Director, Software Engineering

Stored Energy Systems•Longmont, CO

4h•$188,000 - $210,000•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a Director, Software Engineering with experience developing embedded firmware as well as Windows, mobile, and web applications, to lead our software engineering team. The Director, Software Engineering leads a team of software engineers building and sustaining software across the full device stack including embedded firmware as well as Windows, mobile, and web applications. This role is accountable for delivery, quality, architecture, and team health, ensuring device and application software work seamlessly together to deliver a reliable end-to-end customer experience.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or similar related field.
7+ years of software experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
2+ years in engineering management with a strong track record building dynamic teams across various domains and technologies.
Ability to motivate and influence other team members to accomplish goals.
Software engineering best practices expert in coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
Strong engineering fundamentals in development and testing with microcontroller-based embedded systems.
Mastery of computer programming and scripting languages (C, C++, BASH).
Experience working with server web frameworks (ASP.net, C#, Java, JavaScript, etc.)
In-depth experience working in an Agile, Product Management, and DevOps software environment.

Responsibilities

Manage the Software Engineering team responsible for the design of new products.
Set and track KPIs and team goals related to release frequency, defect escapes, software responsiveness, technical debt ratio, and innovation.
Balance workloads across the team, establish priorities, coach and mentor individuals, and monitor progress to ensure that objectives are completed in a timely manner.
Conduct performance reviews and appraisals to evaluate team members' performance.
Design, develop, enhance, and maintain product firmware for a wide range of targets including small, embedded microcontrollers and processors running embedded Linux.
Manage, direct, and contribute to .Net Core applications intended for phones, desktops, and the web.
Test, troubleshoot, debug, and resolve technical issues.
Serve as technical expert and a product expert for the team with in-depth knowledge of the SENS hardware products, their integration with SENS software, and how the end customer will interact with them.
Participate in the full life cycle of product development including requirement definition, project planning, design, implementation, test, and maintenance.
Manage the software repository and associated automations (GitHub, etc.).