The Senior Director of Core Systems will be a member of Systems Development leadership and will be directly responsible for managing the design, development, implementation and maintenance of core systems for Hyperloop One. Core Systems primarily focuses on Hyperloop One’s Air Traffic Control Systems and Central Command. The team develops the autonomous commands for route, path, and speed planning of our autonomous vehicles and commands the broader systems related to the tubes, tracks and stations. Core systems will also include Passenger and Freight systems and future maintenance and support systems.

CANDIDATE PROFILE:

• Responsible for leading, building and training the core systems applications team. 
• Define actionable plans for short and long-term systems application deliverables. Ensure these plans align with the Hyperloop One’s strategic plan. 
• Responsible for timely delivery of project initiatives, achieved through a combination of experience driven planning, hands-on work, and external vendor management. 
• Build and maintain sound business relationships with the company’s external partners and service providers. 
• Ensure scalability and accessibility of applications and services. 
• Work to continuously improve effectiveness, efficiency and customer satisfaction. 
• Develop, track, and control the core systems applications annual operating and capital budgets. 
• Ensure applications meet high standards for performance and stability 
• Make the case for build vs. buy decisions 
• Work in close partnership and collaboration with product development, brand and business teams to develop roadmaps and achieve project goals 
• Ensure comprehensive code reviews and general code quality and standards
• Work with peers focused on architecture to integrate applications into the enterprise infrastructure.

MINIMUM REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent level required.
• 7+ years of relevant technical experience, including 5+ years in a leadership role managing 5+ engineers.
• Minimum 5 years of experience managing and deploying applications within a regulated environment.
• Experience going through the full software cycle of requirements, design, coding/testing best practices and continuous integration in delivering world class software and services.
• Strong leader and people manager with experience in setting a strong vision/roadmap for your team with a track record of delivering results while growing/mentoring engineers on your team.
• Strong programming skills in either Java, C++, Python, or C#

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• PhD or Masters Degree is Software Development.
• Transportation and travel experience in fast-growing environment.
• Experience with an Air Traffic Control System or Rail Command Center System.
• Working knowledge and practice working in Agile development environment with strong engineering principles (XP, SCRUM etc.). 
• Strong preference for experience in the following:
  - Event driven and message based systems
  - Building and continuously deploying applications to cloud platforms
• Solid understanding of SQL, noSQL solutions (Mongo / RavenDB / etc) and other high-powered data platforms is a plus. 
• Strong communication skills and the ability to interface with executive management. 
• Experience in financial services and/or investment management, a strong plus. 
• Ability to adapt within a rapidly changing environment. 
• Demonstrated team player, self-starter, and independent thinker. 

Hyperloop One is an Equal Employment Employer; employment is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other protected status. Hyperloop One will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the “Ban the Box” legislation.