Director of AI Platform Engineering for Silicon Design

GlobalFoundries; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 193,000 - 319,000; Full time

Job summary

GlobalFoundries is seeking a Director of Software Development to lead the AI-driven silicon design platform. You will guide development across NLP, knowledge graphs, ML pipelines, and multi-modal AI deployments, delivering customer-facing software with strong security and performance.

You will mentor engineering managers, align roadmaps with business goals, and partner with security, cloud, and vendor teams to ensure scalable, high-impact solutions.

Qualifications

• 15+ years software engineering with leadership experience.
• Proven track record delivering AI/ML platforms in production.
• Strong fluency with Python and ML frameworks.
• Experience with AI inference pipelines and cloud architectures.
• Executive-level communication with senior leadership and customers.

Responsibilities

• Own multi-year roadmap for the AI-driven silicon design platform.
• Lead engineering managers and senior engineers; set technical direction.
• Drive architecture for scalability, security, and performance.
• Establish MLOps standards and model lifecycle management.
• Interface with executives and key customers; manage budget and headcount.

Skills

Python

Machine learning frameworks

Executive communication

Strategic planning

AI platform design

Education

Master's or PhD in Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Git workflows

Containerization

Docker

Cloud platforms

Job description

GlobalFoundries is seeking a Director of Software Development to lead the AI-driven silicon design platform. You will guide development across NLP, knowledge graphs, ML pipelines, and multi-modal AI deployments, delivering customer-facing software with strong security and performance.

You will mentor engineering managers, align roadmaps with business goals, and partner with security, cloud, and vendor teams to ensure scalable, high-impact solutions.