VP of Product Engineering

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JobgetherEducation technology
Workplace type: Remote; based in the United States.Full-TimeVp
Salary325,000 - 350,000 USD per year
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Job Details

Experience
At least 10 years of experience as an engineering leader, including at least 3 years at Director level or above.
Required Skills
AWSSoftware ArchitectureTypeScriptGoSaaS

Requirements

  • Have at least 10 years of experience as an engineering leader, including at least 3 years at Director level or above.
  • Have experience leading a multi-team engineering organization of approximately 30 or more engineers through managers.
  • Demonstrate experience hiring, coaching, and developing engineering managers.
  • Bring a strong software engineering background and the ability to review technical designs and engage with complex systems.
  • Have experience leading AI adoption across the software development lifecycle, with measurable results.
  • Have experience building and operating external SaaS products requiring high availability, resilience, security, and scalability.
  • Have partnered with a senior Product leader to define product strategy and roadmaps.
  • Have experience engaging directly with technical decision-makers, including CIOs, CTOs, and IT leaders.
  • Be able to communicate technical strategy, architectural tradeoffs, and business implications clearly.
  • Be willing to travel one to two times per quarter for company and customer meetings.
  • Preferred: experience with single sign-on, identity lifecycle management, directories, student rostering, or access management products.
  • Preferred: experience with two-sided platforms, external developer ecosystems, or APIs.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with the VP of Product to define and own the product and engineering roadmap.
  • Lead five product engineering teams comprising approximately 40 engineers, including management, coaching, hiring, and leadership development.
  • Establish technical direction for products built on a container-based microservices architecture in AWS.
  • Integrate AI into design, coding, testing, code review, and release processes.
  • Establish predictable delivery practices and focus teams on high-impact customer needs.
  • Ensure customer-facing SaaS products meet standards for availability, resilience, security, and performance.
  • Build relationships with school district CIOs, application partner CTOs, chief customer officers, and technical teams.
  • Work with Infrastructure, Data, and Security platform teams to maintain a cohesive technology ecosystem.
  • Represent the organization in customer business reviews, industry events, and education technology standards groups.
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