Hybrid Software Product Team Lead – Engineering Tools and Libraries

at BETA TECHNOLOGIES

• Job title: Software Product Team Lead – Engineering Tools and Libraries
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $125,000 - $175,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Python
• Location requirements: Hybrid, South Burlington, United States

About the role

• Software Product Team Lead at BETA Technologies focusing on Engineering Tools and Libraries to revolutionize electric aviation with hybrid leadership.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for Engineering Tools and Libraries, ensuring alignment with BETA's engineering and business objectives
• Conduct continuous discovery with systems engineers, flight test engineers, maintainers, and other users to identify pain points and validate solutions
• Make ruthless prioritization decisions across competing demands, balancing quick wins with long-term strategic investments
• Lead, coach, and develop the team through regular 1:1s, performance feedback, career development, and hiring
• Partner closely with the technical lead on architecture and technical strategy, ensuring product and technical decisions are aligned
• Contribute hands-on to technical work when valuable - reviewing code, prototyping solutions, or unblocking critical path items
• Build strong relationships with internal customers across engineering, flight test, and maintenance organizations
• Define success metrics and track adoption, impact, and value delivery across all tools and libraries
• Manage expectations and communicate product strategy, roadmap changes, and tradeoffs clearly to stakeholders and leadership

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with a track record of building tools, libraries, or infrastructure used by technical users, with proficiency in languages like Python, C++, or similar
• Demonstrated product management skills including defining product strategy, conducting user research, and driving outcomes over outputs
• Experience leading people, whether as a people manager, tech lead, or similar role with responsibility for others' growth and performance
• Proven ability to build relationships with technical stakeholders and navigate competing priorities across multiple teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to articulate technical concepts and product strategy to diverse audiences
• Experience building tools or software for technical users, whether internal teams or external customers
• Track record of balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution and knowing when to do which
• Ability to earn credibility and respect from technical teams through technical competence and product judgment
• Comfortable with autonomy and accountability - ownership of outcomes, not just delivery of features.

Benefits

• BETA is an Equal Opportunity Employer
• Employment decisions are based on merit, competence and qualifications
• Employees are entitled to participate in U.S. Government's E-Verify