Test Platforms Lead
$130,000–$205,000 year
On-siteAustin, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Coordinate platform requirements with internal and external customers and drive design, development, maintenance, and support of three full-stack applications: a test execution platform, a test artifact management visualizer, and a simulation GUI. Manage a team of 5-7 engineers through tasking, technical direction, and performance reviews while staying hands-on in the codebase to contribute directly and review code. Own product roadmaps and release cadence across all platforms, aligning them with internal customer needs and SIT software development processes. Partner with SRE/DevSecOps, Test Infrastructure & Execution, and upper management to ensure platform coherence, reliability, and clear communication of progress.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or greater in Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
- 4+ years of experience in software engineering or a related field
- Experience leading a software team, including tasking, technical direction, and prioritization
- Demonstrated experience owning a product roadmap and release cadence for user-facing software
- Demonstrated full stack development experience, with proficiency across both frontend (React or equivalent) and backend (Python)
- Experience designing and working with APIs and the data services behind them
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and release processes
- Demonstrated proficiency in a Linux environment, with bash scripting, and with Docker and containerization
- Demonstrated proficiency with Git and modern Agile software development practices and tools
- Ability to communicate technical tradeoffs, priorities, and progress clearly to both engineers and upper management
- Must have permanent authorization to work in the United States
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with both product and people management
- Experience building internal tooling or platforms with a defined internal user base, including gathering feedback and iterating directly with users
- Experience with database management and data modeling (PostgreSQL, InfluxDB, MongoDB, Redis)
- Experience with data visualization, dashboards, or automated report generation
- Experience with agentic or AI-assisted software development workflows
- Experience with C++
- DevOps background, especially using GitLab CI/CD
- Interest in 3D graphics or mapping (three.js, deck.gl, WebGL, MapLibre)
- Experience in end-to-end, system-level automated testing
- Experience with Software-in-the-Loop (SITL) and/or Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL) test systems
- Ability to interface with and handle flight hardware
- Familiarity with writing test documentation, such as test plans, procedures, and reports
- Familiarity with the space domain and satellite operations
- Networking concepts like UDP/TCP
- Embedded development
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