VP of Engineering

VP of Engineering

We're looking for a VP of Engineering to own technical strategy and team leadership as we scale. This is a hands-on leadership role — you'll set direction, but you'll also still be close enough to the systems to make sharp technical calls under pressure.

What you'll do:

• Own engineering strategy, architecture direction, and delivery across multiple teams
• Build and scale engineering management structure as the org grows — hire, develop, and retain engineering managers and senior ICs
• Partner directly with Product and the executive team on roadmap, headcount planning, and technical tradeoffs
• Establish and maintain engineering practices (code quality, on-call, incident response, technical debt management) appropriate for a scaling org

What we're looking for:

• 8+ years in software engineering with progressively increasing scope, including at least 3-4 years in a Director-level-or-above engineering leadership role
• A track record of building engineering organizations, not just running an existing one — you've grown a team, stood up new functions, or scaled headcount meaningfully
• Strong technical depth: you can still read a system design doc critically and have an informed opinion, not just manage the people who write them
• Experience operating in a fast-growing, resource-constrained environment
• This is a first VP role for many strong candidates — we care more about demonstrated scope and trajectory than whether "VP" is already on your resume

Nice to have:

• Experience in complex, regulated, or high-stakes technical domains (fintech, infra, healthtech) where reliability and correctness carry real weight
• Experience partnering directly with a CEO or executive team, not just reporting up through another VP/CTO