VP of Software Engineering

### Who you are
- We are seeking a VP, Engineering who thrives in fast-paced, product-driven environments and excels at taking products from concept to launch. This leader combines strategic thinking with hands-on technical expertise and is comfortable rolling up their sleeves to architect, code, debug, and guide teams through ambiguity
- This role is ideal for a builder who has successfully led teams through 0 → 1 product development, enjoys solving hard problems, and can balance short-term delivery with long-term architectural stability
- 10+ years of hands-on engineering experience, with deep technical expertise in modern technologies, cloud-native approaches, and extensible architecture
- 5+ years leading engineering teams, including experience as a Director, Head of Engineering, or VP
- Proven record of building and launching 0→1 products in a startup or fast-growth environment
- Strong ability to switch between strategic planning and tactical execution
- Demonstrated expertise in system design, distributed systems, and cloud-native infrastructure (AWS)
- Experience setting engineering culture, standards, and operational excellence
- Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills
- Experience in SaaS, AI/ML, B2B, or enterprise products (tailor to your product)
- Ability to manage hybrid engineering teams (contract/agency + in-house)
- Experience with security, compliance, or highly regulated environments if relevant to your product
- Prior experience scaling engineering teams from early-stage to growth-stage

### What the job involves
- As the senior-most engineering leader, you will shape the technical vision, build a high-performing engineering organization, and drive execution across product development, infrastructure, and engineering operations. You will partner closely with Product, Design, and Business leaders to deliver scalable, reliable, and secure solutions
- Help define and execute the engineering strategy and technical roadmap aligned to company objectives
- Lead system architecture decisions to ensure scalability, resilience, and long-term maintainability
- Provide hands-on technical leadership—diving into code, architecture, infrastructure, and complex problem-solving when needed
- Ensure engineering best practices, including code quality, testing standards, deployment processes, and security guidelines
- Lead engineering execution from ideation through launch, overseeing full product lifecycles in a 0→1 environment
- Collaborate with Product and Design to define requirements, scope features, and build predictable roadmaps
- Drive delivery excellence—ensuring high velocity, clear accountability, and data-driven prioritization
- Oversee engineering processes, sprint planning, and resource allocation
- Strengthen DevOps, observability, continuous integration/delivery pipelines, and on-call reliability
- Ensure security, compliance, data protection, and architectural governance
- Build, scale, and mentor a high-impact engineering organization (internal, contract, nearshore, or hybrid)
- Establish a culture of ownership, innovation, technical rigor, and continuous improvement
- Recruit top engineering talent and develop career paths, performance standards, and scalable organizational structures
- Partner with Product, Design, Operations, and Executive teams to align engineering initiatives with business priorities
- Communicate technical decisions, tradeoffs, and impacts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Champion cross-functional collaboration, transparency, and high-quality execution across teams

### Benefits
- Everything you need to work remotely
- Unlimited PTO
- Medical/dental/vision insurance
- 401k through Charles Schwab with employer contribution matches
- Flexible Spending Account & Limited FSA
- Short + long term disability, company paid life insurance
- Family-friendly maternity and paternity leave
- Employee assistance program (EAP) via Claremont
- Wellness Coach for you and 5 family members
- PerkSpot discount program
- Paid time off to do volunteer work in your community