Firmware Manager

What you’ll do

We are looking for a manager to lead and help grow a strong team of developers, create and improve our device firmware and related infrastructure, and drive new feature development on BBPOS reader devices. You will work with engineers, TPMs, Quality Assurance, and other engineering teams to create world class products as part of the BBPOS Portfolio. We’re looking for people with a strong background in and interest in building custom hardware and low-level system software for embedded systems, and shipping quality software. You will hire and develop engineers, and play a key role in setting and executing on an ambitious roadmap to support product expansion.

Responsibilities

• Work with a team of technically sophisticated engineers who make the reliable, secure, high-performance system software packages their first priority
• Solve problems for fellow BBPOS/Stripe engineers by understanding their needs and coming up with both short term workarounds and long term solutions
• Use both qualitative and quantitative metrics to determine priorities and measure effectiveness
• Deliver practical, useful, and reliable tools, processes, and code refactorings to BBPOS/Stripe engineers
• Work with stakeholders across BBPOS/Stripe to balance and accommodate competing desires
• Develop engineers on the team, helping them advance in their careers
• Empower the engineering and quality teams to achieve a high level of technical productivity, reliability and simplicity
• Recruit engineers that are amongst the best in the industry

Who you are:

We’re looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.

Minimum Requirements

• 5+ years of engineering management experience
• Experience building custom hardware devices and their software packages
• Successfully built a team, defined its mission, and executed on its goals
• Effectively recruited, mentored, and retained great people
• The ability to thrive with a high level of autonomy and responsibility
• Leverage your strong technical background and hands-on experience in solving large scale and difficult technical problems
• We need someone who is comfortable in a fast-moving environment with lots of moving pieces