Vice President of Engineering, Going

• Your background includes extensive experience developing highly scalable systems for major consumer-centric software organizations
• You have a proven record of directing efficient engineering teams in a fast-paced setting, with expertise in thoughtfully scaling teams
• You possess the aptitude to inspire and guide teams in a remote-first environment
• You are recognized as an exceptional mentor, setting an example with profound technical knowledge
• You can evaluate someone’s technical skills and provide feedback and coaching to develop their skillset further
• You value simplicity over complexity to deliver great product experiences to customers as efficiently as possible
• You have the acumen to discern between hiring full-time employees and contractors for varied project streams
• You adeptly balance the trade-offs between speed and quality, ensuring impeccable architecture in critical systems while delivering rapid product iterations to enhance customer value
• You are devoted to fostering diversity, transparency, inclusivity, and accountability
• You excel in preemptive strategic planning, staying ahead of business needs to guide scaling effectively
• You have established and overseen outstanding QA operations, encompassing manual and automated testing with significant code coverage
• You have a track record of developing native applications on iOS and Android
• You are unafraid to make necessary changes, question the playbook, and remove obstacles to support speed
• You are a clear and concise communicator with strong synchronous and asynchronous experience
• Proven leadership skills as a coach and mentor, fostering growth and leadership in others
• Substantial technical expertise, with a deep background in software engineering and hands-on experience in coding and technical issue resolution
• Desire and willingness to engage in the trenches of code when necessary, maintaining hands-on technical fluency
• Experience working at scale, handling large datasets, and catering to millions of users, preferably with a background in consumer-facing industries
• Experience in startup environments (20-100 employees), comfortable with the fluidity and ambiguity inherent in developing new offerings

Desirable

• As the Vice President of Engineering at Going, you will guide and develop our engineering function, focusing on strategy, speed, security, and scalability
• Your role will be high-impact and involve close collaboration across various departments
• You will be accountable for proactively addressing architectural problems and growth-related intricacies within our technical infrastructure
• As a technical leader and manager, your mission will be to coach and motivate our engineering team to foster an innovative and growth-driven culture that can quickly deliver high-quality and reliable product experiences to our two million+ members
• As a key member of Going’s Leadership Team, you will report directly to the CEO
• In the short term, you will..
• Become deeply familiar with our code base, product vision, processes, and technical obstacles
• Motivate and work alongside the Engineering team to deliver scalable architecture and timely, efficient product deployments
• Direct a top-notch engineering team by fostering a culture of growth and development
• Strategically partner with the Leadership Team to refine and further develop our technical vision and initiatives, elevating the engineering culture and expertise at Going
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure prioritization transparency and enhance project implementation and efficiency
• Establish and refine operational methodologies that elevate team performance and product quality
• In the long term, you will..
• Architect and actualize a strategic and technical roadmap that processes massive data sets, functions seamlessly across web and mobile, and scales to millions of people
• Implement and uphold data security and privacy standards, with every informed-choice reflecting our commitment to our members’ trust
• Play a key role in developing a first-rate product and engineering culture that is known for innovation, speed, and excellence and is reflected in the product experiences we ship to customers
• Work in partnership with Product and Marketing to launch excellent consumer experiences that are reliable, scalable, performant, and instrumental in driving significant business growth