Director of Software Engineering

What this role involves

Spire is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to lead the transformation of its satellite constellation operations from manual to fully autonomous, self-healing systems. The role involves hands-on technical leadership, team building, and cross-functional influence, requiring deep experience in SRE, distributed systems, and automation.

Skills this posting asks for

• python
• distributed systems
• data platforms
• cloud infrastructure
• sre
• reliability engineering
• automation
• ai/ml
• anomaly detection
• observability

Requirements

• 7 years of experience
• Level: director

From the employer’s posting

Spire is making a fundamental shift in how it operates its constellation. We are moving from a model where trained operators watch dashboards and escalate to experts, to one where the system is fully autonomous, self-healing, and data intelligent. This Director will lead that tran…