Technical Software Engineering Manager (Machines)

Cricut® makes smart cutting machines that work with an easy-to-use app, an ever-growing collection of materials, and crafting essentials to help you design and personalize almost anything — custom cards, unique apparel, everyday items, and so much more.

Let’s make.

Overview

We believe everyone is born creative. We’re a diverse tapestry of thinkers, dreamers, givers, DIYers, handi-workers, artisans, and forever and always architects of things.

At Cricut, we place the power of handmade into the hands of all. We give you beautiful, easy-to-master tools so you can make something unique, remarkable, perfect. We surround you with ideas, community, inspiration, and encouragement to take your creativity further than you ever imagined. And as a community, we celebrate the exhilarating act of making every single day.

So, make that handcrafted card that feels like a hug. Design a shirt for fun, for family, or for a full-blown business. Craft with a passion or for a purpose. Make something big and bold, itsy-bitsy, amazingly ambitious, or just plain silly. Whatever you make, just make your heart out. Because here’s the remarkable truth: When we all make together, we make all things possible.

Let’s make.

Cricut is looking for a highly motivated and inspirational hands-on Software Engineering Manager and leader with excellent qualifications to join our Software Machine team. You will work in a fast-paced environment, delivering world-class products that delight our customers and help the business grow. You are expected to be hands on and in the details in all phases of development including planning, execution, and release. You’ll work to identify areas of improvement in the code base and help contribute to make it better – your input matters! You live for the best customer experience, are passionate about building great software and care deeply about building and strengthening a great engineer team and culture.

Responsibilities

· A Technical Software Manager (Machines) that will code 30% of the time.

· Collaborate with firmware and hardware teams to develop and maintain machine communication with software.

· Lead discussions on architectural best practices, advice on cross-platform development best practices.

· Evangelize engineering principles internally and externally.

· Work with product managers and team leads on work-breakdown, estimates and schedules.

· Apply best software engineering design patterns to develop well-structured, modular, performant application code.

· Ensure best coding practices, perform code reviews, and provide guidance to implementation teams.

· Training, mentorship, and development of team members.

· Lead Agile/Scrum development.

· B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science.

· 10+ years related experience in building and bringing successful consumer products to market.

· Proficiency in C/C++, Swift, Kotlin, and Dart.

· Experience in cross-platform development - Android, iOS, Windows, macOS.

· Expertise in USB, Bluetooth (Classic/BLE), and Wi-Fi

· Experience in communication protocols between software and hardware.

· Experience in public-key cryptography.

· A solid grasp of fundamental algorithms, data structures, and design patterns.

· Strong debugging/troubleshooting skills.

· Knowledge of agile quality and testing methods preferred (BDD, TDD, Unit Testing and Automation).

· Experience in continuous delivery and integration.

· Excited and experienced working with a team to achieve a common goal.

· Actively listen to and support teammates and embrace different ways of thinking.

· Curious about emerging technologies and can quickly evaluate and adapt to new technologies.

· High critical thinking skills to evaluate alternatives and present solutions that are consistent with business objectives and strategy.

· Ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbal, with technical and non-technical multi-functional teams.

What to Do Next: 

Please attach your resume including links to your portfolio where applicable. If you want to show your super powers in other ways – include that information too. You can be sure that Cricut® is an employer who values individuality, equality and diversity, so tell us what you’re all about. If you are a Maker or a DIY enthusiast, whether you think you are a good one or not, we would love to hear about it when you send us your information!

At Cricut®, we celebrate inclusion and diversity. Cricut is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions based on merit. Cricut prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual identity, gender identity, marital status, veteran status, nationality, citizenship, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, or any other unlawful consideration. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Cricut participates in E-Verify.