PQShield

Engineering Manager

• Define and execute the software engineering strategy aligned with the company’s PQC product roadmap.
• Lead and mentor software engineers, developers, and software security experts.
• Champion and refine Agile development processes to improve velocity, predictability, and product quality.
• Stay informed about post-quantum cryptography trends and software implementations.
• Oversee design and implementation of cryptographic software libraries, secure protocols, and secure IP blocks optimized for PQC algorithms.
• Drive software design and integration for secure key management, secure communication protocols, and cryptographic agility.
• Ensure scalable, high-performance software architecture for embedded, mobile, cloud, and data centre applications.
• Support Agile software project execution, including sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Coordinate cryptographers, hardware engineers, and external vendors for software and cryptography integration.
• Implement and enhance testing and verification methodologies, including CI/CD for automated testing, integration, and deployment.
• Collaborate with hardware and cryptography teams on hardware-software co-design and PQC hardware accelerator integration.
• Engage open-source communities and enterprise customers on PQC software IP integration and deployment.
• Communicate technical concepts and development progress to executives, product management, and customers.
• Ensure software products meet security standards and regulations for post-quantum cryptography.
• Enforce secure software development lifecycle principles, including side-channel resistance, secure coding, and cryptographic algorithm agility.

Director of Software Engineering