Vice President, Engineering

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Report to the CTO and oversee daily engineering operations, which include delivery, quality, reliability, cost management, and leadership of personnel.

• Convert the CTO's technical vision and product roadmap into actionable plans, priorities, and delivered software.

• Dedicate around one-fifth of the week to hands-on technical tasks such as coding, reviewing pull requests, managing incidents, and developing team tools.

• Prototype, troubleshoot production issues, evaluate pull requests, and finalize ticket deliveries.

• Establish AI coding agents as the standard for design, coding, testing, and review processes.

• Monitor DORA metrics, customer-related defects, and engineering costs per release; provide reports on AI's impact, both positive and negative.

• Maintain a lean organization, ensuring minimal management layers and promoting small teams with well-defined ownership.

• Automate processes for test generation, CI/CD checks, code review support, release notes, incident management, and alerting.

• Set benchmarks for architecture, code review, testing, CI/CD, release management, and incident response.

• Manage platform reliability, security, and cost for multi-tenant SaaS solutions operating on AWS, Azure, and Kubernetes.

• Collaborate with infrastructure and security teams to achieve uptime objectives, pass SOC 2 audits, and manage cloud expenditures.

• Partner with the CTO and Product teams to integrate AI functionalities that assist customers in program setup, application reviews, and funding decisions.

• Aid in assessing AI features for accuracy and fairness.

• Attract and recruit engineers and leaders focused on AI development, mentor managers, and establish career paths that reward impactful contributions and technical expertise.

• Collaborate with Product, Design, Customer Experience, and Support teams on project scope, trade-offs, escalations, and customer-related defects.

⛳️ Requirements

• Must have personally developed and launched production code utilizing AI coding tools within the last 12 months.

• Over 15 years of experience in software engineering.

• Extensive expertise in distributed systems, API design, data modeling, AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, and DevOps practices.

• More than 7 years in engineering leadership roles, including at least 3 years managing other managers.

• Proven experience in enhancing team output without a corresponding increase in headcount, demonstrating measurable results in delivery, team size, and cost.

• Background in creating and managing multi-tenant, cloud-based B2B SaaS products.

• History of delivering complex software on predictable schedules without compromising on quality, security, or reliability.

• Experience leading distributed teams across various countries and time zones, including offshore or nearshore collaborations.

• Capability to communicate technical trade-offs to executives and non-technical team members in straightforward terms.

• Proven track record in hiring, developing, and retaining high-caliber engineers while fostering inclusive teams.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

• Must reside in the United States full-time.

• Must be legally eligible to work in the United States; Submittable is unable to accommodate visa-related requests.

• Applicants from Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maine, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, or Wyoming are not eligible for consideration.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health and life insurance options with optional HSA, FSA, and DCA accounts.

• 401(k) plan with employer matching available from the first day.

• Equity stock options to participate in our success.

• Flexible working hours, remote work opportunities, and generous vacation and sick leave policies.

• Paid parental leave for mothers, fathers, and adoptive parents.

• Professional development stipends to facilitate your career advancement.

• Opportunities to engage in community outreach and volunteering initiatives.

• Monthly company-sponsored happy hours and gatherings for connection and relaxation.