What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Software Engineering position at TuSimple?
This opportunity could be located in San Diego, CA/SF Bay Area/Seattle, WA. Remote friendly during COVID-19
Email your resume directly: senior_director_of_software__321e3e2d2us@ivy.greenhouse.io
Company Overview
Come join a higher calling and find a deeper purpose!
As a multi-national Artificial Intelligence Technology Company, we are at the epicenter of the Autonomous Vehicle Universe. Our breakthroughs are leading the industry in autonomous trucking.
While inventing the framework of Autonomous Driving, our current fleet of autonomous Trucks is helping communities receive much-needed supplies and medical equipment around the clock. Our people are some of the most talented engineers and contributors who are leaving behind a historic legacy.
TuSimple was founded half a decade ago with the goal of bringing the top minds in the world together to achieve the dream of a driverless truck solution. With a foundation in computer vision, algorithms, mapping, and Artificial Intelligence, TuSimple is working to create the first global commercially viable Autonomous Freight Network
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Take responsibility for the overall planning, execution, and success of complex technical projects and provide the team with technical leadership.
- Set the vision for, grow, and lead a number of strong technical teams.
- Responsible for the reliability, performance, scalability, and security of a variety of software systems.
- Drive engineering excellence standards across the entire engineering organization.
- Drive important company-wide initiatives, working with algorithm scientists, operations, products, and business as well as external partners.
- Interview, hire, and manage a diverse team of talented software engineers and architects
Requirements
- 10 years experience in developing software products, 3 years of technical management experience with team size above 40 engineers
- Strong leadership skills suitable for recruiting, leading, and managing small sets of teams of teams of engineers to solve a challenging problem
- Significant hands-on technical leadership and engineering management experience
- Proven ability and experience in working with algorithm-rich environments
- Strong software, and software engineering skills are required but we are language agnostic. A willingness to gain stronger software engineering knowledge and deep expertise in C and/or Python is required
- Strong desire for candidates with hands-on experience that have deployed real products or platforms into the real world and intimately understand the challenges of working with complex systems
- Strong presentation and communication skills are desired.
- Ability to influence, engage and partner closely with various stakeholders across all levels of the business
- M.S. Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics or a related field
Bonus Points
- Significant hands-on technical leadership and engineering management experience
- Experience working with autonomous vehicles
- Experience working closely with algorithm scientists
- Expertise in one or more of the following fields: real-time systems, data infrastructure, service infrastructure, development tools, open source software.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently in a fast-paced environment
TuSimple Benefits
- 100% employer-paid healthcare premiums for you and your family
- Work visa sponsorship is available
- Annual Performance Bonus $$
- Relocation assistance available
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served every day
- Full kitchens on every floor with unlimited snacks, drinks, special treats, fruits, meals, and more
- Stock options / equity
- Gym membership reimbursement
- Monthly team building budget
- Learning/education budget
- Employer-paid life insurance
- Employer-paid long and short disability
This opportunity could be located in San Diego, CA/SF Bay Area/Seattle, WA. Remote friendly during COVID-19
Email your resume directly: senior_director_of_software__321e3e2d2us@ivy.greenhouse.io