Director of Software Development

Job Title:

Director of Software Development
Reporting to: CEO

Location:

Stamford, CT

Schedule:

Full-time
Salary:
Competitive, Bonus, Stock Options
Benefits:
Comprehensive health, dental, 401(k) matching

Ken Cast is a US‑based tech firm focused on making sure data—whether moving from movie studios to theaters, from defense command centers to deployed forces, or from major news organizations to broadcast affiliates—arrives completely, securely and quickly.

Known for our error correction algorithms and content delivery technology, we develop software platforms, integrated hardware appliances, workflow automation and end-to-end managed delivery solutions.

Ken Cast offers the pace of a small company, combined with a 30-year track record, deep industry relationships and a strong base of respected customers.

We are seeking a senior engineering leader who will help guide the next phase of our software platform while contributing directly to development. This is a great opportunity to play a central role in shaping product direction, coordinating releases, and supporting new initiatives across content delivery, networking, and transport technologies.

This position is ideal for someone who enjoys a blend of hands‑on engineering, technical leadership and strategic planning. The right candidate will bring a positive, collaborative approach and help foster a strong engineering culture for a growing team. This role offers a clear and rapid path toward career advancement.

Work with management to create and maintain forward‑looking engineering roadmaps helping shape long‑term product and technology direction

Establish subject matter expertise in one or more of the company’s core focus areas

Coordinate release planning, timelines and cross‑team communication

Identify opportunities for platform enhancements and new product capabilities

Contribute directly to the codebase using C/C++, Python, and related technologies

Drive the design and development of next‑generation capabilities for our managed content delivery platform, our line of hardware appliances, and vertically integrated solutions

Enhance internal development infrastructure, including build systems, version control workflows, and release tooling

Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines supporting automated builds, testing, and packaging across Linux and Windows

Mentor and support developers as the engineering team expands, setting technical standards and raising the bar for execution

Collaborate with Product Management, QA and Support to ensure high‑quality, timely releases

Foster a collaborative, positive, and solutions‑oriented engineering culture focused on ownership and accountability

Learn and understand customer use cases across satellite, cellular, broadcast and defense markets and translate them into actionable engineering plans and product improvements

Participate in technical sales discussions, customer meetings, and solution design sessions as a senior technical voice

Attend selected industry events and trade shows and interface with prospective customers

Strong expertise in C/C++, object-oriented design, and modern development tools

Experience with wireless communication methodologies and standards including satellite and cellular

Possess an understanding of core networking protocols (HTTP, TCP, UDP)

Experience with scripting languages (bash, Python, etc)

Experience leading and architecting software projects while remaining hands‑on

Experience with both Linux and Windows development environments

Strong communication skills and a collaborative, team‑first mindset

Interest in growing into a VP Engineering or CTO role

Experience with AI-assisted software development

Background in forward error correction

Experience with IP multicast, satellite networking, or wireless communication standards

Knowledge of compression, encryption, and secure content delivery

Experience with virtualization, Dev Ops, CI/CD, or build automation

Prior customer-facing or technical sales experience

Ability to manage customer requirements with development priorities

Ken Cast, Inc. 750 East Main Street, Suite 820, Stamford, CT 06092