3 days ago

Vice President of Software Engineering

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Hybrid
Full Time
$263,600
Hybrid

Job Overview

Job TitleVice President of Software Engineering
Job TypeFull Time
CategoryCommerce
Experience5 Years
DegreeMaster
Offered Salary$263,600
LocationHybrid

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Job Description

About the Opportunity

The Vice President of Software Engineering reports to the SVP and Chief Engineer and provides strategic and technical leadership for the development, delivery, and support of the organization’s software products. This role oversees a portfolio of agile engineering efforts and ensures alignment with organizational goals, user needs, and evolving technologies.

Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic and operational leadership for software engineering, including talent recruitment, development, and mentorship
  • Shape and communicate a cohesive product vision integrating technical innovation, user needs, and organizational priorities
  • Position software teams for productivity and quality by adopting modern, agile development methods and AI-assisted tools
  • Foster collaboration across departments to ensure product relevance, value, and technical cohesion
  • Build, lead, and sustain high-performing Software Engineering and User Experience teams
  • Align Software Engineering with other business units to ensure effective development policies and practices
  • Deliver measurable results through KPI performance, budget management, and adherence to quality standards
  • Ensure products exceed user expectations in performance, functionality, and usability
  • Identify and manage program and product risks, ensuring timely mitigation
  • Perform other strategic and operational duties as assigned

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience
  • 10+ years of progressive technical experience in software engineering
  • 7+ years of leadership experience managing software development teams
  • Proven success with agile software development methods
  • Experience establishing and enforcing software development policies aligned with compliance standards (ISO 2700x, SOC 2, GDPR)
  • Strong background in CI/CD implementation and UX management
  • Experience acquiring software products and services and integrating third-party software products
  • Exceptional leadership, project management, and communication skills
  • Experience developing and managing departmental budgets
  • Ability to translate mission objectives into measurable engineering outcomes
  • Strong organizational and prioritization skills with attention to detail
  • Must be authorized to work in the United States

Preferred Qualifications

  • Advanced degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related discipline
  • Experience with knowledge graph technologies
  • Experience leading remote and distributed teams
  • Familiarity with AI-assisted software engineering and emerging technologies

Key skills/competency

  • Strategic Leadership
  • Software Development Lifecycle
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Team Leadership & Mentorship
  • Product Vision
  • CI/CD
  • UX Management
  • Compliance Standards (ISO 2700x, SOC 2, GDPR)
  • Budget Management
  • Risk Management

Tags:

Vice President of Software Engineering
Software Engineering
Strategic Leadership
Agile Development
Team Leadership
Product Vision
CI/CD
UX Management
Compliance
Budget Management
Risk Mitigation
Knowledge Graph
AI-assisted Software
Distributed Teams
Leadership
Technology
Management
Software Development
Architecture
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