Director, System Software

• Lead the software team and collaborate with technical teams to build and maintain long-term roadmaps for software projects
• Capture feature requests from internal discussions and external requirements
• Manage conflicting priorities and deliver according to company needs and timescales
• Drive detailed software solutions with the software team
• Provide clear updates on issues and progress to stakeholders
• Own and maintain the software team’s backlog with team members and project management
• Serve as the first point of contact for understanding the software architecture at a high level
• Ensure the software team’s effectiveness, efficiency, delivery speed, and quality
• Support team members and look after their wellbeing
• Conduct performance reviews and support career development
• Plan future software team growth with the SVP of Engineering and Chief Technology Officer
• Define and evolve internal team and DevOps processes
• Develop stronger cross-team interfaces and processes
• Establish and drive development, DevOps, release, and third-line support processes
• Specify a modular full-stack software solution spanning real-time control and monitoring, IR and quantum compiler layers, and application demonstration

Requirements

• Proven experience managing a software organisation containing tens of engineers and subject matter experts
• Track record of setting priorities, giving clear expectations, and ensuring results meet internal and external customer needs
• Ability to distinguish critical items from urgent items
• Proven ability to delegate appropriately while maintaining quality and delivery pace in a high-tech startup
• Detailed technical background in more than one of: real-time embedded software, compiler development, assembler development, graph algorithmic representations, system monitoring, data centre deployments
• Clear understanding of standard software development processes
• Pragmatic approach to applying software development processes in a growing organisation
• Excellent technical and organisational communication skills across the organisation and with external stakeholders
• Understanding of branching and release practices, and when to use them
• Understanding of how to organise internal triage and support as the external customer base grows
• Experience tracking delivery of new features, including scoping, estimation, release planning, and tracking is desirable
• Previous exposure to quantum systems is not required

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong leadership in managing software teams, ensuring effective communication, and driving software development processes. Possesses a detailed technical background in real-time embedded software and compiler development, with a focus on delivering high-quality software solutions.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Software Team Leadership
• Real-Time Embedded Software
• Compiler Development
• Software Development Processes
• Technical Communication

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Real-Time Embedded Software
• Compiler Development
• Assembler Development
• Graph Algorithmic Representations
• System Monitoring
• Data Centre Deployments
• Software Development Processes
• Feature Scoping
• Release Planning
• Delivery Tracking

Soft Skills

• Organisational Communication
• Delegation
• Prioritization
• Team Support
• Performance Review

Industry Keywords

• High-Tech Startup
• Quantum Systems
• Internal Triage
• Customer Needs

Tools & Technologies

• DevOps Processes
• Software Architecture
• Backlog Management
• Cross-Team Interfaces