Upbound is redefining how modern infrastructure is built for the Agentic AI Era. We’re the creators and primary maintainers of Crossplane, and we’re building the Intelligent Control Plane—a new platform layer that makes infrastructure programmable, autonomous, and composable. Our mission is to power the AI-native enterprise with a foundational platform layer that helps teams provision, operate, and adapt infrastructure at scale—so platforms are ready for both humans and AI agents. We partner with leading cloud providers, ISVs, and open-source communities to help organizations move faster with greater confidence. Today, Upbound supports Fortune 500 companies and platform engineers across 100+ countries. Crossplane has surpassed 100M+ downloads and is used by 1,000+ teams worldwide. We’re a Series B company backed by GV (formerly Google Ventures), Altimeter Capital, and Intel Capital, and we’ve raised $69M to date. Learn more at upbound.io. Upbound is building the control plane for the modern enterprise. As the company behind Crossplane, the open-source CNCF project that extends Kubernetes into an AI-native cloud control plane. Upbound enables organizations to compose, manage, and operate infrastructure and services through declarative, programmable control planes. Upbound Cloud delivers hosted, multi-tenant control planes that power platform engineering teams at scale. Our vision extends beyond infrastructure management into an AI-native Control Fabric — where control planes become programmable, extensible, and ecosystem-driven. As we scale into the next phase of growth, we are hiring a Director to lead our Control Planes & Ecosystem Group. As Director of Control Planes & Ecosystem, you will own the strategy and execution for the customer-facing control plane experience across: - Crossplane: Upstream work and contributions for the open source Crossplane Project - Upbound Crossplane: Upbound’s Enterprise Distribution of Crossplane - Upbound Marketplace: The place where Users and Customers discover content - Upbound Official Providers and Extensions: Development and maintenance of Providers, Add-Ons, Functions, and more - Partner Integrations: Development of Extensions with third party partners This is a senior leadership role responsible for scaling teams, defining long-term architecture strategy, and shaping how enterprises adopt programmable control planes through a thriving ecosystem. You will lead multiple managers and high-performing engineering teams, driving cohesion across product and user experiences. In this role, you will… Control Plane & Enterprise Strategy - Help define and drive the long-term vision for hosted control planes and ecosystem extensibility. - Ensure Marketplace, UXP, APIs, and Extensions operate as a cohesive control plane experience. - Shape how platform engineering teams compose infrastructure through Crossplane-powered abstractions. - Drive reliability, scalability, and production-grade control planes at scale. Ecosystem Leadership - Own the strategy for Upbound Marketplace as the distribution layer for Crossplane providers, extensions, and control plane building blocks. - Grow and strengthen the provider ecosystem (ISVs, cloud providers, platform partners). - Enable extension frameworks that allow customers and partners to build on top of Upbound control planes. - Ensure ecosystem experiences are intuitive, secure, and enterprise-ready. Organizational Leadership - Lead managers and managers-of-managers across multiple teams. - Scale engineering org structure to support product velocity and ecosystem expansion. - Establish operational rigor: roadmap planning, delivery predictability, uptime SLAs, and production excellence. - Foster a culture of ownership, innovation, and deep technical craftsmanship. Cross-Functional Influence - Partner closely with Product, GTM, Alliances, and Customer Success to align ecosystem strategy with revenue goals. - Translate enterprise customer needs into scalable control plane capabilities. - Represent engineering in executive-level conversations around ecosystem expansion and AI-native infrastructure. You are a good fit if you have… - 10+ years of engineering leadership experience, including leading managers of managers. - 5+ years building or scaling cloud-native, infrastructure, or platform engineering products. - Deep familiarity with Kubernetes and the Cloud Native ecosystem. - Experience building SaaS control planes or distributed systems at scale. - Strong understanding of APIs, SDKs, declarative systems, and extensibility frameworks. - Proven experience growing ecosystem-driven products (marketplaces, providers, plugins, or integrations). - Track record of delivering reliable production services with strong uptime and performance standards. - Ability to operate strategically while diving deep technically. It is a plus if… - Experience with Crossplane and/or Kubernetes. - Background in platform engineering or internal developer platforms. - Experience building multi-tenant control plane architectures. - Startup experience in high-growth infrastructure companies. - Passion for programmable infrastructure and AI-native systems. #LI-REMOTE Why Upbound? At Upbound, you’ll help shape the systems and strategies that drive predictable, scalable growth in a product-led company embracing usage-based models. If you're excited to build from the ground up, work with cutting-edge cloud technologies, and directly impact how revenue is generated and scaled—this is your seat at the table. About Upbound Upbound is pioneering infrastructure platforms for the Agentic AI Era, serving Fortune 500 companies and platform engineers across more than 100 countries. The company empowers infrastructure and platform teams with Intelligent Control Planes - based on Kubernetes and Crossplane - that provision, operate, and adapt so platforms are ready for both humans and AI agents. Upbound is the creator and primary maintainer of Crossplane, the popular open-source framework for building cloud-native control planes, with over 100 million downloads and adoption by more than 1,000 teams worldwide. A Series B startup backed by GV (formerly Google Ventures), Altimeter Capital, and Intel Capital, Upbound has raised $69M to date. For more information, visit www.upbound.io.

Upbound is redefining how modern infrastructure is built for the Agentic AI Era. We’re the creators and primary maintainers of Crossplane, and we’re building the Intelligent Control Plane—a new platform layer that makes infrastructure programmable, autonomous, and composable. Our mission is to power the AI-native enterprise with a foundational platform layer that helps teams provision, operate, and adapt infrastructure at scale—so platforms are ready for both humans and AI agents. We partner with leading cloud providers, ISVs, and open-source communities to help organizations move faster with greater confidence. Today, Upbound supports Fortune 500 companies and platform engineers across 100+ countries. Crossplane has surpassed 100M+ downloads and is used by 1,000+ teams worldwide. We’re a Series B company backed by GV (formerly Google Ventures), Altimeter Capital, and Intel Capital, and we’ve raised $69M to date. Learn more at upbound.io. Upbound is building the control plane for the modern enterprise. As the company behind Crossplane, the open-source CNCF project that extends Kubernetes into an AI-native cloud control plane. Upbound enables organizations to compose, manage, and operate infrastructure and services through declarative, programmable control planes. Upbound Cloud delivers hosted, multi-tenant control planes that power platform engineering teams at scale. Our vision extends beyond infrastructure management into an AI-native Control Fabric — where control planes become programmable, extensible, and ecosystem-driven. As we scale into the next phase of growth, we are hiring a Director to lead our Control Planes & Ecosystem Group. As Director of Control Planes & Ecosystem, you will own the strategy and execution for the customer-facing control plane experience across: - Crossplane: Upstream work and contributions for the open source Crossplane Project - Upbound Crossplane: Upbound’s Enterprise Distribution of Crossplane - Upbound Marketplace: The place where Users and Customers discover content - Upbound Official Providers and Extensions: Development and maintenance of Providers, Add-Ons, Functions, and more - Partner Integrations: Development of Extensions with third party partners This is a senior leadership role responsible for scaling teams, defining long-term architecture strategy, and shaping how enterprises adopt programmable control planes through a thriving ecosystem. You will lead multiple managers and high-performing engineering teams, driving cohesion across product and user experiences. In this role, you will… Control Plane & Enterprise Strategy - Help define and drive the long-term vision for hosted control planes and ecosystem extensibility. - Ensure Marketplace, UXP, APIs, and Extensions operate as a cohesive control plane experience. - Shape how platform engineering teams compose infrastructure through Crossplane-powered abstractions. - Drive reliability, scalability, and production-grade control planes at scale. Ecosystem Leadership - Own the strategy for Upbound Marketplace as the distribution layer for Crossplane providers, extensions, and control plane building blocks. - Grow and strengthen the provider ecosystem (ISVs, cloud providers, platform partners). - Enable extension frameworks that allow customers and partners to build on top of Upbound control planes. - Ensure ecosystem experiences are intuitive, secure, and enterprise-ready. Organizational Leadership - Lead managers and managers-of-managers across multiple teams. - Scale engineering org structure to support product velocity and ecosystem expansion. - Establish operational rigor: roadmap planning, delivery predictability, uptime SLAs, and production excellence. - Foster a culture of ownership, innovation, and deep technical craftsmanship. Cross-Functional Influence - Partner closely with Product, GTM, Alliances, and Customer Success to align ecosystem strategy with revenue goals. - Translate enterprise customer needs into scalable control plane capabilities. - Represent engineering in executive-level conversations around ecosystem expansion and AI-native infrastructure. You are a good fit if you have… - 10+ years of engineering leadership experience, including leading managers of managers. - 5+ years building or scaling cloud-native, infrastructure, or platform engineering products. - Deep familiarity with Kubernetes and the Cloud Native ecosystem. - Experience building SaaS control planes or distributed systems at scale. - Strong understanding of APIs, SDKs, declarative systems, and extensibility frameworks. - Proven experience growing ecosystem-driven products (marketplaces, providers, plugins, or integrations). - Track record of delivering reliable production services with strong uptime and performance standards. - Ability to operate strategically while diving deep technically. It is a plus if… - Experience with Crossplane and/or Kubernetes. - Background in platform engineering or internal developer platforms. - Experience building multi-tenant control plane architectures. - Startup experience in high-growth infrastructure companies. - Passion for programmable infrastructure and AI-native systems. #LI-REMOTE Why Upbound? At Upbound, you’ll help shape the systems and strategies that drive predictable, scalable growth in a product-led company embracing usage-based models. If you're excited to build from the ground up, work with cutting-edge cloud technologies, and directly impact how revenue is generated and scaled—this is your seat at the table. About Upbound Upbound is pioneering infrastructure platforms for the Agentic AI Era, serving Fortune 500 companies and platform engineers across more than 100 countries. The company empowers infrastructure and platform teams with Intelligent Control Planes - based on Kubernetes and Crossplane - that provision, operate, and adapt so platforms are ready for both humans and AI agents. Upbound is the creator and primary maintainer of Crossplane, the popular open-source framework for building cloud-native control planes, with over 100 million downloads and adoption by more than 1,000 teams worldwide. A Series B startup backed by GV (formerly Google Ventures), Altimeter Capital, and Intel Capital, Upbound has raised $69M to date. For more information, visit www.upbound.io.

• Develop and optimize packaging solutions for drug/device combination products, considering factors such as product integrity, stability, regulatory compliance, and patient usability and safety. • Conduct packaging material selection and testing to ensure compatibility, protection, and adherence to regulatory standards. • Optimize packaging design for efficient manufacturing, labeling, storage, and transportation within the pharmaceutical industry. • Manage the shipping validation and transport qualification of temperature-controlled shipment of goods across the end-to-end supply chain. • Direct day-to-day project oversight, including projection of material requirements, budgets, and timelines. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address any vendor-related issues, including non-conformances, quality concerns, or supply disruptions. • Conduct risk assessments and develop contingency plans to mitigate potential packaging issues or regulatory challenges. • Manage technical oversight and guidance to CMOs for packaging development, optimization, process validation, and cGMP packaging of biologics drug product in support of clinical and commercial supply. • Manage the development of printed components artwork partnering with CMC, Regulatory, Marketing, Legal, CMOs and third-party printer/converters. • Execute plans in accordance with industry standards, cGMP, ICH, and FDA regulations. • Write, update and review relevant sections for regulatory submissions. • Prepare, review, or edit cGMP protocols, reports, CMC regulatory and quality documents

This description is a summary of our understanding of the job description. Click on 'Apply' button to find out more. Role Description As a Software Engineer on the macOS team, you’ll help build and scale Speechify’s core desktop experience for millions of users. You’ll own significant parts of our macOS app architecture, ship production-ready code, and collaborate closely with product, design, and engineering teams across the company. This is a key role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment, enjoys making high-impact product decisions, loves delightful user experiences, and has a passion for accessibility and performance. What You'll Do - Lead key engineering and product decisions for the macOS app. - Write, test, and ship production-quality code that scales to millions of users. - Maintain and evolve complex app architecture with a focus on performance and stability. - Work within a cross-functional team, partnering with designers and PMs to shape features from concept to launch. - Participate in product planning and roadmap discussions. - Drive continuous improvement in code quality, CI/CD processes, and development workflows. Qualifications - Demonstrated experience shipping macOS (or related desktop) applications used by many customers. - Strong engineering instincts with a deep focus on user experience. - A strategic mindset for building great products—not just writing code. - Ability to work quickly, decide what to build now vs. later, and iterate fast. - Experience working in remote, distributed teams. Requirements - Swift / SwiftUI (macOS) proficiency. - Solid understanding of AppKit, macOS frameworks, and desktop-specific UI paradigms. - Strong understanding of concurrency and asynchronous execution models. - Familiarity with Bitrise, CI/CD workflows (e.g., Xcode Cloud, GitHub Actions). Benefits - Impact & Ownership: Build and influence a product used by millions globally. - Remote First: Flexible, asynchronous work culture. - Growth & Leadership: Flat org — leadership is earned by impact, not title. - Collaborative Environment: Work with smart, passionate engineers and designers. - Competitive Compensation: Market-aligned salary, bonus, and equity. Salary The United States Based Salary range for this role is: 140,000-200,000 USD/Year + Bonus + Stock depending on experience. Why Join Speechify? At Speechify, we ship fast, build for real users, and care deeply about quality and accessibility. You’ll work on products that change lives, and your contributions will shape both the product and the company.