Lead Software Engineer

Logitech is the Sweet Spot for people who want their actions to have a positive global impact while having the flexibility to do it in their own way.

Lead Software Engineer  C++ 

Job Description

The Role:

The Desktop Experience team is searching for a proven Lead Software Engineer to join our Chennai office and drive the development of our next-generation software for creativity and productivity peripherals. In this role, you will provide both hands-on technical expertise and strategic guidance, leading the evolution of products that enable seamless, intuitive digital experiences for users globally. You will serve as the primary technical authority for complex projects, overseeing architecture, driving key engineering decisions, and elevating coding standards. In addition to your own contributions, you will mentor and guide a talented team of engineers, ensuring technical excellence and fostering growth. You will closely collaborate with cross-functional partners—including product management, firmware, QA, and design—to deliver robust, scalable solutions and explore new technologies.

Your Contribution

• Architect and Drive Technical Solutions
  • Spearhead the end-to-end design and development of next-generation software for Logitech’s Desktop Experience peripherals using modern C++.
  • Take primary ownership of architectural choices, ensuring alignment with business and user needs across platforms like Mac and Windows.
• Project and Team Leadership
  • Lead engineering initiatives for developing and enhancing Logitech’s input peripherals, such as mice, keyboards, presenters, and webcams.
  • Mentor and guide the engineering team, facilitating code reviews, technical discussions, and professional growth.
• Feature Delivery and Operational Excellence
  • Oversee and direct the design, build, implementation, and maintenance of new features, ensuring robust backend logic and seamless integration with front-end services.
  • Ensure performance, scalability, and responsiveness of software, setting higher benchmarks for quality in every release cycle.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Serve as the central technical liaison, representing the Desktop Experience engineering team in discussions with Product Management, Firmware, QA, and other business units.
  • Effective Software-Firmware interface design discussion and conclusion. 
  • Facilitate productive discussions and reach consensus on the design of the software-firmware interface, ensuring an effective and robust integration.
  • Anticipate and resolve complex design and development issues, leveraging input from diverse stakeholders to accelerate feature delivery.
• Technical Governance
  • Chair technical reviews of system design and interface requirements, providing actionable feedback and ensuring all deliverables meet architectural and business standards.
  • Take the lead in setting and upholding standards for reusable code and shared libraries, promoting best practices for scalability and maintainability.
• Agile Champion
  • Guide scrum processes, promoting team health and high productivity, and actively unblock team challenges to maintain continuous progress.
  • Foster an environment of innovation, where new ideas are translated quickly into prototypes and production-quality features.
• Specialization and Domain Depth
  • Provide deep domain expertise in developing commercial software that interacts with hardware devices, especially on MacOS.
  • Encourage and oversee the adoption of new technology solutions and emerging patterns relevant to hardware-software integration, such as advanced device communication and firmware update strategies.

Required Skill Sets

• Extensive Experience
  • 8+ years of progressive software development, including recent experience in a technical leadership, architectural, or team lead capacity
  • Proven expertise designing and developing desktop applications for Mac and Windows platforms
• Advanced Programming Skills
  • Expert-level C/C++ and object-oriented programming, with strong command of C++14/17 and experience mentoring others on advanced language features
  • Significant experience applying software design patterns, architectural principles, and coding best practices to large-scale projects
• Quality & Testing Leadership
  • Deep expertise in unit testing methodologies, enforcing robust test coverage, and driving quality initiatives across multiple projects
  • Exceptional debugging and performance optimization skills, leading efforts to resolve complex technical challenges
• Hardware & Integration Proficiency
  • Demonstrable commercial experience developing software that interacts with hardware devices, with special focus on Human Interface Device (HID) protocols and MacOS compatibility
  • Hands-on experience in architecting and managing firmware update processes; able to define and oversee reliable integration strategies
• Communication & Stakeholder Leadership
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to distill complex ideas for both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Experience fostering collaboration among teams, leading technical reviews, and providing actionable feedback
• Team and Process Leadership
  • Proven ability to guide team members, delegate responsibilities effectively, and establish practices that promote shared code ownership and continuous improvement

Education:

• B.E. in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a closely related technical field; higher education (M.E./M.Tech/MS) is a plus.
• Equivalent industry experience with demonstrated technical leadership will also be considered.
• Professional certifications and evidence of ongoing learning (e.g., advanced C++ courses, architecture workshops, leadership training) are highly desirable.

Logitech is the sweet spot for people who are passionate about products, making a mark, and having fun doing it. As a company, we’re small and flexible enough for every person to take initiative and make things happen. But we’re big enough in our portfolio, and reach for those actions to have a global impact. That’s a pretty sweet spot to be in and we’re always striving to keep it that way.

 “All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.”

Interview Strategy

For the B.E role we usually have two tech rounds and a managerial round.

Across Logitech we empower collaboration and foster play. We help teams collaborate/learn from anywhere, without compromising on productivity or continuity so it should be no surprise that most of our jobs are open to work from home from most locations. Our hybrid work model allows some employees to work remotely while others work on-premises. Within this structure, you may have teams or departments split between working remotely and working in-house.

Logitech is an amazing place to work because it is full of authentic people who are inclusive by nature as well as by design. Being a global company, we value our diversity and celebrate all our differences. Don’t meet every single requirement? Not a problem. If you feel you are the right candidate for the opportunity, we strongly recommend that you apply. We want to meet you!

We offer comprehensive and competitive benefits packages and working environments that are designed to be flexible and help you to care for yourself and your loved ones, now and in the future. We believe that good health means more than getting medical care when you need it. Logitech supports a culture that encourages individuals to achieve good physical, financial, emotional, intellectual and social wellbeing so we all can create, achieve and enjoy more and support our families. We can’t wait to tell you more about them being that there are too many to list here and they vary based on location.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.

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