Senior Engineering Manager (Ground Segment)

We are seeking an experienced software engineering manager to support the development of new tools to create science-quality surface reflectance and land surface temperature analysis-ready data from Hydrosat’s Earth observation constellation. This role will appeal to candidates that are looking to use their leadership and software engineering skills to make an impact on the world in agriculture, climate, and public safety applications. The right candidate will be endlessly excited about supporting a team of world class software engineers and data scientists working in the domains of imaging science, computer vision, geospatial APIs, and large-scale data processing.

What you’ll do:

• Manage development project goals, contribute to product strategy, and develop a team of high impact software engineers

• Establish and maintain an effective process for developing production quality software

• Support a team of software engineers and data scientists, including resource planning, hiring, professional development, and mentorship

• Lead technical projects by example, providing suggested approaches, code contributions, and code reviews

• Work closely with program and product management to ensure objectives, priorities, and acceptance criteria are well understood

• Balance new feature development requests with addressing technical debt and stability

• Constantly optimize the happiness and productivity of a remote team through clear communication and feedback

• US Citizen or Permanent Resident

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with 5+ years in a leadership role

• Experience in Earth observation, geospatial, imaging science, or computer vision fields

• Experience working with large raster or image data sets

• Experience working with cloud infrastructure and security

• Demonstrable experience growing and mentoring teams

• Strong first principles thinking and decision making

• Strong team player with demonstrated ability to take ownership and drive execution

Desired Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in physics, math, or computer science

• Experience architecting and developing new services