VP / Director of Engineering
Overview
‣ Caura is currently operating in
stealth mode and seeking a fun VP/
Director of Engineering to join the
business
‣ We are an Automotive Technology
startup working to tackle a number
of issues facing drivers and going
after a $1TN market
‣ The company has 6 experienced
fun team members working to
bring the product to market
‣ The Founder/CEO has a proven
track record having built a Series A
company with business experience
at Apple Inc and Bain & Company
Responsibilities
‣ SHORT-TERM -> take product spec documents
and build an MVP by early 2019, then:
‣ DESIGN and optimise specifications and
architecture (from existing documents) and layer
on additional details including functional specs,
APIs, roadmap, project management, issue/risk
management and cross-division coordination
‣ PLAN software development and execution and
drive rapid development cycles from technical
requirements and software designs
‣ EXECUTE on plans quickly and utilise a small
engineering team to work on multiple solutions
and tools that can be improved upon
‣ INSTIL strong software engineering practices in
the team, including continuous delivery and
accurate sprint planning
‣ EXPLORE and choose new technologies,
features and tools, whilst balancing the
availability of software talent to build such tools
‣ BUILD and grow a team of talented engineers to
achieve the company’s vision
Experience
‣ 10+ years of relevant industry / academia
experience in software engineering and technical
architecture
‣ Experience taking a company vision into concrete,
measurable engineering deliverables and leading
a team of at least 5 software engineers
‣ Extensive experience/knowledge of APIs, back-
end systems, iOS, Android, web-apps and
DevOps
‣ Strong programming knowledge in several
languages
‣ Experience with connected devices / IoT highly
desirable but not mandatory
‣ Strong, yet humble communicator with ability to
distil and explain complex technical information
‣ Experience in a collaborative team environment
fostering team happiness and attracting talent
‣ Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics,
Engineering or related field
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