Manager, Product Insights

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

A minimum of eight (8) years of professional experience in software engineering, including experience building or operating complex distributed, autonomous, or mission‑critical systems.

At least two (2) years of experience leading engineering teams as a people manager or technical lead with formal leadership responsibilities.

Minimum of two years of experience managing or leading high-performing engineering teams, including hiring, capacity planning, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration.

Demonstrated experience designing and building scalable production software solutions and architectures.

Hands on experience with cloud services such as AWS EKS, S3, EC2, Aurora / RDS, SQS, SNS, Batch, etc.

Excellent communication skills and expert at bridging the gap between highly technical teams and non-technical business units.

Some programs this role supports may require the candidate to be a U.S. citizen.

Master’s degree (or higher) in a relevant technical field.

Ten or more years of professional engineering experience, including leadership of teams responsible for high-availability or mission-critical software.

Two or more years of experience in the geospatial industry.

Knowledge and experience with MLOps and DataOps as a practice.

with distributed compute environments such as Kubernetes and Dask.

Strong Python or Golang proficiency and experience writing production software for data ETL, micro-services, geospatial, data analytics, and/or cloud deployment.

Knowledge of system safety, fault tolerance, redundancy, and recovery strategies in autonomous or operationally sensitive environments.

Proven track record partnering with Product, Sales, and Executive leadership to align roadmaps with business goals.

Prior experience aligning engineering execution with both commercial production SLAs and program‑specific requirements, deliverables, or milestones.

eligibility for full-time, US-based employees includes: Medical, dental, vision, disability, group term life and AD&D, voluntary life and AD&D insurance BlackSky pays 100% of employee-only premiums for medical, dental and vision and contributes $100/month for out-of-pocket expenses! 15 days of PTO, 11 Company holidays, four Floating Holidays (pro-rated based on hire date), one day of paid volunteerism leave per year, parental leave and more 401(k) pre-tax and Roth deferral options with employer match Flexible Spending Accounts Employee Stock Purchase Program Employee Assistance and Travel Assistance Programs Employer matching donations Professional development Mac or PC? Your choice! Awesome swag The anticipated salary range for candidates in Seattle, WA is $165,000-205,000 per year. The final compensation package offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on specific background and education. BlackSky is a multi-state employer, and this pay scale may not reflect salary ranges in other states or locations outside of Seattle, WA. BlackSky is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer All Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S.

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