Vice President, Software Engineering and Development

Ascensus

. Lead high-performing teams across engineering, QA, DevOps, Application Support, and data architecture.

Posted 3/31/2026full-timeIndianapolis • Massachusetts, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $230,000 - $280,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Java

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead high-performing teams across engineering, QA, DevOps, Application Support, and data architecture.
Partner closely with product, technology, and business leaders to deliver scalable, secure, and high-quality software solutions.
Drive operational efficiency through lean practices and data-driven metrics.
Promote a culture of continuous learning and inclusive leadership across all levels.
Ensure consistent agile execution with clear sprint and release commitments across multiple teams.
Champion quality assurance practices to ensure software products meet rigorous standards.
Guide development of scalable, maintainable platforms aligned to enterprise architecture.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years in software engineering with 5+ years leading multi-team organizations.
Proven success leading distributed teams at scale.
Expertise in agile delivery, engineering metrics, and continuous improvement.
Hands-on understanding of CI/CD, test automation, infrastructure as code, and quality assurance practices.
Experience operationalizing AI and data-driven engineering practices in production.
Familiarity with SRE and FinOps practices.
Experience leading platform upgrade or platform migration initiatives.
Strong communication, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills.
Demonstrated ability to influence enterprise-level technology decisions and build consensus across diverse stakeholders.
Proficiency in modern frameworks and at least one major language such as C# or Java.

Benefits

Comp & perks

401(k) match
Medical
Dental
Vision
Paid-Time-Off

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Hard Skills & Tools

software engineeringagile deliveryCI/CDtest automationinfrastructure as codequality assuranceC#Javadata-driven engineeringplatform migration

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationstakeholder managementdecision-makinginfluenceconsensus buildingcontinuous learningoperational efficiencyteam collaborationinclusive leadership