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Skip · 3 weeks ago

Head of Software Engineering

positionSan Francisco Bay Area
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityDirector/Executive
money$180K/yr - $230K/yr
date10+ years exp

Skip is an early-stage start-up on a mission to enhance mobility through innovative consumer robotics. The Head of Software Engineering will lead the software team, overseeing the development of the software stack and ensuring high-quality execution in building new consumer products.

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Responsibilities

Design our nextgen system architecture, as we go from prototypes -> fleet of 10,000+ MO/GOs shipped to customers homes in the next 18 months
Roadmap our software platform for the next 5 years, including support for multiple products and huge datasets
Personally contribute to critical path items; write high-quality code and tests for both on-device and cloud software components, ensuring high-quality and reliable performance
Assist in integration of mobile Apps with backend services, databases, and APIs to facilitate data storage, retrieval, and analysis
Enable our AI controls engineers to expand our data pipeline, train and deploy individualized ML models for thousands of unique users
Hire exceptional people
Mentor junior team members, role model high standards and encourage the team to be productive collaborators with each other, and emerging AI tools
Contribute to the improvement of software development processes and practices. Engage in code reviews and knowledge sharing to promote a culture of continuous learning. Document development decisions and user workflows, maintaining clarity for future updates and scalability
Collaborate with electrical and firmware engineers to ensure that our actuators and sensors are reliably meeting performance targets
Wear prototypes several hours a week to participate in data collection, test new models and provide feedback
Bring joy to the team, participate in embarrassing team events, tolerate KZ’s terrible music choices

Qualification

Software engineeringEmbedded systemsC++PythonCloud infrastructureConsumer hardwareMachine learningTeam collaborationMentoringSense of humour

Required

10+ years' experience in professional software engineering
5+ years of experience with consumer hardware products
5+ years of experience with embedded systems and firmware
Excellent coding skills in C++, Python, Linux, and general debugging
Experience with cloud infrastructure like GCP
Experience with IoT and edge devices (BLE, wifi etc)
Ability to relocate to work at the Skip Bay Area office
Sense of humour, tolerant of Aussie & Canadian spelling

Preferred

Experience with robotics or mechatronics
Experience with machine learning / ML Ops
Experience in start-up environments
Personal motivation to improve human movement
Taylor Swift fan. Good taste in background music :)

Company

Skip

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Skip is on a mission to make life joyful through powered movement. Movement is a powerful way to build physical, mental and social health.
location
San Francisco, US
people-size2-10 employees
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https://www.skipwithjoy.com/

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage

Leadership Team

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Anna Roumiantseva
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer
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Kathryn Zealand
Founder
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