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Head of Software Engineering (Remote)

Epsilon3 • Los Angeles, CA, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 1m ago

Full Time Head of Software Engineering (Remote) at Epsilon3 (United States)

Head of Software Engineering (Remote)

Epsilon3 United States

Date Posted: 27 Jun, 2023

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

Salary Offered: $200000 — $270000 yearly

Job Type: Full Time

Experience Required: 11+ years

Remote Work: Yes

Vacancies: 1 available

Epsilon3 is the OS for spacecraft and complex operating procedures. Launched in 2021, we're led by a team of experienced engineers from SpaceX, NASA, Google, Northrop Grumman, and Stanford. Our leadership team worked firsthand on over 100 launches, including mission control for astronauts who traveled to space and back. Epsilon3 is used by companies like Rocket Lab, Virgin Galactic, Firefly Aerospace, Astrobotic, Orbex, and Stoke Space to manage complex engineering, testing, and operating procedures.

Our 40-person crew is fully remote, US-based, and passionate about enabling space exploration. We recently raised a $15M Series A funding round led by Lux Capital, Y Combinator, and other world-class investors.

Epsilon3 is looking for a Head of Engineering with deep experience scaling teams and building a positive culture. This leader will need to develop priorities for the engineering team as well as provide direction on team organization and OKRs. They will work arm-in-arm with the CEO, COO, CISO, CRO, and Chief Engineer to drive growth and customer engagement. The Head of Engineering will ensure that the most effective tools, resources and structures are put in place for successful execution of our product and engineering goals.

This is a highly-impactful leadership role at a fast-growing startup. The right candidate will have extensive experience in building engineering teams and culture, and will have a passion for our customers and the industries that we serve. The right candidate will also embody our company values, both personally and professionally.

Responsibilities:

Build and lead a world-class product and engineering team (currently a team of 25 SWEs)
Collaborate with our GTM and business leaders to ensure alignment on product goals and priorities
Implement hiring plans and career development strategies for the engineering team
Ensure products and features are developed, tested and released on time
Facilitate the development and implementation of disaster recovery and IT security plans
Prepare and present reports on engineering status, goals and progress
Make infrastructure decisions, ensuring technical excellence, versatility, safety and soundness, resiliency and scalability in the architecting and engineering of product solutions, as well as managing all technical delivery

What we're looking for:

A proven engineering department leader with skills in strategic planning, goal setting, processes development, budgeting, and creating opportunities for professional development within technology teams
Strategic smarts, including the ability to identify new opportunities, drive clarity, create focus, and make tough decisions in complex and dynamic contexts
Ability to communicate and coordinate goals across the entire company
Excellent communication, leadership, and strategic thinking abilities with a problem-solving aptitude
Solid understanding of broad technology trends and the ability to align innovation with business goals
Strong communication skills with ability to convey technical topics in easy-to-understand business terms and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and external partners
Proven ability to manage engineering team budgets effectively
Excellent hiring, interviewing and recruiting skills
Excellent organization and time-management skills
Ability to track and identify new technologies to solve complex business issues
Knowledge of latest technological advances that could benefit company
Knowledge of best information security practices
Ability to meet deadlines under pressure
Startup, agile mentality
Excellent leadership skills

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
5+ years of experience in an engineering leadership role
10+ years of experience in software engineering
Experience managing and scaling an organization or team to greater than 50 people
Technology startup experience is preferred
B2B SaaS and/or space industry experience is preferred
Experience with Lean Startup methodologies (agile software development and customer development) is a plus
Proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English is required
US Citizenship required (future security clearance may be needed)
Must be located in the United States

The application: Node.js shop with a React frontend. Platform built on Express, with a hybrid monolith and microservices architecture. We use Postgres, CouchDB and InfluxDB databases, with a core emphasis on Postgres. It's all containerized with Docker, orchestrated with Kubernetes, and Helm charts tie it all together in our CI pipeline.

Annual base salary range: $200,000 - $270,000

Epsilon3 provides equal employment and affirmative action opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.