Lead and manage a remote team of engineers in the US and Mexico in the development of a large, complex video and robotics system involving multiple components.
Design, develop, and maintain software for the Iris platform that runs: Browser+Electron (TypeScript + React); Desktop (Go + Rust); Embedded (Go + Rust).
Provide leadership through coaching and mentoring, and leverage best practice to maintain high standards of software quality within the team
Co-ordinate with stakeholders throughout the organization and act as point of contact ensuring swift communications across geographies.
Oversee day to day operations and activities, scheduling and capacity management across releases.
Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in the field, including having an opinion on the place of LLMs and AI agents in the development process and continuously updating this opinion as the area evolves

Requirements

Experience coaching, mentoring, and leading software engineers consistently over several years
Demonstrated experience (or strong demonstrated interest) in one or more of the following: distributed computing; robotics; AI/ML; video products; large scale infrastructure; complex IoT systems; real-time or mission-critical systems e.g. autonomous vehicles, avionics, spacecraft, drones etc
You are a pragmatist, not a perfectionist. You'll balance proper brakes and acceleration to engineering "refactors", adoption of new technologies, and justify that with the business needs
Proficiency in JS/TS; Go; and Rust (or a willingness to learn Rust)
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically
Strong communication and collaboration skills for effectively leading a remote team
Passion for innovation and the ability to take ownership of complex projects
High EQ and high empathy for supporting and motivating colleagues to do their best work.
Awareness of the challenges and opportunities associated with working in a small, fast-paced startup environment

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

TypeScriptReactGoRustdistributed computingroboticsAI/MLvideo productsIoT systemsreal-time systems

Soft Skills

coachingmentoringleadershipproblem-solvingcritical thinkingcommunicationcollaborationinnovationownershipempathy