Senior Sensor Systems Engineering Manager (C/C++)

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior engineering leader to set architectural direction, drive the technical roadmap, and advise executives. This role combines hands-on systems software work with strategically scaling production infrastructure across Windows, Linux, and macOS, and coordinating remote teams.

You will hire, coach, and mentor engineers, own resourcing, and ensure quality and reliability while balancing near-term delivery with long-term health. Occasional travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Hands-on systems software background with deep C/C++ expertise.
• Experience owning production infrastructure at scale and reliability.
• Cross-platform knowledge: Windows, Linux, macOS.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and mentoring of engineers.
• Ability to travel occasionally for team offsites and meetings.

Responsibilities

• Set architectural direction for the team and participate in reviews; develop deep familiarity with the team's architecture, data flows, and failure modes.
• Drive the technical roadmap, balancing near-term delivery commitments against longer-term architectural health.
• Make high-stakes technical decisions and serve as a technical advisor to senior leadership in cross-org planning and escalations by translating complex tradeoffs into clear guidance.
• Hire, coach, and grow engineers through honest, frequent feedback and genuine investment in their careers; lead the full recruitment process from initial contact through successful onboarding.
• Own project resourcing and workload which includes knowing when to say "no" and "not yet"; keep the team on track and adjust when surprises happen.
• Own the quality bar for what the team ships; triage support escalations and build strong working relationships with partner teams.
• Drive continuous improvement in the team's end-to-end testing and validation practices.

Skills

C/C++ Programming

Systems Software Management

Network Protocols Expertise

Production Infrastructure Ownership

Team Mentoring and Development

Remote Team Management

Cross-Group Collaboration

Tools

Windows

Linux

MacOS

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a senior engineering leader to set architectural direction, drive the technical roadmap, and advise executives. This role combines hands-on systems software work with strategically scaling production infrastructure across Windows, Linux, and macOS, and coordinating remote teams.

You will hire, coach, and mentor engineers, own resourcing, and ensure quality and reliability while balancing near-term delivery with long-term health. Occasional travel may be required.