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VP,Engineering

Hybrid, Dallas/Fort Worth, North Dallas

At My Funded Futures, we’re transforming the world of proprietary trading by giving traders the capital, tools, and community they need to succeed.

We blend innovation, transparency, and performance to create opportunity — helping traders scale faster and smarter. If you’re passionate about fintech, financial markets, and data-driven growth, you’ll fit right in.

Explore our open roles below and see how you can help us shape the future of funded trading.

Vice President of Engineering

Department: Engineering

Reports To: Chief Product  Officer (CPO)

FLSA Status: Exempt

Position Summary

The Vice President of Engineering is a senior executive leader responsible for executing MFFU's engineering strategy through operational excellence, disciplined delivery, and team leadership. Reporting to the CPO and partnering closely with the CTO, this role translates technical vision into reliable execution while building scalable processes and a high-performing engineering organization.

This role provides executive oversight across all engineering disciplines—including backend, frontend, platform, infrastructure, QA, developer support, and internal tooling—ensuring that engineering outcomes align with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and operational excellence.

Initial focus (months 0-6) will be on Fintevo platform stabilization, CQG integration completion, IB/FCM regulatory readiness, and establishing engineering processes in close partnership with CPO. 

The VP of Engineering partners closely with Product, Trading, Risk, Compliance, Operations, and Support to translate company strategy into technical execution plans and measurable outcomes. This leader is accountable for engineering effectiveness, platform resilience, and the development of a strong leadership bench across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

Executive Leadership & Organizational Development

  • Build, scale, and lead a multi-disciplinary engineering organization through senior engineering leaders and managers.
  • Establish clear organizational structure, leadership accountability, career progression frameworks, and performance management practices.
  • Attract, retain, and develop top engineering leadership talent through structured hiring, onboarding, coaching, and succession planning.
  • Own engineering hiring strategy and execution.
  • Build recruiting pipeline and interview processes to maintain quality bar during rapid growth.
  • Foster a culture of ownership, operational excellence, documentation, and continuous improvement across the engineering organization.
  • Ensure engineering leaders are empowered to execute while maintaining consistent standards and alignment.

Engineering Strategy & Delivery Oversight

  • Own engineering outcomes across planning, delivery, quality, reliability, and long-term sustainability.
  • Set expectations for delivery discipline, forecasting accuracy, and execution consistency across teams.
  • Oversee prioritization, resourcing strategy, and capacity planning to support both near-term execution and long-term platform investments.
  • Ensure development standards, release governance, and quality benchmarks are consistently applied across the organization.
  • Drive continuous improvement in engineering efficiency through tooling strategy, process optimization, and leadership alignment.

Platform Reliability, Risk & Operational Excellence

  • Provide executive accountability for platform stability, performance, scalability, and operational readiness.
  • Ensure engineering leadership maintains strong incident management, escalation processes, and post-incident learning practices.
  • Partner with Infrastructure and Platform leaders to ensure systems are designed for resilience, security, and regulatory compliance.
  • Review systemic risks, operational trends, and reliability metrics to guide long-term technical investment decisions.
  • Champion preventative engineering practices that reduce operational risk and improve customer experience.

Technical Vision & Architecture Governance

  • Execute technical strategy and architectural standards defined by CTO.
  • Translate architectural vision into implementation plans and delivery roadmaps.
  • Provide feedback to CTO on technical feasibility, risks, and execution tradeoffs.
  • Ensure technology decisions balance scalability, performance, security, and time-to-market.
  • Support execution of major architectural initiatives and platform modernization efforts.

Cross-Functional Executive Partnership

  • Partner closely with Product, Trading, Risk, Compliance, Operations, and Support to translate strategic objectives into engineering execution plans and delivery commitments.
  • Ensure engineering leadership provides transparency into risks, dependencies, and execution timelines.
  • Support Trading and Operations leadership by ensuring technical clarity, escalation paths, and post-event analysis processes are in place.

Data, Metrics & Accountability

  • Establish engineering KPIs that measure organizational health, delivery effectiveness, reliability, and platform performance.
  • Use data and trend analysis to guide investment decisions, organizational improvements, and risk mitigation.
  • Ensure leadership teams provide clear, accurate reporting on progress, risks, and long-term technical health.
  • Hold engineering leadership accountable for outcomes rather than activity.

Governance, Budgeting & Documentation

  • Manage engineering operations budget within CTO-approved parameters. Recommend infrastructure investments, vendor relationships, and tooling decisions to CTO.
  • Ensure strong governance around change management, release readiness, and audit requirements.
  • Champion documentation standards that support operational clarity, regulatory readiness, and organizational scalability.
  • Partner with Compliance and Operations to ensure engineering practices support auditability and regulatory obligations.

Required Technical Experience

  • Strong Python/Django backend development and architecture
  • React/TypeScript frontend experience
  • Real-time trading systems and WebSocket implementations for trading data
  • PostgreSQL database optimization at scale
  • Broker integrations and trading platform architecture (CQG, Tradovate, Rithmic)
  • Regulated financial services (NFA, CFTC) engineering experience required
  • AWS infrastructure and high-availability systems
  • Distributed systems and RESTful API architecture

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (Evaluated Semiannually)

  1. Engineering delivery predictability and execution reliability
  2. Platform uptime of 99.9%+ with defined incident response and resolution SLAs
  3. Engineering organizational health and leadership effectiveness
  4. Documentation completeness and operational readiness
  5. Release quality and post-release defect trends
  6. Regulatory compliance readiness and audit preparedness

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience with 5+ years in senior engineering leadership roles.
  • Proven experience scaling engineering organizations in SaaS, fintech, or trading environments.
  • Required: 3+ years experience in regulated financial services, trading platforms, or fintech with direct exposure to real-time trading systems, broker integrations, and financial regulatory compliance.
  • Strong understanding of backend systems, distributed architectures, cloud infrastructure, and high-availability platforms.
  • Demonstrated success partnering with Product, Trading, Risk, and Operations at an executive level.
  • Experience leading through growth, change, and increasing organizational complexity.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field preferred.

Core Competencies

  • Executive-level technical and organizational leadership
  • Strategic thinking with strong operational execution discipline
  • Exceptional cross-functional communication and influence
  • High accountability and ownership mindset
  • Data-driven decision making
  • Ability to lead and scale organizations in fast-paced, regulated environments
  • Commitment to stability, process excellence, and long-term platform health

EEO Statement 

Equal Employment Opportunity
My Funded Futures is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that diversity drives innovation and success. We are committed to building an inclusive environment where every team member feels valued, respected, and supported—regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Pay Transparency 

In compliance with pay transparency laws, My Funded Futures provides compensation ranges in job postings where required. Final compensation may vary based on experience, qualifications, and location. We also offer comprehensive benefits and performance-based incentives.

Accessibility / Accommodation Statement

If you require assistance or an accommodation during the application process, please contact our HR team at nicki@myfundedfutures.com.

 

Work Authorization 

Applicants must be authorized to work in the applicable country without employer sponsorship. The Company does not offer visa sponsorship or immigration assistance for this position.

 

 

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