Software Engineering Manager - Platform

The Company

Sofar is on a mission to connect the world’s oceans. We design, build, and deploy the largest privately owned network of marine weather sensors to power the world’s best marine weather forecasts. Our data helps our customers to increase efficiency and reduce emissions, delivering tools to governments and other stakeholders to understand impacts of climate change on extreme weather and ocean health. We live on Planet Ocean, and our goal is to create the ocean intelligence needed to ensure a sustainable future.

About the Position

We are looking for a Software Engineering Manager to join our team as we scale our ocean data platform and the applications it supports.

You’ll grow a deep understanding of the data we collect and the wide variety of use cases it supports – from simple query and retrieve interfaces to powerful infrastructure for next-generation weather modeling pipelines. You will collaborate with a top-notch team of engineers, ocean scientists and product designers to translate user needs into robust infrastructure and systems that empower our users with the ocean data they need.

This role calls for a capable technical leader and people manager. You’ll be responsible for guiding technology selection and architectural decisions in data pipelines and modeling infrastructure, as well as hiring and retaining talented engineers.

About You

• Passionate about building a product with a positive impact on the world
• 2+ years experience as an Engineering Manager, responsible for people management and feature delivery on a technical team
• A solid communicator who enjoys collaborating with other engineers, PMs, and scientists
• A considerate technical leader who can evaluate the tradeoffs between various engineering approaches and guide the team towards the best choice
• Strong knowledge of modern data-intensive applications and the cloud technologies that support them
• Experience hiring for and leading teams at a fast-growing startup is a major plus

Employee Conduct

It is the responsibility of every employee to contribute to a positive work environment through cooperative and professional interactions with co-workers, customers, and vendors.

Equal Employment Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other factors prohibited by law.