Technical Delivery Lead

Introduction:

Very Good Ventures is a global consultancy that delivers clients elegant solutions using disruptive technologies. At VGV, we believe that building very good technology starts with a culture of excellence, collaboration, humility, and openness – and of course, have a very good time while doing it.  We place our company values and culture at the forefront of everything we do. 

Rising to prominence as the foremost Flutter experts, VGV is at an exciting stage of growth as we expand our global presence and our range of strategic services. Our mission is to lead the most influential companies through new digital frontiers and improve the relationship between technology and those that create, manage, and experience it. VGV’s client roster spans industries, including Toyota, Google, Dow Jones, JSX, Betterment, and Norwegian Cruise Lines. 

People come to work at VGV to solve challenging problems with the newest technology, alongside some of the best talent in the industry, and in a culture that remains steadfastly dedicated to its employees.

Overview

The Technical Delivery Lead role at VGV is critical for the technical success of our partners and teams. The Technical Delivery Lead ensures that our customers are receiving the best technical support possible, that we offer simple and elegant solutions to their complex engineering problems, and that our teams deliver software that meets VGV’s software standards.

The Technical Delivery Lead is responsible for guaranteeing that our proposed technical solutions are technically feasible, within the bounds of the project, without compromising on quality nor performance. Your main focus is to enable our teams and our clients to build well-tested software that is ready to scale, to coach our clients and teams in how to write effective software, to unblock any technical challenges that our teams might face, and to partner with our different teams to “build the right thing, the right way”.

A Technical Delivery Lead should have meaningful and extensive experience as a software engineer, having a proven track record of successful deliveries of complex software projects. This role requires a seasoned professional with strong leadership, technical expertise, and experience navigating the complexities of enterprise-level development projects.

Responsibilities & Expectations 

• You are a highly trusted and experienced software engineer. You are capable of delivering high-quality and performant software solutions at scale and leading the most complex parts of project development.
• You consistently solve complex problems with easy-to-understand solutions.
• You actively lead scoping and estimating activities, working with all your peers and stakeholders to find a way to deliver high-quality projects on time and within budget.
• You are capable of unblocking the team in times of uncertainty.
• You actively participate in code reviews, taking this opportunity as a moment to mentor and coach the team.
• You use your creativity and technical ability to make standard and process recommendations to the organization.
• You actively lead code pairing sessions and mentor others to learn how to do so effectively, documenting project decisions.
• You cross-collaborate with teammates from other departments to improve the integration of other disciplines with engineering (for example, by bouncing ideas contributing to our OSS tools, or by ideating new and effective ways of integrating design into engineering).
• You position yourself as a team/project leader that is highly trusted by your peers. You feel comfortable leading all aspects of your project, from architecture to feature development, and you are a role model for the rest of the engineers on your project.
• You ensure that your projects contain easy-to-understand and ready-to-go onboarding materials.
• You can negotiate timelines and estimations with our stakeholders effectively.
• You express yourself with clarity and authority in front of our partners, leading demos, engineering status updates, and other ceremonies.
• You mentor other engineers with empathy, patience, grace, and gratitude.
• You advise our colleagues and partners to “build the right thing, the right way”.
• You proceed as a thought leader, willing to inspire and share your professional journey and experiences with the team and community activities representing VGV, such as conferences, speaking events, open-source contributions.

Qualifications

• BSc/MSc in Computer Science or related field.
• 7-10 years of professional experience working as a software engineer in a team environment.
• Must be available to work in U.S. Eastern Time (ET) or Central Time (CT).
• Proven experience leading multiple development teams simultaneously.
• Background in managing large development teams is strongly preferred over smaller, startup-focused roles.
• Familiarity with enterprise-level platform development, with a focus on integrating complex systems.
• Proven proficiency with mobile development in Flutter, Android or iOS native and backend technologies (like Firebase, AWS, etc.).
• Experience with legacy systems and their integration into modular architectures or microservices.
• Significant experience in the discovery phase of projects, including requirements gathering and stakeholder collaboration.
• Competence in designing systems with modular architectures and addressing platform core system requirements.
• Strong understanding of software development at scale
• Excellent communication skills to effectively communicate with team members and stakeholders
• Strong understanding of the capabilities of critical third party products, such as Firebase, Auth0, AWS, Google Maps, etc.

Total Rewards

VGV wants all employees to be supported in their personal and professional development, so we take a comprehensive approach to compensation and benefits. The initial annual base salary for this position is expected to range from $135k - $190k. We benchmark every role based on location and against comparable companies to ensure competitiveness; however, actual compensation is highly dependent on numerous factors such as location, experience, knowledge and skills, qualifications and other job-related factors.

To further support your growth at our company, VGV also offers the following: 

• Subsidized health insurance, dental, and vision coverage
• Potential to earn equity in an early stage high-growth company
• Flexible PTO and company holidays
• 12 -16 weeks universal fully paid family leave
• 401k retirement savings plan with matching employer contribution
• HSA with employer contribution 
• Working with a talented, global team on cutting edge projects with well-known clients 

Company Values

• Do our best, professional work.
• Be collaborative partners.
• Scale with standards.
• Always be growing.
• Be very good.

Very Good Ventures is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. We are committed to providing a fair and inclusive work environment, free from discrimination and harassment, and promoting diversity in our workforce. We value and celebrate the unique perspectives and contributions of each member of our global workforce, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected characteristic. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is essential to our success as a company.