Software Engineering Manager

Job Details

Job Description:

Our group is responsible for developing Linux drivers and technologies for Intel's Graphics/Compute products, as well as GPU software stack integration and validation. We commit to high-quality code to drive open-source software reliability, accessibility, security, and performance.

This is a place where people do meaningful work and enjoy doing it. We are a growing cross-geo organization, looking for a brilliant, talented manager to lead our highly efficient team of kernel domain individual contributors.

You should be eager to work in a diverse team environment and collaborate with others in cross-site organizations, while providing strategic leadership and technical guidance.

Responsibilities

Team Leadership and Management:

• Lead and manage a team of highly skilled kernel developers and individual contributors
• Provide technical mentorship and career development guidance to team members
• Foster a collaborative and innovative team culture that promotes excellence in open-source development
• Conduct performance reviews, set goals, and support professional growth
  
  

Technical Leadership

• Drive technical strategy and roadmap for open-source KMD/DRM development initiatives
• Guide testing and validation strategies for memory management modules for Intel's GPUs, networking stack to support multi-GPU communication
• Lead pre- and post-silicon qualification efforts for Intel's GPU/HW products
• Review and approve technical designs and architectural decisions
  
  

Stakeholder Management

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and senior leadership on project planning and execution
• Manage relationships with open-source community stakeholders and maintainers
• Coordinate with cross-site organizations to ensure effective communication
  
  

Strategic Planning

• Develop and execute team objectives aligned with organizational goals
• Manage project timelines, resource allocation, and deliverable commitments
• Identify and mitigate technical and operational risks
• Drive continuous improvement in development processes and methodologies
  
  

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Electronics/Electrical Engineering (Master’s preferred)
• 15+ years of experience in large-scale software product development
• 5+ years of proven people management experience leading technical teams
• 10+ years of hands-on experience in C programming and Linux kernel development
  
  

Technical Expertise

• Deep understanding of Ultra Accelerator Link (UALink) open specification for die-to-die interconnect and serial bus architecture
• Deep expertise in DRM/KMD driver development
• Knowledge of UALink's role in enabling high-bandwidth, low-latency connections between AI processing units
• 6+ years of experience developing DRM/KMD drivers for Linux with GPU, multi-die, and scale-out systems
• Strong presence and contributions in the open-source community with a demonstrated track record of upstream contributions
• Experience with GPU architecture and graphics/compute technologies
  
  

Leadership Skills

• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop high-performing technical teams
• Strong communication and presentation skills for technical and executive audiences
• Experience managing distributed/cross-geo teams
• Ability to balance technical depth with management responsibilities
  
  

Additional Requirements

• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle and agile methodologies
• Ability to make strategic technical decisions and drive consensus across teams
  
  

This position is expected to change location in the near future to the Petah Tikva campus.

Job Type

Experienced Hire

Shift

Shift 1 (Israel)

Primary Location:

Israel, Tel Aviv

Additional Locations:

Business Group

The Software and AI (SAI) Team drives customer value by enabling differentiated experiences through leadership AI technologies and foundational software stacks, products, and services. The group is responsible for developing the holistic strategy for client and data center software in collaboration with OSVs, ISVs, developers, partners and OEMs. The group delivers specialized NPU IP to enable the AI PC and GPU IP to support all of Intel's market segments. The group also has HW and SW engineering experts responsible for delivering IP, SOCs, runtimes, and platforms to support the CPU and GPU/accelerator roadmap, inclusive of integrated and discrete graphics.

Posting Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Position of Trust

N/A

Work Model for this Role

This role will be eligible for our hybrid work model which allows employees to split their time between working on-site at their assigned Intel site and off-site. * Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.