Vice President of Engineering - ThriveCart

About ThriveCart:

ThriveCart is a powerful platform used by over 50,000 people worldwide to generate over $5B in sales. Included within the ThriveCart platform is a learning management system (LMS), affiliate management, cart and checkout functionality, making it a top solution for creators, coaches, consultants, and other businesses.

We integrate with everything you use and have a simple, clean UI with numerous features that allow customers to build income from existing traffic and we are the highest-converting cart for online businesses. Our business is growing, profitable, and backed by LTV SaaS Growth Funds, and we are looking to expand our footprint amongst online businesses.

Location:

Remote

Job Overview:

As the Vice President of Engineering at ThriveCart, you will lead our engineering team to build and scale our high-performance eCommerce platform. You’ll drive architectural decisions, ensure best practices in development, and cultivate a culture of innovation and technical excellence. This role is ideal for a hands-on technical leader who thrives in a fast-paced, product-led environment.

What Your Work Will Entail:

• Technical Leadership: Define and execute the engineering vision, ensuring scalability, security, and performance of the ThriveCart platform.
• Team Management: Recruit, mentor, and lead a high-performing engineering team, fostering a collaborative and growth-focused culture.
• Product Development: Work closely with product, design, and business stakeholders to develop and launch new features that enhance user experience and business outcomes.
• Scalability & Performance: Oversee infrastructure, system architecture, and DevOps strategies to ensure a reliable and scalable platform.
• Quality & Best Practices: Implement and enforce best practices for software development, including CI/CD, code reviews, testing, and security protocols.
• Innovation: Stay ahead of industry trends, evaluating new technologies and methodologies to keep ThriveCart at the forefront of eCommerce innovation.

What You Bring To This Role:

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with 5+ years in a leadership role.
• Proven track record of scaling and leading engineering teams in a SaaS or eCommerce environment.
• Deep expertise in modern web technologies, cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or similar), and software architecture best practices.
• Experience with payment processing, checkout systems, or related eCommerce technologies is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to make data-driven decisions in a high-growth setting.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to align engineering efforts with business goals.

Learn More About ThriveCart:

Our Values are:

Commit to Excellence
Find a Way
Help Each Other
Keep Growing
Data First