-$321k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto NetworksNASDAQ: PANW: Provides enterprise-grade network, cloud, and endpoint security software.
15+ YOE7+ Mgmt15+ years software engineering experience with 7+ years leading large distributed engineering organizations; experience architecting high-scale cloud SaaS platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure), distributed databases, microservices, and production reliability; strong leadership and customer-first orientation.
AWS, GCP, Azure, Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, ClickHouse, Cassandra, BigQuery, Snowflake, Redis, Go, Python, Kubernetes, Docker, Kafka, Pub/Sub, LLM
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Director, Software Engineering, AI Data Enrichment Pipelines
San Jose, California, United States
$307k-$428k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Google
GoogleNASDAQ: GOOGL: Provides online search, advertising, cloud computing, and consumer electronics.
15+ YOE10+ MgmtBachelor's in CS or related (or equivalent experience),15 years software engineering experience,10 years managing engineering organizations,experience with large-scale distributed systems and ML data pipelines.
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Director of Software Engineering - Security
Cupertino, California, United States
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Apple
AppleNASDAQ: AAPL: Designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and online services.
15+ YOE10+ Mgmt15+ years software security engineering, 10+ years in leadership; strong distributed systems, cloud-native, SDLC, IAM, cloud security (AWS/Azure/GCP), IaC; ability to scale teams and partner across functions.
AWS, Azure, GCP, Terraform, Kubernetes
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Director, Software Engineering - Semiconductor Inspection
Santa Clara, California, United States
$320k-$489k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs GPU-accelerated computing and artificial intelligence hardware.
15+ YOE5+ MgmtMS/PhD or equivalent, 15+ years in semiconductor manufacturing tool/process development, 5+ years managing engineering teams, expertise in ML/AI and vision/metrology, strong communication and leadership.
NIMs, Blueprints
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Director of Software Engineering, Core Platform
Santa Clara, California, United States
$263k-$395k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Pure Storage
Pure StorageNYSE: PSTG: Provides all-flash enterprise data storage and management solutions.
Proven leader of multiple engineering teams, deep systems/distributed systems or storage expertise, strong strategic change management and operational excellence, able to work onsite in Santa Clara, CA.
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Software Engineering Director - Switching/Routing, Layer 1, PHY, Kernel, Platform area
Santa Clara, California, United States
$190k-$285k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Marvell
MarvellNASDAQ: MRVL: Designs and develops high-performance semiconductor and infrastructure solutions.
15+ YOE5+ MgmtSenior software engineering leader with 15+ years exp, 5+ years in leadership; Bachelor's in CS or equivalent; experience in embedded platform software for switching/routing and Layer 1, PHY, Kernel and platform areas.
Embedded Software, C/C++, Linux, SDK Development
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Engineering Director - AI Guardrails
Chicago or Minneapolis or Cupertino or Charlotte or Cincinnati or Minneapolis or Hopkins
$160k-$188k/yr HybridFull Time
U.S. Bank
U.S. BankNYSE: USB: Provider of personal, business, and institutional financial services.
10+ YOE6+ MgmtBachelor's in CS/Engineering or equivalent, 10+ years software engineering experience, 5–6+ years managing engineering teams, experience with cloud-native platforms (Azure/AWS), distributed systems, AI/ML concepts, AI governance, security and compliance.
Azure, AWS, Jira
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Director of Engineering
San Jose, California, United States
$210k-$303k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Altera
Altera: Manufacturer of field-programmable gate arrays and programmable logic devices.
12+ YOE6+ MgmtBachelor's in CS/CE/EE required, 12+ years technical experience, 6+ years engineering leadership, FPGA and software IP expertise, experience with platforms, CI/CD, Quartus; U.S. export authorization eligibility required.
Quartus, CI/CD, SDKs, Agile
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Director of Engineering -Exchange
Seattle or San Jose
$175k-$260k/yr HybridFull Time
Extreme Networks
Extreme NetworksNASDAQ: EXTR: Provides cloud-managed networking hardware and software solutions.
15+ YOE5+ Mgmt15+ years software engineering experience with 10+ years engineering leadership and 5+ years managing managers; experience building scalable, secure cloud-native AI/platform services; strong communication and distributed systems expertise.
Model Context Protocol (MCP), Kubernetes, Docker, Kafka, AWS, Azure, GCP, SQL, NoSQL, vector databases, graph databases
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Director of Engineering, Graph
San Jose or Seattle
$187k-$358k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Adobe
AdobeNASDAQ: ADBE: Provides software for digital media creation and marketing analytics
12+ YOE5+ Mgmt12+ years software engineering with 5+ years in leadership; proven track record shipping complex platforms and leading teams; strong distributed-systems background.
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Director / Senior Director, Platform Software Engineering
Hong Kong or San Jose
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Nex
Nex: Gaming system that turns body movement into interactive play.
Experience leading teams delivering OS and cloud services at scale; strong people leadership; hands-on with device software and cloud; focus on reliability, security, privacy, and compliance; ability to work across global time zones.
Android, Cloud services, DevOps, OTA pipelines, Observability, Play Pass, Security, Privacy, Compliance
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Director of Engineering - AI Control Tower
Santa Clara, California, United States
$221k-$387k/yr HybridFull Time
ServiceNow
ServiceNowNYSE: NOW: Provides a cloud platform for automating enterprise digital workflows.
10+ YOE4+ Mgmt10+ years software engineering with 4+ years leading engineering teams; startup product experience; cloud-native SaaS, API, data modeling, and AI-native engineering expertise.
REST, gRPC, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, GCP, Terraform, CloudFormation, Helm, OpenAPI, MCP
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Director, Software Manufacturing
San Jose, California, United States
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Lumilens
Lumilens: Designs photonic interconnects for AI supercomputing infrastructure.
12+ YOE5+ Mgmt12+ years in software with manufacturing focus; 5+ years leading engineering teams; strong background in manufacturing software, test automation, MES, and data systems; experience with NPI to high-volume manufacturing; collaboration with contract manufacturers.
Python, C/C++, Automation, Data pipelines, MES
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Senior Director, Design Engineering 1
San Jose, California, United States
$208k-$367k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Celestica
CelesticaNYSE: CLS: Provides design, manufacturing, and supply chain solutions for electronics.
15+ YOE15+ years in product architecture and engineering; expert software and hardware knowledge; customer engagement and leadership; hands-on with C/C++, Python, Linux kernel, platform drivers, open source, and networking chipsets; bachelor\u0002s degree or equivalent.
C/C++, Python, Linux kernel, Platform drivers, Open source development, Networking switching chipsets, AI/ML, GenAI
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Director of Systems/Electrical Engineering
Santa Clara, California, United States
$206k-$284k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Applied Materials
Applied MaterialsNASDAQ: AMAT: Produces equipment and services for chip and display manufacturing.
15+ YOE15+ years industry experience with degree in systems or electrical engineering; experience leading global teams; expertise in control architecture (EtherCAT, DeviceNet), analog/digital and motion control, system integration, PCB design, and software development.
EtherCAT, DeviceNet, PCB design
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Software Development Snr Director
Seattle or Santa Clara or Austin or Nashville
$194k-$414k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Oracle
OracleNYSE: ORCL: Provides cloud infrastructure and enterprise software for global businesses.
10+ YOE5+ MgmtBachelor’s in Computer Science,10+ years software engineering experience,5+ years managing engineering teams, experience with large-scale distributed systems, delivery of multi-team initiatives, and leadership using OKRs.
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