Vice President of Engineering, Sovrn
Platform
$275-300k
+ Bonus + Equity
Office located in Boulder, CO
Advertising tools & services for content creators
Be an early applicant
Advertising tools & services for content creators
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$275-300k
+ Bonus + Equity
Office located in Boulder, CO
101-200 employees
Company mission
To empower independent content creators and publishers to grow their businesses and achieve the attention they deserve.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role
- Exceptional leadership, strategic thinking, and communication skills. Ability to lead a diverse technology team and influence cross-functional stakeholders
- Strong expertise in distributed systems, scalable data infrastructure, and platform architecture
- Experience improving UI/UX, data integration, and product delivery processes
- Demonstrate ability to develop and execute strategic plans that align with the business objectives and drive long-term growth
- Experience in managing and developing software engineering leaders and teams, including recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and career growth opportunities
- Solid technical background with hands-on experience in platform architecture, cloud computing, DevOps, and IaC
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to make data-driven decisions to optimize technical operations for efficiency and reliability
- Ad tech experience is beneficial but not required
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
What the job involves
- The VP Engineering Platform will provide technical leadership for Sovrn's Data Platform and Data Collective, focusing on building a scalable, efficient, and user-friendly platform
- The role will ensure the integrity of Sovrn's data “supply chain” while driving innovation and creating value from Sovrn’s data
- Additionally, they will lead efforts to develop data solutions, ensuring Sovrn’s data products meet market needs
- A key focus will be improving data integration, platform usability, and product delivery
- Collaboration with engineering, product, and commercial leadership will be essential to align internal and external data strategies, enabling operational excellence and revenue growth
- Team Management and Leadership. Lead, manage, and develop software engineering leaders and in-house and outsourced engineering teams. Recruit, onboard, and retain skilled talent. Establish objectives and effectively communicate priorities. Set performance expectations, provide timely feedback, conduct performance reviews, and support individual goals and career growth
- Strategic Leadership. Own the end-to-end data “supply chain,” ensuring data provenance, control, and quality. Stay informed about emerging trends in data infrastructure, distributed systems, and platform technologies. Drive innovation in data infrastructure and capabilities, leveraging artificial intelligence, machine learning, and big data. Lead initiatives to improve the platform’s UI, data integrations, and overall product delivery
- Cross-Functional Collaboration. Collaborate with commercial, product, and engineering leadership to develop internal and customer-facing solutions. Provide strategic input to influence the roadmap and seize emerging opportunities in data and technology. Facilitate effective communication and collaboration across teams
- Operational Effectiveness. Foster a culture of innovation, robust design, and delivery within the data platform team. Optimize technology operations to enhance efficiency, scalability, and reliability. Monitor and enhance key data platform performance, scalability, and reliability metrics. Ensure financial resources are used effectively
Our take
The monetization of online content creation can be very lucrative but requires time, resources and expertise outside of writing. Passionate writers who focus on storytelling and creating inspiring content may waste valuable time attempting to develop their business, and hiring somebody to do this is often too expensive for independent writers.
Sovrn tackles this in a smart way by providing writers with simple-to-use tools that take the stress out of monetization. It works with publishers and advertisers to provide opportunities to passionate writers, allowing them to focus on excelling at their job rather than dealing with distribution, monetization and operations - all of which Sovrn is able to handle.
The startup claims to be able to drive higher revenues and scale a publishing business, at the same time as allowing writers to focus on what they do best. It has seen significant investment that will enable it to pursue acquisitions and support the further expansion of its platform with more capabilities to be added in the future.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
-19% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Aug 2022
$35.6m
LATE VC
Jul 2022
$36m
SERIES C
Total funding: $132.6m
Company benefits
- Work at a company that values your strengths. See the results of your actions. There are no barriers at Sovrn
- First-class health benefits, wellness options, and a host of life-improvement perks that help you be the best you
- Retirement benefits, 401k matching, and stock options show we’re equally dedicated to financial health
- In-house barista, catered lunches and breakfasts
- Volunteer opportunities
- Flexible vacation and a focus on mental and physical health mean you’ll have time for life outside the office
- Learn new skills. Pursue great ideas. Take on new opportunities and thrive in a workplace that rewards your efforts
Company values
- Secord Order Thinking: Second Order Thinking considers the consequences of a decision and requires one to ask: "and then what?"
- Scrappy: Scrappy means embracing constraints and obstacles as a path to finding the simplest and most direct answer
- Candid: Candid means speaking and asking questions with honesty and humility. Candid looks for the truth
- Customer Empathy: Customer Empathy means we understand our customers' challenges, problems, and wants
- Learning: Learning is the single most important trait of successful people, trams, and organizations. Learning is how we improve
Company HQ
Boulder, CO
Articles
Leadership
Walter Knapp
(CEO)Having studied at the University of Colorado, they worked as a Partner at Cambridge Technology, and Novell Ventures for a combined 6 years. They worked as SuSE Linux at Novel, COO of Lijit Networks, and COO of Federated Media Publishing before leaving in January 2014 to found Sovrn.
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