Director of Software Engineering

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Locations

Oakland, CA, USA

Experience Level

Entry

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Desired Skills

C/C++/C#

Python

Communications

Requirements

Eagerness to learn, solve challenging problems, and lead with curiosity
A desire for career growth and ownership of your work
Excitement about amplifying human potential with state-of-the-art robotics
At least eight years of professional experience managing high-performance, technical teams of size at least 15
Held a Head/Director/VP-level role before (have managed managers)
Excellent communication skills
Competency in project management, driving effective prioritization, timeline estimation, and coordination of work phases with cross functional teams (particularly hardware, electrical, manufacturing)
A deep understanding of what roles are needed and how to organize the team to service different phases of the product lifecycle (POC, Prototype, Scaling) and different phases of product development (design, build, test, deploy)
A passion for effective prioritization / coordination of work phases and driving continuous improvement
Strong software intuition for faster decision making, working with technical leads to guide designs without extensive analysis
Familiarity with objective Python / C++ development and cloud architecture

Responsibilities

Ensure the software team consistently achieves timeline commitments with high quality products
Manage a high-morale, motivated software team that exhibits exceptional internal collaboration
Prioritize team tasks and help remove blockers
Drive alignment towards critical project objectives, delegating and sequence team efforts
Define, create, and maintain streamlined and transparent engineering standards and development processes
Run team meetings and development cycles (e.g. sprints, standups).Grow the team through hiring initiatives, direct mentorship, and coaching
Foster an optimistic, accountable, and collaborative culture

We are a well-funded Series A startup on a mission to make e-commerce logistics more human-friendly and efficient with AI-powered robotics.

Founded by leading robotics researchers, we are growing our team of dynamic and compassionate tech enthusiasts to deploy robots at scale. Join us in building the most dexterous robots on the planet!

We seek a Director of Software Engineering to manage a world-class team of software engineers, driving alignment towards critical objectives, prioritizing and sequencing team efforts, and providing direction and mentorship to team members. In this role, you will work closely with the CTO, VP of Software, VP of Hardware, Product Lead, and VP of Manufacturing.

In this role, you will:

Ensure the software team consistently achieves timeline commitments with high quality products.
Manage a high-morale, motivated software team that exhibits exceptional internal collaboration.
Prioritize team tasks and help remove blockers.
Drive alignment towards critical project objectives, delegating and sequence team efforts.
Define, create, and maintain streamlined and transparent engineering standards and development processes.
Run team meetings and development cycles (e.g. sprints, standups).Grow the team through hiring initiatives, direct mentorship, and coaching.
Foster an optimistic, accountable, and collaborative culture.

You’re a good fit if you have:

Eagerness to learn, solve challenging problems, and lead with curiosity.
A desire for career growth and ownership of your work.
Excitement about amplifying human potential with state-of-the-art robotics.
At least eight years of professional experience managing high-performance, technical teams of size at least 15.
Held a Head/Director/VP-level role before (have managed managers).
Excellent communication skills.
Competency in project management, driving effective prioritization, timeline estimation, and coordination of work phases with cross functional teams (particularly hardware, electrical, manufacturing).
A deep understanding of what roles are needed and how to organize the team to service different phases of the product lifecycle (POC, Prototype, Scaling) and different phases of product development (design, build, test, deploy).
A passion for effective prioritization / coordination of work phases and driving continuous improvement.
Strong software intuition for faster decision making, working with technical leads to guide designs without extensive analysis.
Familiarity with objective Python / C++ development and cloud architecture.

In addition to competitive compensation, we offer benefits such as:

Health, dental, and vision insurance
401k with 5% matching by Ambi
Unlimited PTO
Access to a full gym at HQ
Free parking on site at HQ
Free lunches 2x per week
Equity ownership

Ambi Robotics is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage and embrace applicants of all backgrounds to apply!

Disclaimers

Ambi Robotics provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Ambi Robotics will comply with federal and state mandates regarding COVID-19 vaccinations. We will require employees coming on-site to be vaccinated or in compliance with weekly testing requirements. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

11-50 employees

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Robotics company building solutions for warehouses and last-mile sorting