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VP, Engineering
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Role overview Set the strategy and lead the organization responsible for core service and development platforms. This executive role is accountable for secure, reliable, scalable foundations that let engineering teams deliver and operate services with autonomy, speed, and clear ownership.
Responsibilities - Define platform strategy and lead its execution across core services and development systems. - Establish full-lifecycle ownership for critical platforms, covering adoption, customer experience, reliability, security, cost, incident response, and continued improvement. - Deliver and operate cost-effective infrastructure and platform systems for internal and customer-facing products. - Build a high-performing organization and promote strong engineering, operational, and security practices. - Set strategic plans and measurable objectives; improve processes, systems, scalability, and performance metrics. - Work with executive and cross-functional leaders to align priorities and drive organization-wide change.
Requirements - More than ten years in software engineering, including at least seven years in leadership roles. - Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, computer engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience. - Record of owning critical platforms and services throughout their lifecycle, including reliability, security, operations, and cost. - Experience delivering and operating mission-critical infrastructure and platform systems. - Strong technical and business judgment, strategic planning, analytical thinking, and ability to deliver measurable outcomes. - Experience building operational excellence and aligning senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
Nice to have Experience spanning infrastructure-as-a-service, software-as-a-service, and cybersecurity.
Benefits and work setup Remote opportunity within Canada or the United States, with travel for in-person team, department, or industry events. Benefits include health coverage, parental leave top-ups, paid time off, retirement matching, equity for most employees, paid volunteer days, and peer recognition.