Vice President - Software Engineering (Java / React / Microservices)

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Role Overview

Vice President – Software Engineering / Bar Raiser

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Key Responsibilities

Strategic & Engineering Leadership

• Serve as a technical

  Bar Raiser

  , enforcing code quality, robust architectural patterns, and engineering discipline across cross-functional product squads.
• Drive the end-to-end software development lifecycle (SDLC) within high-velocity Agile/Scrum environments.
• Mentor and grow senior engineering talent, Principal Architects, and Engineering Managers.
• Lead strategic technology roadmaps in alignment with business objectives and product vision.

Architecture, Backend & Distributed Systems

• Architect, design, and optimize highly scalable, fault-tolerant backend applications and distributed microservices using modern

  Java

  .
• Establish best practices for enterprise RESTful API development, distributed caching, and database interaction.
• Oversee system reliability, capacity planning, and deployment across both

  Linux

  and

  Windows Server

  operating environments.
• Drive performance tuning, memory management, and latency reduction at the application and JVM levels.

Frontend Engineering & User Experience

• Provide technical oversight and governance for enterprise web applications built with

  React, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3

  .
• Enforce state management design standards using

  Redux

  or

  Context API

  for complex UI workflows.
• Ensure all client applications adhere to industry-leading web performance optimization standards, responsive design principles, and web accessibility guidelines.
• Bridge seamless integration between complex frontend user interfaces and underlying backend microservices.

Candidate Profile & Qualifications

• Experience:

  16+ years of progressive software engineering and enterprise architecture experience, with a track record of leading large teams and driving organizational technical excellence.

• Backend Expertise:

  Deep expertise in developing, architecting, and optimizing Java-based enterprise applications and microservices.

• Frontend Competence:

  Strong hands-on proficiency in React, modern JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3, and complex state management (Redux / Context API).

• API & System Design:

  Demonstrated success in designing resilient RESTful APIs and distributed systems handling high-throughput workflows.

• Infrastructure Fluency:

  Solid operational proficiency with both Linux and Windows Server environments.

• Delivery & Governance:

  Proven experience running agile engineering teams, defining release pipelines, and maintaining end-to-end SDLC governance.

• Leadership & Pedigree:

  Prior experience operating in high-growth GCCs, product engineering organizations, or top-tier technology consulting firms in a senior director or VP-level capacity.