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Pyka · 2 days ago

Head of Software Engineering

Oakland, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Director

$170K/yr - $240K/yr

5+ years exp

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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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Software ManagementProject ManagementModern C++Software EngineeringProblem SolvingMentoringTeam Management

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.

Founded in 2017

Oakland, California, USA

51-200 employees

https://www.flypyka.com

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