Director of Software Engineering

Aerostrat is a fast-growing B2B SaaS company building a complete maintenance planning solution for the aviation industry. As Director of Software Engineering, you will be responsible for the direction, strategy, and execution of Engineering and Technology, ensuring the development of scalable, secure, and efficient solutions while also building a highly skilled Engineering team.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with the CEO, Leadership team, and Product team to develop the product and company vision and strategy
• Create and execute Aerostrat’s Engineering strategy
• Clearly communicate Aerostrat’s technology and Engineering vision and strategy to internal and external stakeholders
• Set goals that meet the organization’s and the Engineering department’s needs. These goals should set a high standard of success and draw on the strengths of the team
• Lead all aspects of the development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, strategic planning, design/architecture, execution, hosting, deployment, and maintenance
• Ensure Aerostrat’s Engineering team develops strong, stable, and scalable solutions
• Build out Aerostrat’s tech stack and maintain an Engineering hiring and/or staffing plan that develops a strong focused culture and is responsive to Aerostrat’s needs
• Recruit, interview, and onboard top-tier Engineering talent to meet aggressive growth goals
• Member of the Information Security Team and responsible for Engineering’s implementation and compliance
• Oversight over the implementation of information security controls for production infrastructure

Requirements:

• 10+ years of software engineering experience in B2B SaaS
• 5+ years software engineering leadership
• 5+ years of work experience working with Azure or AWS cloud projects and managing the total cost of ownership and/or development
• 5+ years of system design experience
• 5+ years working directly with customers
• Background in aerospace or maintenance of durable assets
• Experience building a team and launching new products
• Familiarity with information security and privacy frameworks such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, and GDPR
• 3+ years of HTML/CSS/JS experience and AngularJS framework experience or similar
• 3+ years of Python work experience or similar
• 3+ years of C# and/or ASP.NET experience or similar
• 3+ years of SQL Server, Azure SQL, SQL experience and/or DBA experience or similar
• 3+ years of iDp experience, Entra ID experience, SAML 2.0, or OIDC experience or similar