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Senior Engineering Manager, System Software at HP IQ

Senior Engineering Manager, System Software

HP IQ · CA, US

2 weeks ago

Senior Engineering Manager, System Software

HP IQ · CA, US

15 days ago
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About the Role

HP IQ's System Software team enables on-device experiences by leveraging hardware capabilities. The team collaborates with partners to develop unique solutions using cutting-edge hardware, sensors, algorithms, and interaction models, solving complex, interdisciplinary problems.

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++ across multiple devices and operating systems.
  • Oversee integration between hardware and software, ensuring alignment across cross-functional teams.
  • Guide performance, power, and thermal optimization efforts.
  • Balance hands-on technical involvement with team leadership, including design reviews, mentorship, and delivery accountability.
  • Partner with internal and external stakeholders to define roadmaps, priorities, and deliverables.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in system software engineering and/or embedded platform software development.
  • 5+ years leading engineering teams, including mentoring, hiring, team growth, and navigating ambiguity in fast-paced environments.
  • 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 that ensure backward compatibility, scalability, and maintainability across system software platforms.
  • Proven experience leading teams in fast-paced environments.
  • Experience driving cross-functional programs from concept to delivery.

Skills

  • Optimization tools such as Perfmon and Perfetto.
  • Java and/or Kotlin.
  • Porting reference algorithms to hardware accelerators (GPU, DSP, etc.).
  • Board bring up, driver development, and communication protocols like I2C, SPI, and UART.
  • ARM System-on-Chip (SOC) architecture.
  • Bare-metal firmware development for microcontrollers.
  • Using common lab equipment (e.g., logic analyzers) to debug low-level SW issues.

Experience Level

  • 10+ years of experience in system software engineering and / or embedded platform software development
  • 5+ years leading engineering teams

Salary/Compensations

  • $179,000 - $252,000

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Long term/short term disability insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible spending account
  • Life insurance
  • Generous time off policies
  • 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
  • 11 paid holidays
  • Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave

About the Company

  • HP IQ is HP’s new AI innovation lab, combining startup agility with HP’s global scale.
  • Building intelligent technologies that redefine how the world works, creates, and collaborates.
  • Assembling a diverse, world-class team—engineers, designers, researchers, and product minds—focused on creating an intelligent ecosystem across HP’s portfolio.
  • Developing intuitive, adaptive solutions that spark creativity, boost productivity, and make collaboration seamless.
  • Creating breakthrough solutions that make complex tasks feel effortless, teamwork more natural, and ideas more impactful—always with a human-centric mindset.
  • Embedding AI advancements into every HP product and service, expanding what’s possible for individuals, organisations, and the future of work.
  • Reinventing work, so people everywhere can do their best work.

Equal Opportunity

  • HP, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and prospective employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic predisposition or carrier status, uniformed service status, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by applicable national, federal, state, and local law(s).
  • Please be assured that you will not be subject to any adverse treatment if you choose to disclose the information requested.
  • This information is provided voluntarily.
  • The information obtained will be kept in strict confidence.
  • If you’d like more information about HP’s EEO Policy or your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click here: Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law – Supplement