Vice President of Engineering, Real

• The ideal candidate has experience OR extensive experience in leading engineering teams, ideally leading teams working on successful mobile applications
• At least 10 years of experience in software engineering, with at least 7 years in a leadership role
• Familiarity with some of the components in our tech stack: AWS, Auth0, Node.js, TypeScript, Javascript, React, React Native, iOS, and Android
• Experience with: Leading an engineering team that has built a successful mobile app in the consumer product space, B2B products, content management systems, security and compliance (SOC 2), ML systems, subscription and billing systems, authentication, data pipelines, and the infrastructure to support it all
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with a proven ability to build productive cross-departmental relationships and motivate team members. Positive, can-do attitude and valuing collaboration is a must
• Helped engineering teams hire a variety of roles, and updated the organizational structure of the team through various stages of growth
• Know effective ways to measure key team and business performance indicators, and track those over time to ensure changes are having a positive impact
• Passionate about mental wellness:
• You’re excited to improve mental healthcare and expand the number of people who have access to it
• You know the wellness market
• You care about the well-being of others
• Excited to build something from the ground up:
• You thrive in a fast-paced, scrappy start-up environment
• You’re not afraid to roll up your sleeves to get the job done
• You’re a self-starter; you don’t need instructions to get work done
• Data-driven:
• You pull insights from data, ensuring new ideas come from member experience and utilization
• You seek data and know how to collect more of it when needed
• You are excited to receive feedback and grow
• A team player:
• You know it takes a village

Desirable

• The Vice President Engineering will report to Real’s President and will hold responsibility for the company’s product development organizations, and will ensure that engineering teams, processes, and technology continue to scale as the company’s size and growth rate compounds
• The VP Engineering will be the steward of Real’s technology stack and engineering teams, ensuring the preservation of quality, our culture, and our never-ending pursuit to innovate as the company continues to grow
• Working closely with the VP Product, you will be designing, developing, and deploying scalable mental health solutions that meet and exceed company KPIs, focusing initially on member engagement and retention metrics
• Additionally, you will execute the company’s strategic technical vision that guides all aspects of technological development, for internal, external and partnership needs
• You will be rolling up your sleeves, guiding the engineering team, and collaborating across departments to ensure success of the platform upon a range of devices, including web, mobile, and beyond
• Lead, manage, and mentor a team of software engineers and engineering managers
• Oversee the design and architecture of scalable, reliable backend and frontend applications and services to support the growing needs of the business
• Partner with the executive team to ensure that technical strategy and business goals are aligned
• Maintain high standards for code quality, testing, and performance, and holding the team accountable to these standards
• Taking a hands-on leadership approach, rolling up your sleeves and collaborating with our engineering team to fuel product development and innovation
• Scale the engineering team by ensuring we have the right platforms, processes, and tools to drive efficiency
• Work closely with the Executive team to define product roadmaps and ensure that engineering resources are aligned with business priorities