Vice President, Software Engineering

Overview

HawkEye 360 is seeking an exceptional engineering leader to scale our Software Engineering functional area. Software Engineering includes several engineering teams responsible for building and maintaining HawkEye 360's software platform, software applications, data pipelines, production operations, customer-facing interfaces & integrations, and software architecture. This role requires deep technical breadth in relevant domain areas, plus proven leadership experience managing engineering directors and navigating organizational dynamics.

As Vice President, you'll be responsible for the full lifecycle of organizational planning and engineering strategy across Software Engineering. You will be expected to set the overall technical vision, with a deep understanding of technical details, and ensure alignment and strong execution across teams. The ideal candidate will have proven leadership experience building a software development organization that delivers a high-agency, high-velocity development culture with empowered and motivated engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overarching technical vision, engineering strategy, and organizational planning for Software Engineering. Anticipate future software needs across a multiple-year time horizon, create technical leverage, and drive strategic technology decisions that impact company-wide velocity and capability
• Manage, coach, and empower a team of high-performing Engineering Directors. Ensure each director has the support needed to scale their team
• Scale the Software Engineering organization through strategic hiring, organizational design, and capability development
• Set organizational standards and drive performance excellence across all Software Engineering teams. Build a high-velocity engineering culture that iteratively delivers user outcomes with scalable, maintainable, production-ready systems
• Build and champion a healthy on-call system to rapidly resolve customer-impacting issues
• Partner with executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to align Software Engineering strategy with company objectives. Collaborate with other engineering VPs, Directors, Product leadership, and business stakeholders to define platform architecture and technical roadmaps for enterprise-wide initiatives

Skills and Qualifications

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Base Salary Range : $200,000 - $250,000 annually, plus annual bonus

HawkEye 360 offers a compensation package that includes a competitive base salary plus annual performance bonus and benefits. We consider many factors when determining salary offers, such as candidate's work experience, education, training & skills, as well as market and business considerations. We are also open to considering candidates with experience and qualifications at a different level than required in a job posting, which may affect the compensation package offered.

Company Overview

HawkEye 360 is delivering a revolutionary source of global knowledge based on radio frequency (RF) geospatial analytics to those working to make the world a safer place. The company operates a commercial satellite constellation that detects, geolocates, and identifies a broad range of signals & behaviors. We employ cutting edge AI techniques to equip our global customers with high-impact insights needed to make decisions with confidence. HawkEye 360 is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia.

HawkEye 360 is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

To all recruitment agencies : HawkEye 360 does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, HawkEye 360 employees or any other organization location. HawkEye 360 is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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