Software Engineering Manager @ Sanctuary AI

Your New Role and Team

Sanctuary AI is looking to hire an experienced Software Development Manager to lead our team of simulation and application engineers reporting to the Director of Software Engineering. As a technical leader and mentor, you will be able to impact strategic plans, deliver high-quality products, and cultivate talent while assisting with research efforts to improve our physics engine, general-purpose robots’ simulation presentation, asset pipelines, and knowledge systems.

The ideal applicant for this position is passionate about developing human-like intelligence in general-purpose robots. This role requires experience building an exceptional, enthusiastic team of engineers while collaborating closely with cognitive platform and machine learning teams to execute corporate-wide technical roadmaps and solutions. Ultimately, you will lead technical discussions, direct development team deliverables, anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, and balance the strategic needs versus technical constraints. You will also be at the forefront of crafting technical and product strategies to help us achieve our mission faster.

Our Success Criteria

Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a growing team with assistance from our Senior Leadership Team
Drive technical direction and enable team members’ personal development
Help the team plan and execute software engineering deliverables
Track team velocity and provide metrics for management/improvement
Analyze and evaluate technical risks within the scope of a project and make informed recommendations
Deliver projects on budget, on time, and with high quality
Achieve company-wide visibility as you communicate technical information to a range of audiences, including non-technical internal/external clients

Your Experience

Qualifications

MSc and/or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field and/or equivalent work experience
5+ years of experience in software development
3+ years of experience managing software development teams
1+ years of experience in Project Management (preferably games/software development environment)
Working experience with deploying multi-tier applications reliably
Experience architecting and designing (design patterns, reliability, and scaling) new and current systems
Experience overseeing code and technical documents and providing a timely review to ensure the implementation aligns with company goals

Skills

Excellent understanding and experience using modern software engineering practices such as peer reviews, scrum, CI/CD, and testing
Experience with industry leading game engines like Unreal Engine
Expertise with one more programming or scripting language: Python, Java, C++, JavaScrip
Understanding of networking fundamentals, e.g. TCP/IP, UDP, security, and scalability
Ability to work efficiently, occasionally under challenging timelines with evolving priorities

Traits

Above all else, a consistently positive attitude and a willingness to do whatever it takes to create robust solutions to complex problems
Optimistic listening and conflict resolution capabilities
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Self-motivated and able to solve problems independently
Obsession with bringing human-like intelligence to general-purpose robots

Working at Sanctuary

Sanctuary is an equal opportunity employer; employment with Sanctuary is governed based on skills, competence, and qualifications and will not be influenced in any way by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.

Benefits

Full time employees enjoy medical/dental/vision, life insurance, wellness programs, stock options, paid time off (vacation, paid holidays, sick time, and parental leave), scheduling and worksite flexibility by role, and more.

About Sanctuary

Founded in 2018 by Geordie Rose, Suzanne Gildert, Olivia Norton, and Ajay Agrawal, Sanctuary is a Vancouver, Canada-based company. Sanctuary is on a mission to create the world’s first human-like intelligence in general-purpose robots that will help us work more safely, efficiently, and sustainably. And in the not-too-distant future, help us explore, settle, and prosper in outer space.

Members of the Sanctuary team founded D-Wave (a pioneer in the quantum computing industry), Kindred (first use of reinforcement learning in a production robot), and the Creative Destruction Lab (pioneered a revolutionary method for the commercialization of science for the betterment of humankind). The team has experience launching market-defining innovations rooted in previously unsolved and deep scientific problems.

Recruiting & Employment Agency Notice:

Recruitment and hiring is conducted internally by Sanctuary. We are not seeking or soliciting any new agency partnerships or agreements at this time. Any employment agency or professional recruiter (“Agency”) that provides an unsolicited resume(s) or otherwise presents a prospective job candidate through the Sanctuary career site or directly to any Sanctuary employee, irrevocably grants to Sanctuary the unrestricted right to engage, hire, or contract with that candidate at Sanctuary’s sole discretion without any compensation to the Agency. We appreciate your interest in working together, and should the need arise our Talent Acquisition team will contact any external firms directly.

Our Success Criteria

6 month growth

1 year growth

2 year growth

Benefits