About SEA.AI

Using artificial intelligence and machine vision, we provide crews on boats and ships with the most accurate digital understanding of a vessel ‘s near-field surface surroundings. We make marine mobility safer and more convenient, providing a better mobility experience at sea. 

We are a multi-national team based in Austria, France, Portugal and the US. We offer a fast and agile workplace for experts from a variety of disciplines. We share a common culture shaped by ambition, autonomy, openness, honesty, and respect. As a fast-growing team of ~60 colleagues, we are large enough to create impact. We are also small enough that each team member has an influence on the way we work. To grow our R&D-Team in Austria with a preferred location in Vienna (optional Linz), we look for a Head of Software Development (m/f/d).

Responsibilities

Leadership & Direction 

• You will shape and adapt the software roadmap with product and business stakeholders, balancing changing priorities, technical constraints, and long-term sustainability. 
• You will lead the development team through hands-on technical leadership, mentoring, and clear expectations, helping engineers grow in ownership, quality, and responsibility. 
• You will establish an engineering culture that values pragmatism, quality, and continuous improvement – even when delivery pressure is high. 

Technical Ownership 

• You will take responsibility for the overall software architecture of our safety-critical maritime systems, shaping architectural decisions together with the team. 
• You will keep our software stable and secure, ensuring performance, security, and compliance are treated as first-class concerns. 
• You will evolve CI/CD, test automation, and code quality standards with the team in a pragmatic, constraints-aware way. 

Your profile and qualifications 

What really matters 

• You bring solid experience in software development and have spent several years leading teams or technical initiatives in complex environments. 
• You are comfortable leading engineers through hands-on guidance, clear expectations, and technical credibility – also in a distributed or remote setup, where alignment is built through clear communication and occasional in-person collaboration. 
• You understand the challenges of maintaining and evolving software while delivering new features under pressure. 
• You are able to bring structure and clarity to environments where product direction and priorities are not always fully defined.
• Experience with AI-based systems, computer vision, or the NVIDIA ecosystem. 
• Optional: Exposure to embedded systems, IoT, or software running close to hardware. 

Technical background 

• You have strong experience in at least one major programming language used in our systems (e.g. Python, C++, Java) and you are able to navigate heterogeneous codebases. 
• You have experience with cloud platforms and web technologies and are comfortable contributing to or shaping emerging cloud initiatives. 

How you work 

• You approach challenges with a solution-oriented mindset and focus on making progress. 
• You communicate clearly and directly, especially when technical trade-offs need to be explained. 
• You work independently, take ownership and move things forward. 
• You combine a strategic view with a strong bias for execution. 

What we offer 

• A collaborative and results-oriented international culture.
• Flexible working hours and locations, including remote working options.
• Company organized team building events including workshops, remote working in Europe, sailing trips and more.
• Minimum salary for this job is EUR 85.000,00 gross per year - according to your experience and education we are willing to pay more.

Ready for the Challenge?

We do look forward to receiving your complete application including earliest starting date. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome diversity. We encourage everyone to apply and will give everyone equal consideration. If you should have any questions, we are happy to answer them by email: [email protected] 

More info: www.sea.ai/careers