Development Tools Software Engineering Manager (f/m/d) - Munich, Germany
$83,390 - $150,850 USD yearly
Originally posted 29 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves leading a team of software engineers and architects responsible for developing advanced debugging, tracing, and performance analysis tools. The team's work enables hardware and software innovation for Intel's computing platforms, supporting data centers, AI workloads, and high-performance computing environments.
What you'll do
- Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of software engineers and architects.
- Drive the delivery of innovative debugging, tracing, and performance analysis solutions.
- Guide software development activities across the full lifecycle, from requirements and architecture through implementation, validation, release, and support.
- Establish clear objectives and create an environment of accountability, collaboration, and technical excellence.
- Partner with stakeholders, customers, and cross-functional teams to understand requirements and deliver impactful solutions.
- Champion engineering best practices, quality standards, automation, and continuous improvement.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 6+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 3 years leading engineers through formal management or technical leadership responsibilities.
- Hands-on experience developing debugging tools, compilers, toolchains, runtimes, or performance analysis software.
- Experience contributing to or leading engagement with open-source software communities.
- Strong understanding of HPC and AI software ecosystems, including SYCL, OpenMP, GPU runtimes and drivers, MPI, cluster computing environments, and AI frameworks.
- Solid knowledge of Linux internals and software packaging ecosystems (DEB/RPM).
- Experience supporting enterprise or strategic customers and managing complex cross-functional dependencies.
- Understanding of the platform development lifecycle, including pre-silicon enablement and early hardware validation.
- Proven ownership of software quality, including defect management, CI/CD, test automation, and release readiness.
- Demonstrated success in hiring, coaching, mentoring, and developing engineering talent.
- Strong English communication skills.
Nice to have
- Experience with GDB or LLDB architecture and internals.
- Knowledge of ELF and DWARF debugging standards.
- Experience with stack unwinding and remote debugging technologies.
- Understanding of GPU debugging concepts, including SIMD/SIMT execution models and accelerator debugging APIs.
- Experience delivering software across both Linux and Windows environments.
- Familiarity with IDE debugger integrations.
- German language skills.
Skills: debugging tools, performance analysis, HPC, AI software ecosystems, Linux internals
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 49-day median for Infrastructure/Platform Software roles.
Infrastructure/Platform Software · Infrastructure Platform
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Open roles in category
851
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Median days open
49 d
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Median salary
$236k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Intel Corporation | All employers we track in this specialty (851 roles · 84 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 22 | 851 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 159 | 5934 · 144 employers |
| Median days open | 48 d | 49 d (−1 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $236k |
Skills observed across this category: debugging tools, performance analysis, HPC, AI software ecosystems, Linux internals
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA · 237 open roles · median 41 d
- Qualcomm · 56 open roles · median 65 d
- AMD · 43 open roles · median 26 d
- Cerebras · 38 open roles · median 64 d
- Graphcore · 36 open roles · median 94 d
- Renesas Electronics · 31 open roles · median 35 d
How we counted: 851 open Infrastructure/Platform Software (Infrastructure Platform) roles from 84 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 29 Sept 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.