Development Tools Engineering Director

Nordic Semiconductor; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible working hours

Medical insurance

Family-friendly policies, insurances,

Job summary

Nordic Semiconductor is seeking a senior leader to head the Engineering of Development Tools, spanning software and hardware toolchains. You will drive the tools roadmap, ensure high-quality releases, and scale an engineering organization across Kraków and Norway.

You will collaborate with Product Managers and cross-functional teams, set technical direction, and advance AI-assisted development and MCP integrations while maintaining strong delivery discipline and KPI reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electronics or related discipline.
• Several years of software or embedded engineering experience with leadership roles including managing managers.
• Proven experience leading multi-site engineering organizations across countries.
• Experience delivering developer tools, IDEs, SDKs or developer platforms used by external customers.
• Strong software architecture knowledge for desktop, mobile, web and command-line apps.
• Modern engineering practices: CI/CD, automated testing, DevOps, release management and secure development.
• Working knowledge of embedded development workflows: toolchains, build systems, debuggers, programmers and IDEs (e.g., VS Code).
• Understanding of AI-assisted development tools, LLM integrations and MCP.
• Understanding of hardware product development including PCB design, manufacturing and test.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Development Tools engineering organization across software and hardware tools.
• Own engineering delivery of the tools roadmap with Product Managers to convert priorities into plans.
• Set technical direction and architecture for Nordic's tools portfolio across platforms.
• Drive AI adoption in tools portfolio and within the engineering practice.
• Build and integrate the Kraków site with existing teams in Norway for a unified cross-site organization.
• Coordinate with business units, SDK and firmware teams to support new products at launch.
• Define and report engineering KPIs such as release predictability and developer satisfaction.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Multi-site leadership

CI/CD

DevOps

Developer tools

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

VS Code

SDKs

Toolchains

Debuggers

Job description

About The Job

In this position, you will lead the engineering of Nordic's development tools, covering both software and hardware tools. The role is accountable for delivering the tools roadmap with high quality, predictable releases, and an engineering organization that can scale. The role is a member of the leadership team for Marketing & Developer Experience, and owns the engineering delivery for the tools roadmap set together with the Product Managers for Software Tools and Hardware tools. You will lead a multi-site organization and work closely with the business units, the SDK and firmware teams, Digital Experience, Technical Documentation, IT, and Technical Marketing.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading the Development Tools engineering organization across software and hardware tools, and holding a seat in the leadership team for Marketing & Developer Experience contributing to priorities beyond the department's own remit
• Owning engineering delivery of the tools roadmap and working with the Product Managers to turn product priorities into an executable engineering plan
• Setting the technical direction and architecture for Nordic's tools portfolio, including shared components, common frameworks and a consistent tools platform across desktop, mobile, web and command-line
• Driving the adoption of AI in the tools portfolio (for example AI-assisted development, MCP servers and agent integrations) and in the team's own engineering practice
• Building up and integrating the Kraków engineering site together with existing teams in Norway, and ensuring the multi-site organization works as one team
• Coordinating with the business units, SDK and firmware teams so that tools support new products and SoCs at launch
• Defining and reporting engineering KPIs, for example release predictability, quality, defect trends and developer satisfaction

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent within computer science, software engineering, electronics engineering or a related field
• Extensive experience in software or embedded engineering, with several years of experience in engineering leadership, including leading managers
• Proven experience leading multi-site engineering organizations, ideally across countries
• Experience delivering developer tools, IDEs, SDKs or developer platforms used by external customers
• Software architecture for desktop, mobile, web and command-line applications
• Modern engineering practice: CI/CD, automated testing, DevOps, release management and secure development
• Working knowledge of embedded development workflows: toolchains, build systems, debuggers, programmers and IDEs (for example VS Code)
• Understanding of AI-assisted development tools, LLM integrations and MCP
• Understanding of hardware product development, including PCB design, manufacturing and test

Leadership Qualities

At Nordic we look for leaders with a passion and ability to lead and develop both people and high-performing teams, empowering others to succeed and grow while creating value for Nordic. You create clarity, communicate the bigger picture, and set direction and priorities the team can act on.

Just as important is how you handle yourself. Self-awareness and a drive to continuously develop yourself as a leader is important, alongside strong business acumen. You take ownership of outcomes and dependencies, acting as a role model for Nordic values through proactive, creative leadership that drives best-in-class solutions. You make trade-offs and decisions explicit and visible rather than letting them stay implicit and managed quietly.

You let the overall best interests of Nordic guide your decision-making, while keeping both short- and long-term perspectives in mind. Deep technical or domain credibility matters, but what we’re hiring for is the ability to build capability in others and the organization around you, including building a talent pool and pipeline and attracting industry-leading talent.

Working for Nordic

Working at Nordic, you will be inspired and supported to develop yourself. Our teams enjoy a professional and informal working environment. We value and encourage the continuous development of skills and expertise to the highest levels. We are proud of our Norwegian heritage, our highly skilled international workforce, and our world-leading innovation.

We offer a variety of tasks and projects, and the possibility to work alongside some of the world’s most renowned experts within their field. We encourage our employees to question the established and innovate while expecting professionalism, commitment, and the will to learn.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with short- and long-term incentive plan
• Flexible working hours
• Medical insurance
• Family-friendly policies, insurances, and benefits

Practical details

• Location: Trondheim, Norway | Kraków, Poland

Please note that this position might be subject to a background check.