Senior Engineering Manager, System Software

About the Company

HP IQ is HP’s new AI innovation lab. Combining startup agility with HP’s global scale, we’re building intelligent technologies that redefine how the world works, creates, and collaborates.

Responsibilities

• Lead, grow and mentor a high-performing embedded software team in a startup environment
• Serve as a technical leader and escalation point for complex hardware/software integration issues
• Communicate technical vision, risks, and progress clearly to cross-functional and executive stakeholders
• Own system-level strategy, architecture, and technical direction across multiple products
• Drive execution of low-level driver and framework software development in C and C++
• Oversee integration between hardware and software, ensuring alignment across cross-functional teams
• Guide performance, power, and thermal optimization efforts
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to define roadmaps, priorities, and deliverables

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in system software engineering or embedded platform software development
• 5+ years leading engineering teams, including mentoring and hiring
• Deep expertise in system design and architecture
• Proficiency in embedded C and modern C++
• Experience with development on Windows, Android, or Linux
• Experience developing stable APIs for scalability and maintainability
• Proven experience driving cross-functional programs from concept to delivery

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with optimization tools such as Perfmon and Perfetto
• Working knowledge of Java and/or Kotlin
• Experience porting reference algorithms to hardware accelerators (GPU, DSP, etc.)
• Experience with board bring up, driver development, and communication protocols (I2C, SPI, UART)
• Familiarity with ARM System-on-Chip (SOC) architecture
• Experience developing bare-metal firmware for microcontrollers
• Ability to use lab equipment like logic analyzers to debug low-level issues

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Long term and short term disability insurance
• Flexible spending account and life insurance
• Generous time off including 4-12 weeks parental leave and 11 paid holidays