Director, Real-Time Embedded Software & Systems

Jobtailor; Oxford; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced leader to head the software organisation in a high-tech startup environment in the UK. The role focuses on real-time embedded software, compiler development, and delivering high-quality software solutions.

You will drive roadmaps, manage feature scoping and release planning, and coordinate cross-team interfaces while mentoring engineers and ensuring delivery excellence.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing a software organisation containing tens of engineers and SMEs.
• Track record of setting priorities, clear expectations, and ensuring results meet customer needs.
• Ability to distinguish critical items from urgent items.
• Proven ability to delegate appropriately while maintaining quality and delivery pace in a high-tech startup.
• Deep technical background in real-time embedded software, compiler development, or related areas.
• Clear understanding of standard software development processes.
• Pragmatic approach to applying software development processes in a growing organisation.
• Excellent technical and organisational communication skills across the organisation and with external stakeholders.
• Understanding of branching and release practices, and when to use them.
• Understanding of how to organise internal triage and support as the external customer base grows.
• Experience tracking delivery of new features, including scoping, estimation, release planning, and tracking is desirable.
• Previous exposure to quantum systems is not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the software team and collaborate with technical teams to build and maintain long-term roadmaps for software projects.
• Capture feature requests from internal discussions and external requirements.
• Manage conflicting priorities and deliver according to company needs and timescales.
• Drive detailed software solutions with the software team.
• Provide clear updates on issues and progress to stakeholders.
• Own and maintain the software team’s backlog with team members and project management.
• Serve as the first point of contact for understanding the software architecture at a high level.
• Ensure the software team’s effectiveness, efficiency, delivery speed, and quality.
• Support team members and look after their wellbeing.
• Conduct performance reviews and support career development.
• Plan future software team growth with the SVP of Engineering and Chief Technology Officer.
• Define and evolve internal team and DevOps processes.
• Develop stronger cross-team interfaces and processes.
• Establish and drive development, DevOps, release, and third-line support processes.
• Specify a modular full-stack software solution spanning real-time control and monitoring, IR and quantum compiler layers, and application demonstration

Skills

Software Team Leadership

Real-Time Embedded Software

Compiler Development

Software Development Processes

Technical Communication

Prioritization

Delegation

Performance Review

Organizational Communication

Tools

DevOps Processes

Software Architecture

Backlog Management

Cross-Team Interfaces

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced leader to head the software organisation in a high-tech startup environment in the UK. The role focuses on real-time embedded software, compiler development, and delivering high-quality software solutions.

You will drive roadmaps, manage feature scoping and release planning, and coordinate cross-team interfaces while mentoring engineers and ensuring delivery excellence.