Vice President of Engineering

Role description: This role is with one of our portfolio(Series A) companies.

As the Head of the Engineering Team, you will play a critical role in enhancing efficiency and improving customer experiences, while also scaling the technology infrastructure to support rapid business growth. In your position as a senior leader, you will make architectural decisions, mentor junior team members, and collaborate across departments to deliver outstanding user experiences and achieve positive business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• The Head of Engineering will lead, build, and operate exciting products with a passionate team.
• We are seeking a candidate who has developed and deployed software with a strong focus on the end-user experience, along with a proven track record of successfully launching web-scalable products.
• Experience with massively scalable distributed computing product architectures.
• Proficiency in microservices-oriented architectures and a background in scaling big data infrastructure.
• A history of delivering platform technology and creating an ecosystem of applications and services across multiple verticals and solution offerings.
• Experience in successfully scaling technology infrastructure to support rapid customer and data growth.
• Familiarity with fast-paced, rapidly iterating, design-forward, and product-focused companies.
• A "roll-up-your-sleeves" entrepreneurial attitude, along with a team player mentality and a proven record of leading and mentoring employees.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Master’s or PhD degree in Engineering or Technology.
• Over 10 years of hands-on experience in software development.
• Proven success in building and scaling backend systems for high-traffic, large-scale applications.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement release plans, track deadlines and deliverables, manage resource allocations, identify issues and risks, and create mitigation strategies to ensure timely delivery of quality products.
• Strong technical and architectural skills across various areas of platform engineering, with a proven ability to deeply engage in any required area.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic startup environment.