Director, Embedded Tools

at  Analog Devices

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog, digital, and software technologies into solutions that help drive advancements in digitized factories, mobility, and digital healthcare, combat climate change, and reliably connect humans and the world. With revenue of more than $12 billion in FY22 and approximately 25,000 people globally working alongside 125,000 global customers, ADI ensures today’s innovators stay Ahead of What’s Possible.
Job Title: Director of Developer Tools
Location: Limerick
Job Description
We are seeking a strategic and technically adept Director of Developer Tools to lead and coordinate our distributed teams across Western Europe and the East Coast US. In this role, you will oversee the development of the tools and IDEs used by our embedded engineering teams and customers, working alongside key stakeholders in the business to ensure tools we deliver align with business needs and strategic objectives.
This role will require excellent communication and leadership skills to manage multiple teams, drive collaboration, and align tool development with the company’s broader goals. The ideal candidate will have a background in embedded systems, developer tooling, and a proven track record of working with distributed teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leadership & Strategy: Lead, manage, and mentor multiple software and tools teams located across Western Europe and the East Coast US, ensuring effective collaboration and communication between distributed teams.
• Coordination of IDE & Tools Development: Oversee the development of IDE and developer tools, ensuring that the distributed teams are working cohesively toward the same technical and strategic goals.
• Team Integration & Efficiency: Promote and implement best practices for efficient collaboration across geographies and time zones, ensuring smooth integration of software tools and development processes.
• Open-source Collaboration: Engage with open-source development communities, where applicable, to leverage and contribute to external tooling projects that align with the company’s needs.
• Performance & Metrics: Monitor performance across teams, track development milestones, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality developer tools and IDE updates.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with internal teams, including hardware and embedded software engineering, to understand their needs and ensure that developer tools evolve to meet those requirements.
• Process Improvement: Continuously identify opportunities to streamline the development process and enhance productivity within and between distributed teams.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience leading distributed engineering teams across different time zones and regions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate with senior management and technical teams alike.
• Strong understanding of developer tools, IDEs, and their role in embedded engineering workflows.
• Familiarity with software development lifecycles and processes, especially as they relate to developer tooling.
• Experience managing large, distributed engineering teams, ideally across Western Europe and the East Coast US.
• Proven ability to ensure cross-team integration and alignment on tool and IDE development projects.

Strong Differentiators:

• Experience in the embedded field, particularly with another silicon vendor, providing a deep understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities within this space.
• Prior experience in the developer tooling field, including toolchain development or IDE management.
• Experience working with open-source development projects and communities, demonstrating a commitment to leveraging and contributing to the broader open-source ecosystem.

Why Join Us:

• Lead a high-impact team that is critical to the success of our embedded development efforts.
• Work with a globally distributed team of talented engineers across the US and Europe.
• Shape the future of developer tooling in an innovative, fast-paced embedded engineering company.

For positions requiring access to technical data, Analog Devices, Inc. may have to obtain export licensing approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the U.S. Department of State - Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. As such, applicants for this position – except US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, and protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) – may have to go through an export licensing review process.
Analog Devices is an equal opportunity employer. We foster a culture where everyone has an opportunity to succeed regardless of their race, color, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, social or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, union membership, and political affiliation, or any other legally protected group.
Job Req Type: Experienced
Required Travel: Yes, 10% of the time
Shift Type: 1st Shift/Day

• Leadership & Strategy: Lead, manage, and mentor multiple software and tools teams located across Western Europe and the East Coast US, ensuring effective collaboration and communication between distributed teams.
• Coordination of IDE & Tools Development: Oversee the development of IDE and developer tools, ensuring that the distributed teams are working cohesively toward the same technical and strategic goals.
• Team Integration & Efficiency: Promote and implement best practices for efficient collaboration across geographies and time zones, ensuring smooth integration of software tools and development processes.
• Open-source Collaboration: Engage with open-source development communities, where applicable, to leverage and contribute to external tooling projects that align with the company’s needs.
• Performance & Metrics: Monitor performance across teams, track development milestones, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality developer tools and IDE updates.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with internal teams, including hardware and embedded software engineering, to understand their needs and ensure that developer tools evolve to meet those requirements.
• Process Improvement: Continuously identify opportunities to streamline the development process and enhance productivity within and between distributed teams