Director of Software Engineering

Aerostrat is a fast-growing B2B SaaS company building a complete maintenance planning solution for the aviation industry. Our core product, Aerros, enables our customers to plan all the maintenance on hundreds of aircraft in a matter of minutes. Our solution helps customers understand the cost and efficiency of their maintenance operations while giving them the confidence to make data-backed business decisions. Over the past ten years, Aerostrat has achieved a customer base that includes some of the world’s most well-known airlines and aircraft operators. Aerostrat’s success to date has been driven by a lean team focused on transforming complex asks into an easy-to-use product.

About this role

As Director of Software Engineering, you are responsible for the direction, strategy, and execution of Engineering and Technology at Aerostrat. You enable the department to develop and maintain the best solutions for customers, ensuring Aerostrat’s applications and services are scalable, secure, and efficient. This is achieved through project management, leadership, and the architecting of both the technologies and methodologies used in building solutions. You will also be responsible for building a highly skilled Engineering team through recruiting, upskilling, mentoring, and retention.

The Director of Software engineering is also responsible for the technical coordination of the Information Security Management System (ISMS). You work with management to ensure prioritization of the implementation of the ISMS, ensuring its function, and periodically auditing it. Additionally, this position is also a part of the Information Security Team (IST), acting as the main technical representative and Engineering department representative.

In this role, you will...

• Partner with the CEO, Leadership team, and Product team to develop the product and company vision and strategy.
• Create and execute Aerostrat’s Engineering strategy.
• Clearly communicate Aerostrat’s technology and Engineering vision and strategy to internal and external stakeholders.
• Set goals that meet the organization’s and the Engineering department’s needs. These goals should set a high standard of success and draw on the strengths of the team.
• Lead all aspects of the development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, strategic planning, design/architecture, execution, hosting, deployment, and maintenance.
• Ensure Aerostrat’s Engineering team develops strong, stable, and scalable solutions.
• Build out Aerostrat’s tech stack and maintain an Engineering hiring and/or staffing plan that develops a strong focused culture and is responsive to Aerostrat’s needs.
• Recruit, interview, and onboard top-tier Engineering talent to meet aggressive growth goals.