Director of Software Development

ph3Director of Software Development at Stellar Telecommunications /h3pStellar brings together professionals and experts from a range of exciting domains and technologies: telecommunications (cellular 4G/5G terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks, Wi-Fi and satellites), mobility (trains, aircraft, drones and road vehicles), and software for efficient data transmission, orchestration, network management, data collection, processing and analysis. /ppOur products and solutions
- the STEER® Software Suite, M2M/IoT solutions and the all-in-one GLOBBLE® offering
- are transforming how fleets, enterprises and governements experience connectivity by enabling resilient and broadband services. /ppStellar products are already deployed in many countries worldwide, across three main verticals: mobility, enterprises, and governments. We are proud our solutions are and will be deployed on commercial planes, drones, firefighter’ vehicles and much more. More information is available at . /ppStellar is an ideal workplace for professionals who are eager to learn, challenge conventional approaches, explore practical innovations and take meaningful ownership in a supportive, collaborative, results-driven, international and professional environment. /ph3Position Summary /h3pReporting to the Chief Product and Technology Officer, the Director of Software Development owns the architecture and technical execution of Stellar's software stack, covering the STEER Suite across its edge and management layers. /ppThis is a hands-on leadership role. You will set the technical direction, lead a compact and senior engineering team, and stay close enough to the code to make architecture decisions that hold up in production. The team works in an agile setup, and you will own its rhythm as well as its technical output: sprint cadence, backlog triage, and unblocking the team day to day. /ppThe role sits alongside the Project Manager and the Director of Operations, all reporting to the CPTO. /ph3Key Responsibilities /h3h3Architecture and Technical Direction /h3ulliDefine and evolve the software architecture of the STEER Suite, balancing long-term coherence against delivery pressure. /liliMake and document the technical decisions that shape the stack, including build, release and deployment strategy across dev, QA and production. /liliOwn technical standards, code quality and technical debt. /liliAct as the senior technical point of contact on customer projects. /liliWork in sync with the CPTO for all Product-related topics /liliLead the software engineering team: technical mentoring, skills development, and allocation of work across the team. /liliRun the team's agile cadence: sprint planning, daily rhythm, reviews and retrospectives. /liliTriage incoming development tickets and assign them based on skills and capacity, within a committed turnaround. /liliGrow the team as Stellar scales, including participation in hiring and onboarding. /li /ulh3Ways of Working /h3ulliOwn how the software team works: engineering practices, agile cadence, definition of done, and the balance between process and delivery speed. /liliKeep practices under review as the team and the tooling landscape evolve, rather than settling on a fixed process. /liliWork with the Project Manager to sequence development work against project commitments, and flag capacity conflicts early. /liliWork with the Director of Operations on the handover between software delivery and field deployment. /liliRaise the bar on engineering documentation, which is a current priority across Stellar's engineering organization. /li /ulh3Required Experience and Skills /h3ulliSignificant software engineering experience, including several years in an architecture or technical leadership role, with the credibility to make decisions a senior team will follow. /liliProven experience leading a software engineering team, including mentoring and capacity planning. /liliProven ability to lead a distributed, international team, where some engineers work fully remotely and others split time between office and home. This is how Stellar works, and leading effectively in that setting is a requirement rather than a nice-to-have. /liliStrong Linux fundamentals and comfort operating across a full software stack, from edge devices to management platform. /liliSolid system and networking fundamentals (IP addressing, routing, VPNs, Linux networking). /liliHands-on experience running an agile team, including owning sprint cadence and backlog triage. /liliA proactive stance on new ways of working such as AI-assisted development. Hands-on experience is welcome but not a prerequisite; the appetite to drive the shift is. /liliComfortable acting with limited management overhead and taking ownership end to end. /liliEnglish professional proficiency expected (French a plus). /li /ulh3Preferred Experience /h3ulliExperience in telecommunications, networking or embedded systems (OpenWrt-based or embedded Linux devices). /liliExperi