Director, Software

Carbon, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 240,800 - 478,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Time off

Job summary

Carbon, Inc. in Sunnyvale seeks a Head of Software Engineering to lead the software organization and deliver advanced software-enabled hardware platforms.

You will guide architecture, drive collaboration with leadership, and ensure the integration of cloud services with manufacturing tools for scalable, high-value production. The role focuses on strategic leadership, cross-functional execution, and delivering reliable software powering hardware across a global manufacturing ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field; experience delivering software-enabled hardware and cloud-based software solutions.
• Familiarity with AWS, Linux, C++, Kubernetes, Terraform, React, WebGL, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, Bazel.
• Proven leadership experience in manufacturing or tech-driven industries.
• Strong strategic and analytical skills with a track record of leading software solutions powering hardware and software in commercial/industrial settings.
• Excellent communication skills enabling clear, simple direction.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the software engineering organization, focusing on strategy, architecture, and team management.
• Strategize and execute on automating design and preparation for complex ecosystems with customers, data providers, and manufacturers.
• Drive improvements to the value of subscription-based hardware via performance, UX, reliability, diagnostics.
• Ensure tools used by the development team evolve for productivity and code quality.
• Collaborate with executive leadership and Product Management to align engineering with business objectives.
• Scale existing architecture to support diverse applications from dental to automotive to customized sports equipment.
• Maintain high availability and cost-effective performance across global factory networks.

Skills

Leadership experience

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Linux

C++

Kubernetes

Terraform

React

WebGL

PostgreSQL

ElasticSearch

Bazel

Job description

At Carbon, our mission goes beyond 3D printing. We are enabling creators everywhere to make what the world needs, right now. Our company is built on the idea that diverse fields of study must come together to solve intractable problems. We have grand ambitions to create technology that will influence industry around the world. You will be joining a diverse team with a vibrant culture, where team success is as important as celebrating individual contributions.

Help us change the world and we will help you change yours.

Join Carbon, a trailblazer in Additive Manufacturing technology, as our Head of Software Engineering. This role calls for a visionary leader capable of merging advanced software solutions with cutting‑edge manufacturing processes and tools to redefine the production of high-value parts at scale. Our customers are producing millions of parts per month with our technology, with most of those parts being unique and many of them customized using powerful automated software tools we develop and provide. In this role, you will oversee critical development projects that integrate software with hardware, design tools with production, and large factories with our cloud infrastructure to achieve unprecedented manufacturing capabilities in a multi‑faceted marketplace.

This role is located in our Sunnyvale office location and is onsite 5 days a week.

You will...

• Lead and grow the software engineering organization, focusing on high-level strategy, technical architecture, and team management while being comfortable digging into and understanding the underlying code and infrastructure throughout the stack.
• Strategize and execute on the vision for automating custom part design and preparation in a complex ecosystem involving customers, data providers, and component manufacturers.
• Drive continuing improvements to the value of our subscription‑based hardware by improving performance, UX, reliability, diagnostics, etc.
• Ensure that the tools used by the software development team are evolving and improving with a focus on the team’s productivity and quality of life.
• Collaborate closely with executive leadership and Product Management to align engineering initiatives with broader business objectives, ensuring seamless integration and functionality across all platforms.
• Enhance and scale our existing architecture that supports diverse applications, from dental products to automotive parts to customized sports equipment, where our software is critical to rapid product development and delivery to the end customers.
• Ensure high availability and reliability of services that factories around the globe depend on, minimizing the impact of outages on production and maintaining stringent performance and cost management standards.

You have...

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, with experience developing and delivering innovative software‑enabled hardware products along with cloud‑based software solutions.
• Familiarity with a broad range of technologies, with examples including AWS, Linux, C++, Kubernetes, Terraform, React, WebGL, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, and Bazel.
• Proven leadership experience, ideally within the manufacturing or similar tech‑driven industries, with the ability to inspire and manage a diverse team.
• Strong strategic and analytical skills, with a track record of leading the development of software solutions that power hardware and software used in commercial or industrial settings.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to drive toward clarity and simplicity.
• Why Join Us:
• Lead innovative projects at the intersection of software and hardware in the 3D printing industry.
• Directly influence the expansion and efficiency of manufacturing technologies that are vital to a variety of high-impact applications.
• Lead the rapid scaling of our established core software technology while embracing constant innovation and expanding our cutting‑edge manufacturing platform.
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative environment where technology drives substantial improvements in manufacturing processes.

You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. Here at Carbon, we know that diverse perspectives foster the innovation we need to be successful, and we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.

At Carbon, we look at the person holistically and carefully consider a wide range of factors when determining salary. The compensation bracket for this position is $240,800 - $478,200 (per year). In order to maintain equitable internal pay practices, we aim to hire new employees near the midpoint of $301,000 to $398,500, taking into account your experience, work location, certifications, and the unique skills you bring to the role. If you are not based in our Sunnyvale or Santa Clara office, the range above will be adjusted for the geographical differential associated with your actual work location.

Carbon also offers to our eligible employees a comprehensive total rewards package that includes equity, benefits, and time off programs. For details on our total rewards package, visit https://www.carbon3d.com/about/life-at-carbon .

We invite applicants to share their demographic background. If you choose to complete this survey, your responses may be used to identify areas of improvement in our hiring process.

As set forth in Carbon, Inc.’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

We are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities.

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