# Director, Software

**Company:** [Carbon](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/carbon)
**Location:** Sunnyvale, CA
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Salary:** $241k – $478k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** AWS, Linux, C++, Kubernetes, Terraform, React, webgl, Postgres, Elasticsearch, Bazel
**Posted:** 2026-07-28

> Lead the software engineering organization at Carbon, overseeing strategy, architecture, and teams to integrate advanced software with 3D printing hardware, cloud infrastructure, and automated design tools for scalable manufacturing of custom parts across industries like dental, automotive, and sports equipment. Requires bachelor's in CS or related, broad tech familiarity, proven leadership in software-enabled hardware, and strong strategic skills.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead and grow the software engineering organization, focusing on high-level strategy, technical architecture, and team management while being comfortable digging into and understanding the underlying code and infrastructure throughout the stack.
- Strategize and execute on the vision for automating custom part design and preparation in a complex ecosystem involving customers, data providers, and component manufacturers.
- Drive continuing improvements to the value of our subscription-based hardware by improving performance, UX, reliability, diagnostics, etc.
- Ensure that the tools used by the software development team are evolving and improving with a focus on the team’s productivity and quality of life.
- Collaborate closely with executive leadership and Product Management to align engineering initiatives with broader business objectives, ensuring seamless integration and functionality across all platforms.
- Enhance and scale our existing architecture that supports diverse applications, from dental products to automotive parts to customized sports equipment, where our software is critical to rapid product development and delivery to the end customers.
- Ensure high availability and reliability of services that factories around the globe depend on, minimizing the impact of outages on production and maintaining stringent performance and cost management standards.

## Requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, with experience developing and delivering innovative software-enabled hardware products along with cloud-based software solutions.
- Familiarity with a broad range of technologies, with examples including AWS, Linux, C++, Kubernetes, Terraform, React, WebGL, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, and Bazel.
- Proven leadership experience, ideally within the manufacturing or similar tech-driven industries, with the ability to inspire and manage a diverse team.
- Strong strategic and analytical skills, with a track record of leading the development of software solutions that power hardware and software used in commercial or industrial settings.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to drive toward clarity and simplicity.

## Nice-to-Haves
- You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position.

## Compensation
- The compensation bracket for this position is $240,800 - $478,200 (per year).
- We aim to hire new employees near the midpoint of $301,000 to $398,500, taking into account your experience, work location, certifications, and the unique skills you bring to the role.
- Carbon also offers to our eligible employees a comprehensive total rewards package that includes equity, benefits, and time off programs.

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