About the Software Team in the Philippines

Software is becoming an ever-bigger part of our products at Dyson. Connectivity, advanced User Interfaces, and Artificial Intelligence are part of the solutions for most of our products.

We are looking to onboard a passionate and talented Software Engineering Manager to join us at our campus in the Philippines. In this role, you will lead and mentor a team of embedded software engineers, driving the development and delivery of high-quality software solutions for Dyson’s beauty products. You will work closely with global engineering teams and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure software is delivered on time, on quality, on spec, and on cost.

About the Role

Team Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of embedded software engineers and technical leads.
• Create a high-performing team culture focused on collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Support career development, performance management, and employee engagement initiatives.

Delivery

• Own the successful delivery of embedded software solutions for Dyson’s beauty products.
• Plan, prioritize, and coordinate team activities to ensure project milestones and delivery commitments are met.
• Manage risks, dependencies, and issues, escalating where appropriate.

Collaboration

• Build strong relationships with global software teams, hardware engineers, product owners, and test teams.
• Work cross-functionally to align software deliverables with product and business objectives.
• Support effective communication between local and global teams.

Communication

• Provide clear and timely updates on project status, risks, and delivery progress to stakeholders and leadership teams.
• Translate technical concepts into clear business-focused messages for non-technical audiences when required.

Technical Leadership

• Guide software architecture, design, and implementation activities across the team.
• Promote engineering best practices including code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, version control, and software quality standards.
• Support the resolution of complex technical issues and provide technical mentoring where needed.

Talent

• Support hiring, onboarding, development, and retention of high-performing software engineering talent.
• Identify skills gaps and work with leadership to build team capabilities.

Continuous Improvement

• Drive improvements in engineering processes, toolchains, and ways of working.
• Foster a culture of learning, innovation, and operational excellence.

About You

• 3–5+ years of people leadership experience managing software engineering teams.
• 8–10+ years of embedded software development experience using C/C++.
• Strong experience developing software in both bare metal and RTOS environments.
• Proven experience delivering production-quality embedded software products.
• Solid understanding of modern Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) practices including Agile methodologies, CI/CD, automated testing, version control, and code review processes.
• Experience managing software development activities within Agile frameworks using tools such as Jira.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and team development capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to manage competing priorities across multiple projects and schedules.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Fluent in English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in consumer electronics, IoT, or connected device development.
• Expertise in IoT, motor control, and sensor control software.
• Knowledge of software build systems, release management, and configuration management tools.
• Experience working within globally distributed engineering teams.

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