Afero

Afero is the leading provider of IoT Platform as a Service (PaaS), empowering manufacturers to bring secure, user-friendly connected devices to market faster. Their patented technology ensures…

CloudConnectivityIoTPaaSPatented TechnologyScalabilitySecuritySmart Homeafero.io

Afero

Afero is the leading provider of IoT Platform as a Service (PaaS), empowering manufacturers to bring secure, user-friendly connected devices to market faster. Their patented technology ensures…

CloudConnectivityIoTPaaSPatented TechnologyScalabilitySecuritySmart Homeafero.io

HQLos Altos, US

Team Size51

Open Jobs4

Total Funding$100M

Latest Fundraise5 years ago

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Senior Technical Program Manager

HybridEmeryville, CA, US

Hybrid • Emeryville, CA, US

The Afero next-generation IoT PaaS accelerates time to market, provides hardened security from device to cloud and from factory to customers, simplifies onboarding to help maximize customer connections, and uses data ontology to streamline machine learning. The platform is supported by elastic, multi-cloud services that deliver reliability and responsiveness, and a new software engineering model that unifies embedded, mobile, and cloud development. Afero has assembled world-class mobile, hardware, security, and cloud veterans from Google, Apple, Nest, Danger, Microsoft, Amazon, Twitter, and Netflix. To learn more about Afero, please visit www.afero.io.

Job Summary: We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Technical Program Manager to join our team at Afero. As a Senior Technical Program Manager, you will play a pivotal role in managing and overseeing the successful delivery of complex technical projects. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, product management, and operations, to drive the execution of our IoT platform initiatives. Your exceptional leadership, organizational, and communication skills will be instrumental in ensuring project milestones are met while maintaining the highest level of quality and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

Lead program execution across diverse engineering teams (Firmware, Mobile, Cloud, and QA) to ensure seamless integration of hardware and software
Work closely with product management to define project scope, goals, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with business objectives

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant technical discipline
Proven experience as a Technical Program Manager or similar role, preferably in the IoT domain
Strong background in software development or engineering, with a solid understanding of IoT technologies, platforms, and architectures

Afero is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status. The US base salary range for this full-time position is expected to be $185,000 - $220,000. Actual pay is determined by a range of factors including work location, job-related skills and experience, relevant education, training or certifications, and other business and organizational needs. At Afero, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. This range reflects base salary only; Afero also offers competitive benefits and equity compensation, which are not included in these numbers.

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