Software Engineering Manager

Near Space Labs is seeking an experienced engineering leader to guide their Software Engineering team. This role involves executing on roadmaps, scoping projects, offering technical guidance, and managing a team of 3-5 engineers. The focus will be on contributing to the architecture of imagery processing pipelines, APIs, and cloud infrastructure to support both internal and external products. The ideal candidate should have a deep understanding of testing practices, CI/CD, and maintaining the integrity and availability of user-facing APIs and data.

• Working closely with VP of Product and CTO to translate requirements for new projects and products into specific scopes and see their implementation through sprints
• Managing 3-5 engineers in the software engineering team
• Ensuring delivery timelines of engineering projects
• Providing detailed technical guidance during the implementation of new microservices, cloud infrastructure, data pipelines, and APIs
• Establishing rigorous practices on software testing, deployment, and CI/CD
• Ensuring the integrity and availability of user-facing APIs and Data

• 10+ years of experience in a professional software development environment
• Knowledgeable in robust and scalable backends, microservices, and data pipelines
• Deep understanding of testing practices, CI/CD, staging and test environments, fall-back systems, and backups to avoid regression in user-facing products and systems
• Experience managing engineering teams in a high-performance, high-speed setting, maintaining team cohesion and culture
• Experience growing other people and managers
• Experience working with senior leadership and being goal-oriented
• Shipped code used by paying customers
• Experience with geospatial standards and frameworks is nice to have
• Experience in any of these areas is a plus

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 6 weeks of paid time off
• Equity
• Annual team offsites
• Visit our New York & Barcelona offices
• Opportunity to attend a balloon launch
• An exciting startup culture where you will have the opportunity to play a critical role in building and scaling a one-of-a-kind technology and organization
• You will be part of an enthusiastic, international and motivated team of professionals who are committed to building unique technologies, being rigorous, and finding novel solutions to interesting problems
• A diverse and inclusive workplace where we welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives
• A commitment that you will never be bored
• Equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability or genetics
• Encouragement for members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply, including women, people of color, LGBTQ people, veterans, and people with disabilities.