Director of IT Software Engineering, DevOps

MaxLinear is seeking a Director of IT Software Engineering, DevOps to join our growing team. In this role, you will focus on the following:

• Create a strategy with a coherent plan, apply modern and resilient DevOps pattern, implement, and continuously improve an end2end DevOps engineering system
• Direct all facets of DevOps practices, encompassing development, quality assurance, automation, and fostering a culture of innovation
• Craft and implement new development tools and infrastructure aimed at enhancing efficiency and reliability
• Assist in the valuation and research of complementary products and technologies, integrate AI-based software efficiency tools
• Guide and inspire the global team towards a culture of perpetual growth and learning
• Promote and document best practices, developing tools that empower the organization to create and deploy superior software
• Utilize data to inform decision-making. Analyze data for trends and potential pain points and use this to prioritize and inform how to improve your engineering product
• Work closely with other Software teams across the globe, develop in collaboration, and cross-site management of resources
• Manage communication with various stakeholders and executive leadership to ensure alignment.
• Should be able to motivate, discipline, and groom leaders and provide a constructive environment for the improvement of personal traits and technical skills
• Keep the team informed and current on the company’s direction and roadmap
• Manage hiring, training, and appraisals – rewards and recommends termination as necessary
• Ensure that appropriate development and corporate methods and procedures are followed

• A self-starter who bridges the gap between technology and strategic business outcomes, ensuring the delivery of products, features, and services that surpass expectations
• Real-life DevOps transformation experience with end2end visibility of product development lifecycle, preferably in the semiconductor domain
• Must be a highly technical and hands-on DevOps practitioner who can lead the engineering team with confidence and competency
• Solid experience in software development, engineering, product and program management
• Ability to influence, persuade, and direct sound technical and architectural choices across many teams
• Needs to represent technical direction and architectures to everyone from new grads to C-level executive
• Exceptional interpersonal, management, and decision-making capabilities
• Proven experience in leading teams and managing projects, with a focus on delivering high-quality software solutions
• Experience with CI/ CD toolchain - Atlassian toolchain, Polarion, Octane, Big Picture, Klockwork, Artifactory, etc
• BS in Electrical Engineering or related + 13 years of experience, or MS + 11 years of experience, or Ph.D. + 8 years of experience

MaxLinear has a Total Compensation philosophy which includes base salary and annual discretionary bonus eligibility and many positions also include stock-based compensation.

MaxLinear expects to offer a starting base salary within the range of:  $159,500 to $247,595 Annually

We offer competitive benefits designed to support employee health, welfare, and retirement and some highlights are:  health care benefits, 401k savings plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), paid time off, and a hybrid work schedule.

The actual starting base salary will be determined by the match to certain role-related criteria such as educational degree(s) or equivalent, relevant work experience, skillset needed for the role, and geographic location; this is not an all-inclusive list as some roles may require unique skills or experience.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on race, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.

MaxLinear is a global, NASDAQ-traded company (MXL) where the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well. We are a fabless system-on-chip product company, striving to improve the world’s communication networks for everyone through our highly integrated radio-frequency (RF), analog, digital, and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for access and connectivity, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multi-market applications.

We hire the best people in the industry and engage them in some of the most exciting opportunities that connect the world we live in today. Our growth has come from innovative, bold approaches to solving some of the world’s most challenging communication technology problems in the most efficient and effective manner.

MaxLinear began by developing the world’s first high-performance TV tuner chip using standard CMOS process technology. Others said we couldn’t achieve the extremely high-performance requirements using CMOS, but we proved them wrong and achieved enduring global market leadership with our designs. Since then, we’ve developed a full line of products that drive 4G and 5G infrastructure; enable data center, metro and long-haul optical interconnects; bring 10Gbit to the home; power the IoT revolution; and enable robust and reliable communication in harsh industrial environments. Over the years, we’ve expanded through organic growth and through several acquisitions that have perfectly complemented our existing portfolio and enabled us to deliver complete end-to-end solutions in our target markets. One such example was the acquisition of Intel’s Home Gateway Platform Division that added Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and Broadband Gateway Processor SoC technology to our connected home portfolio creating a complete and scalable platform of connectivity and access solutions to fully address our customers’ needs.

Our headquarters are in Carlsbad, near San Diego, California. We also have major design centers in Irvine and San Jose, California; Waltham, Massachusetts; Vancouver, Canada; Valencia, Spain; Bangalore and Chennai, India; Villach, Austria; Munich, Germany; Israel; and Singapore.

We have approximately 1,500 employees, a substantial majority of whom have engineering degrees and include masters and Ph.D. graduates from many of the premiere universities around the world. Our employees thrive on innovation, outstanding execution, outside-the-box thinking, nimbleness, and collaboration. Together, we form a high-energy business team that is focused on building the best and most innovative products on the market.