Pyka · 2 days ago
Head of Software Engineering
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Responsibilities
Manage a team of Software Engineers (currently 7 people), including their career growth and professional development.
Manage the day-to-day priorities of software team members.
Develop and implement processes to ensure the overall quality and safety of our software (especially safety-critical software) remains exceptionally high.
Manage incoming bugs and feature requests and ensure they are efficiently prioritized, resolved/implemented, tested, and deployed.
Work closely with the flight testing team to identify, prioritize, and solve problems from the field.
Work closely with other teams to ensure the software team goals are properly aligned with the rest of the company.
Hire new Software Engineers and grow the team.
Proactively identify roadblocks for the software team and work to remove them.
Qualification
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Required
Experience managing a software team
Experience writing software for physical or robotic systems, especially safety critical software
Experience managing complex projects with competing priorities
Strong technical and problem solving skills and the ability to mentor junior engineers
Strong working knowledge of modern C++
Degree in Software Engineering or related field
Preferred
5+ years of experience managing a software team
Experience writing software for physical or robotic systems, especially safety critical software
Experience managing complex projects with competing priorities
Strong technical and problem solving skills and the ability to mentor junior engineers
Strong working knowledge of modern C++
Degree in Software Engineering or related field
Benefits
Employer-sponsored health, dental and vision insurance
FSA with employer matching
401(k)
Paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave
Free catered lunch and plenty of snacks
Company
Pyka
Pyka is harnessing automation and electrification to make aviation safer, cleaner, and more cost-effective than ever before.
H1B Sponsorship
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2022 (1)
2020 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$48.1MKey Investors
Prime Movers Lab
2022-04-27Series A· $37M
2019-12-24Seed· $8M
2017-08-21Pre Seed· $3.1M
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