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$187k – $271k per year
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In office (San Jose)
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Staff · 10+ years exp
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Altera is a American semiconductor company that specializes in manufacturing programmable logic devices, primary field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), System-on-a-Chip (SoC) FPGAs, and related design software. Originally founded in 1983, the company pioneered reconfigurable hardware before being acquired by Intel in 2015 and later re-established as an independent, standalone enterprise. Its high-performance hardware and intellectual property cores are widely used across data centers, telecommunications, automotive systems, defense, and edge AI applications.

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Job Description:

Altera is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead our Graphical User Interface (GUI) development team in San Jose, CA! You will manage a team of engineers building next-generation user interfaces for Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools. Your team will directly impact how developers design, optimize, and deploy advanced FPGA technologies.

Key Responsibilities

  • Team Leadership: Manage, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of GUI software engineers.

  • Distributed Operations: Coordinate and align engineering efforts across globally distributed engineering teams.

  • Product Delivery: Drive the architecture, design, and execution of intuitive, high-performance GUI applications, working with hardware and software development teams across the company.

  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with product management, applications engineering, and core EDA backend teams to deliver seamless workflows.

The pay range below is for Bay Area California only. Actual salary may vary based on a number of factors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences, trainings, etc. We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance.

$187K - $270.7 USD

We use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for the position.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications

  • Education: BS or MS in Electrical Engineering. A PhD is highly preferred.

  • 5+ years' Management Experience: Proven track record of leading, mentoring, and managing software engineering teams.

  • Global Leadership: Direct experience managing and collaborating with distributed or remote teams.

  • EDA Background: 10+ years' experience in Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software development. Proven experience with developing highly interactive EDA tools. Thorough understanding of improving user productivity through innovative approaches in GUI design.

  • Design Flows: Strong understanding of hardware description languages, synthesis, place-and-route, and ASIC/FPGA design methodologies.

  • Technical Expertise: Deep, hands-on experience withC++, Qt, Python, Tcl, and Java.

Highly Preferred Qualifications

  • Advanced Degree: PhD in Electrical Engineering with a focus on EDA tool development or related fields.

  • Productivity Innovation: Demonstrated success in applying innovative, data-driven approaches to optimize complex user workflows.

Job Type:

Regular

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

Primary Location:

San Jose, California, United States

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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.
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