Director of Software

Description

At Orca AI, we are on a mission to make shipping companies rethink the way they operate and empower their crews with AI and automation for a safer and more efficient maritime industry.

We are seeking an experienced Software Manager to join our fast-growing team to play a crucial role in leading a key development team in Orca AI. This is a unique opportunity combining hands-on technical expertise with managerial responsibilities. The ideal candidate is a skilled architect and manager with a deep experience in various software technologies, who is passionate about code and has a hands-on approach.

What will you do?

• Lead a team of software and QA engineers while participating in Orca AI's hyper-growth
• Lead complex, multi-disciplinary engineering projects
• Lead the software engineering, processes and standards with an impact on the whole software group in Orca AI.
• Recruit, empower and grow team members
• Design architecture with scalability, flexibility, and maintainability in mind.
• Work with Product Management, plan and prioritize according to risks, deadlines, and external commitments
• Work along other teams including Algo & System
• Ensure open communication within the team, and establish genuine trust and working relationships that enable the team to deliver and excel.
• Report directly to the VP R&D
  
  

• B.Sc. in Computer Sciences or equivalent
• 10+ years of experience in Software Engineering, preferably in startup environments
• 4+ years of experience leading large engineering teams
• Strong Experience in back end technologies, Python, Docker, AWS-based systems, K8s, SQL and non SQL databases, message queues.
• Experience in developing a multi threading/tasking applications
• Experience designing scalable and highly available systems
• Experience working in a CI/CD environment
• In-depth experience with test frameworks and test-driven development
• Fluent English speaking
  
  

• Experience with computer vision systems and AI-driven products
• Experience with video systems (video streaming, media servers)
• Experience with the following technologies - Gitlab, InfluxDB, RabbitMQ, MongoDB, Pytorch, AWS (SQS, CloudFront, Lambda, EKS)