VP of Software Engineering

Description

The VP of Engineering is a senior technical leader responsible for the full engineering organization. This role owns architectural standards, technical debt management, and engineering process maturity. The VP of Engineering serves as the critical interface between the multiple offices.

Reports To: Executive Leadership

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Architecture

-Provide senior technical leadership across the full engineering organization

-Own and enforce architectural standards, ensuring scalability, resilience, and long-term maintainability

-Drive technical debt management strategies, prioritizing remediation efforts in alignment with business goals

-Guide technology stack selection and evolution across all platforms

-Foster a culture of engineering excellence, continuous improvement, and agile development practices

Engineering Process Maturity

-Establish and mature engineering processes, including development lifecycle, code review standards, and release management

-Implement best practices for production incident management, post-mortems, and systemic reliability improvements

-Define and monitor KPIs for engineering team health, delivery performance, and system reliability

-Champion documentation of key technical workflows, system architecture, and operational runbooks

Cross-Office & Stakeholder Coordination

-Manage the interface between the Tempe team and the Winter Garden/Nashville operating units, ensuring alignment on priorities, timelines, and deliverables

-Collaborate cross-functionally with executive leadership and business unit leads to translate strategic goals into technical execution

-Facilitate effective communication between distributed engineering teams and business stakeholders

-Represent engineering capabilities and constraints clearly to executive leadership and external parties

Team Leadership & Organizational Development

-Mentor and develop the engineering team, fostering individual growth and career development

-Scale the engineering organization from 5-7 to 10-15 engineers, including hiring, onboarding, and structuring teams for sustainable growth

-Build and maintain a high-performing, collaborative engineering culture grounded in accountability and measurable outcomes

-Lead with transparency and a focus on psychological safety, enabling teams to take ownership and innovate

Embrace AI & Continuous Learning

-Leverage AI tools to enhance engineering decision-making, streamline development processes, and drive measurable business value

-Stay current with advancements in AI/ML and proactively identify opportunities for adoption within the product and platform

-Lead data governance initiatives to support AI readiness and responsible innovation

-Partner with departments to identify and implement intelligent automation across workflows

Requirements

Qualifications

10+ years of engineering experience with 5+ years managing software engineering teams

Demonstrated track record of delivering software products in regulated industries (healthcare, financial services, or government)

Demonstrated ability to manage technical debt, production incidents, and cross-office coordination effectively

Strong executive communication skills; able to translate complex technical concepts for business and investor audiences

Expertise in enterprise architecture, cloud platforms, and scalable system design

Understanding of SOC2, HIPAA, and other relevant compliance frameworks

Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and cloud platform management

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