Vice President of Engineering, Bonterra

• 7+ years engineering management experience, including 3+ years managing multiple teams or managers
• Proven track record scaling engineering organizations (20 to 100+ engineers)
• Experience managing both new product development and legacy system maintenance
• Deep understanding of modern software architecture, cloud platforms (AWS preferred), and DevOps practices
• Track record of delivering complex multi-team projects on schedule
• Experience establishing engineering metrics and data-driven decision making
• Strong recruiting and talent development capabilities
• Exceptional communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences

Desirable

• As Vice President of Engineering, you will lead multiple engineering teams across different product lines, balancing innovation initiatives while maintaining stable, mission-critical systems focused on delivering scalable, secure, and impactful technology for our strategic philanthropy and life sciences departments
• You'll help shape the architectural vision, ensure technical excellence, and collaborate across disciplines to deliver features and infrastructure that support Bonterra's mission
• This highly collaborative role blends hands-on technical leadership, strategic planning, and people management
• You'll remain close to the code while mentoring teams and driving high standards across engineering practices
• Your leadership will be essential in helping us scale sustainably and responsibly, building new product lines as you drive Bonterra’s growth and direction in key business areas
• This role reports directly to the Chief Technology Officer
• Manage a 30+ person engineering organization across multiple teams and product lines
• Drive delivery through efficient resource allocation and elimination of cross-team impediments
• Recruit, develop, and retain top engineering talent while mentoring managers and technical leaders
• Optimize team structures and project assignments to maximize productivity and professional growth
• Shape engineering strategy aligned with company-wide strategic goals
• Establish and enforce standards for performance, scale, security, and reliability
• Balance innovation with technical debt management and legacy system maintenance
• Continuously improve engineering processes and development practices
• Collaborate with Product, Sales, and executive leadership to align engineering with business objectives
• Communicate technical strategy and risks to senior leadership
• Coordinate dependencies across teams to deliver projects on time and budget