Head of Software Engineering

Head of Software Engineering About the Company Venture-backed deep technology company building autonomous laboratories for materials discovery IndustryResearch TypePrivately Held, VC-backed About the Role The Company is seeking a Head of Software Engineering to build and scale its software organization while remaining actively involved in technical work. Responsibilities include hiring and developing engineers, setting engineering processes and culture, making architectural decisions, and contributing production code. The role will guide the software roadmap, translate scientific, product, and business needs into engineering priorities, and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams. The successful candidate will help lead the organization through growth, evolving architecture, and customer deployments. Candidates should have 8–15 years of software engineering experience, including several years in senior leadership and experience leading teams at a startup. They should have a track record of building an engineering team, strong hands-on experience with Go and/or Python, and deep knowledge of distributed systems, system design, and software architecture. The role also requires sound judgment in ambiguous environments, effective communication, and cross-functional leadership. Experience in infrastructure, robotics, automation, scientific computing, or hardware-integrated software is an advantage. Functions Engineering