Director, Software Engineering, Digital Platform

Director of Software Engineering Los Angeles County, CA
Full-time | On-site | Relocation assistance provided

My client is a high-growth aerospace company building next-gen autonomous aerial systems for mission critical applications! The team has been quickly scaling over the past year and is now looking to bring on a Director of Software to guide both the software and the team.

This is for a true technical leader who can own architecture, guide engineering decisions, and build a high-performing team from the ground up.

Own the architecture of a complex, hardware-integrated software stack (real-time + distributed systems).
Lead and scale a growing software team.
Run design reviews and set engineering standards without needing to be in the code daily.
Partner closely with hardware, systems, and program teams to deliver production-ready software.

Strong software architecture experience across complex, real-time or distributed systems.
~5+ years leading and scaling software engineering teams in fast-moving environments.
~ Experience building teams, identifying gaps, and driving hiring plans as the organization grows.
~ Comfortable leading managers, handling performance, and shaping team structure.
~ Familiarity with edge compute platforms or robotics software stacks.
~ Background in autonomy, perception, or large-scale deployments (robotics, AV, UAS, etc.) Government export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), applicants must be a U.S. citizen, lawful U.S. permanent resident (i.e., S. as a refugee or granted asylum, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.Apply ASAP to take advantage of this opportunity!