Software Engineer Lead, Taara

Software Engineering

Mountain View, CA (HQ)

About the Team:

Project Taara is focused on delivering high-throughput and long-range connectivity via free-space optical communication (FSOC) links that use light (eye-safe lasers) propagating between two terminals to wirelessly transmit high speed data. Learn more about Project Taara.

About the role:

Our project is seeking a hands-on Software Engineer Lead to drive the development of our next generation Wireless Optical Communication (WOC) system. You’ll lead, hire, recruit, mentor and grow the software team setting the direction and executing against it. Working within a multidisciplinary engineering leadership team you’ll collaborate closely with hardware, HDL, algorithm, photonics, ASIC, product management, manufacturing and operations.

The ideal candidate will have experience in developing, testing, and deploying production-ready code in the telecommunications hardware space. The position seeks highly-motivated individuals that enjoy working in a small dynamic results-oriented team environment, with a passion for solving challenging problems that can lead to high-impact advances in technology. This is a hands-on, technical leadership position where you will explore, pathfind and define key elements for our next generation Wireless Optical Communication (WOC) architecture options and sustainability of the current generation.

How you will make 10x impact:

• Own the software strategy and roadmap. Drive the team to meet the milestones. Balance technical exploration with rapid execution.

• Mentor and coach other team members with regards to process technology

• Drive key decisions on direction and architecture. Produce technical and design documents. Lead design reviews and provide feedback to the team members

• Full software stack architecture and development for wireless terminals. Examples include (a) managing timing and execution of data signal processing, (b) logging and telemetry, (c) health status monitoring and alarms, (d) network management; and (e) interfacing with hardware components in the system.

• Develop and harden a linux-based platform to ensure data security and privacy for both data plane and control plane traffic.

• Develop software tools to enable remote configuration of units, alarm monitoring, logging, and asset management

What you should have:

• Bachelor of Science (or higher) in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or similar discipline, with 10+ years of system software development.

• Strong cross-functional leadership,team management, execution, influencing skills and executive summary communication skills.

• Proficiency and demonstrated experience on operating system fundamentals for embedded systems, user-level applications, networking, and linux.

• Experience with configuration management, fault detection, and security.

• Proficiency in C, C++, Golang, Python or other mid-level languages

• Experience with GCP and/or AWS cloud infrastructure.

It’d be great if you also had these:

• Masters (or higher) in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or similar discipline, with 3+ years or more of people management experience.

• Familiarity with ChromeOS, Android, or other IOT device operating system

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and cloud-based development environments; e.g. github, gitlab.

• Prior experience in networking systems, Layer 2 and Layer 3 network protocols

  The US base salary range for this full-time position is $189,000 - $300,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

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