Director of Software
Core
Lead software execution and roadmap for autonomous long-range cargo aircraft flying real missions, bridging software, aircraft, operators, and customers.
Role type
Director of Software (Hands-on IC leadership)
Builds
Autonomous cargo aircraft software systems (SkyNav, autonomy stack, internal tools)
Domain
Aviation + Autonomous Systems + Robotics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Software execution & roadmap ownership, Team building & scaling, Org design, Systems thinking (autonomy/frontend/backend/infra), Hardware-software integration, Python, C++, JavaScript
Preferred skills
Production hardware/flight systems experience, Startup scaling experience, ROS, ElectronJS, Ardupilot, Mavlink
Responsibilities
Own software execution and roadmap across autonomy and SkyNav, Build and lead software teams (hiring, performance, growth), Act as player coach (write code, review code, solve hard problems), Partner with hardware/flight/manufacturing to ensure co-evolution, Iterate software based on live deployment feedback, Improve reliability and maintainability for scaling fleets
Seniority
Director, hands-on IC leadership