Senior Director, Software Engineering
About The Position
Pickle is on the hunt for a dynamic and driven Senior Director of Software Engineering to revolutionize the future of warehouse automation. The ideal candidate is an experienced engineering leader with deep expertise and a passion for robotics. They will actively collaborate across teams, partnering with key stakeholders in product, deployment, hardware, and sales to create customer-focused solutions. The Senior Director of Software Engineering will oversee multiple engineering teams focused on developing cutting-edge solutions in autonomy, robot performance, and human-machine interfaces.
Requirements
- An engineer with 10+ years of experience in a software engineering role, with progressively increasing responsibility over time.
- A strategic people leader with 7+ years in a management role within software engineering.
- A talented roboticist with several years of experience in developing products, ideally in the warehouse automation and/or supply chain space.
- Experienced with a variety of modern programming languages. Can include: C/C++, Python, Javascript/Typescript, Rust.
- Demonstrated experience applying AI/ML technologies to real-world hardware and systems, with a focus on scalable, reliable solutions.
- Strong understanding of ML applications across devices, embedded software, robotics, and related domains, with an emphasis on feasibility and impact.
- Proven expertise in applying SOLID principles to create robust, maintainable, and adaptable software architectures within agile development environments.
- Skilled in applying best practices for integrating modern machine learning and AI technologies.
- A world-class coach, mentor and leader; You are able to help engineers thrive and can inspire teams to achieve impossible things.
- Able to manage staff from diverse backgrounds and career paths, from experienced, expert-level engineers to early-career startup developers.
- Willing and able to work from our Charlestown, MA office at least 3x per week. Pickle values time spent collaborating face-to-face, both with our human colleagues and our robots.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and manage multiple software engineering teams, including individual contributors and engineering managers.
- Negotiate the distribution of features across releases for all software teams, empowering engineers with the freedom and responsibility to own their work.
- Lead the overall software development process, diving in and out of the trenches to create processes that enable high levels of execution.
- Collaborate with other members of Pickle's leadership team to shape the long-term vision and direction of the company's software development efforts.
- Partner with Product & Program Management to track progress toward each release as well as any changes in deadlines or deliverables.
- Identify gaps within the software team, whether structural or skill-based, and collaborate with People Operations to fill, upskill, or outsource as needed.
- Oversee the software engineering budget, making data-driven decisions about investments in tools, technology, and personnel.
- Manage relationships with external vendors and service providers as necessary.
Benefits
- health, dental, & vision insurance
- unlimited vacation, along with all federal and state holidays
- 401K contributions of 5% your salary
- travel supplies, and other items to make your working life more fun, comfortable, and productive
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Industry
Telecommunications
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
