Head of Software Engineering - Embedded, IoT & Cloud

Triton Environmental Consultants, Ltd.

Mounds View (MN)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Triton Environmental Consultants, Ltd. seeks a Director of Software Engineering to lead and shape the organization's software efforts across embedded, applications, data platforms, and product software development.

You will partner with Product Management, Hardware, Cloud, QA, and Manufacturing to align roadmaps, drive technical excellence, and grow engineering talent while delivering high-quality software solutions for diverse customer needs.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
10+ years of software engineering experience.
5+ years of engineering leadership experience.
Experience leading embedded software, Linux-based systems, IoT, or industrial software development teams.
Strong understanding of software architecture, software design methodologies, and development processes.
Experience with Agile development methodologies and software project management.
Experience with source control systems, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and release processes.
Experience managing budgets, staffing plans, and vendor relationships preferred.
Experience with cybersecurity and secure software development practices preferred.
Experience developing connected products, IoT platforms, or industrial communications solutions preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead, develop, and manage software engineering teams responsible for embedded software, applications, gateway software, edge computing software, mobile applications, and user interface development.
Establish and communicate software engineering strategy, goals, priorities, and best practices.
Build, mentor, and retain high-performing engineers through coaching, career development, performance management, and succession planning.
Collaborate with Product Management and Engineering leadership to establish roadmaps, project priorities, staffing plans, and resource allocations.
Drive successful execution of software development projects, ensuring quality, schedule, budget, and technical objectives are achieved.
Oversee software architecture, design reviews, and development processes to ensure maintainable, scalable, secure, and reliable solutions.
Champion continuous improvement initiatives related to engineering processes, quality systems, development methodologies, testing, and automation.
Promote and enforce software development standards, coding practices, cybersecurity requirements, documentation standards, and quality procedures.
Monitor project status, identify risks, and remove obstacles impacting development teams.
Guide adoption of modern development tools, DevOps practices, CI/CD workflows, and software quality metrics.
Support recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, and workforce planning activities.
Establish engineering performance objectives and monitor team effectiveness through key performance indicators.
Participate in strategic planning, technology evaluations, build-versus-buy decisions, and long-term product architecture discussions.
Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, AI, IoT software platforms, cybersecurity requirements, and software engineering best practices.
Adhere to and model the quality system standards pertaining to the job.
Perform other duties as assigned.