Software Engineering Manager

Overview

Lead and scale Baya Systems' Bangalore-based software engineering team, which develops low-level software, drivers, firmware and software toolchains for the company's silicon IP portfolio, while aligning closely with US-based architecture, IP design and product leadership teams.

What you'll do

• Lead, mentor and scale an engineering team of 10–15+ software engineers, from mid-level developers to principal software architects.
• Drive hiring, performance evaluations, technical mentoring and career progression frameworks for the Bangalore software engineering organization.
• Build strong collaborative channels with US-based hardware architecture, silicon validation and product management teams to ensure seamless cross-geographic project planning and delivery.
• Develop Baya's system software in Python and C++.
• Develop core software optimization algorithms and platforms.
• Build performance models of different IP's.
• Work closely with hardware teams to implement configuration knobs for IP's.
• Execute verification test plans to produce high-quality software.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 12+ years total technical experience in the semiconductor, SoC, or silicon IP domain.
• At least 3–5+ years in formal people management.
• Proven track record of direct line management for teams of 10 to 15+ software engineers in a fast-paced product environment.
• Willingness and capability to work 100% onsite at the Bangalore office with daily overlap across US time zones.

Nice to have

• Prior background at a tier-1 semiconductor company or leading silicon IP provider (e.g., Synopsys, Cadence, Arm, Qualcomm, Intel, AMD, MediaTek, Marvell).
• Prior experience establishing or growing an India software engineering center operating in tight synchronization with US engineering headquarters.
• Experience delivering commercial software development kits (SDKs) and reference software stacks directly to global OEM/tier-1 customers.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India (100% Onsite).
• Team footprint: US and India cross-site operations.
• Daily overlap across US time zones required.
• Compensation: Salary commensurate with experience; performance incentives; comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits; 401(k) retirement plan; equity.