Vice President of Engineering
Sembi
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- Lead the engineering strategy and execution for six enterprise software products, largely SaaS based
- Partner with Product Management to continuously refine R&D priorities, technical requirements, and technical execution at high velocity via an agile framework augmented by project-based 3rd party talent
- Drive architectural modernization across products via the retirement of technical debt (e.g., automation, modularization, API-first, Cloud-native approaches) to support product resiliency, development efficiency and quality
- Oversee all software development, quality engineering, and architecture functions, with an emphasis on design quality, code excellence, and rapid iteration
- Foster a culture of creativity, experimentation, and continuous learning within the engineering organization
- Develop engineering plans, resource models, and technical frameworks that support six distinct yet strategically aligned products
- Standardize engineering best practices, design patterns, and operating norms across product teams to improve consistency and efficiency
- Prioritize shared services, component reuse, and platform-level capabilities to accelerate delivery across the portfolio
- Evaluate technical debt and modernization needs within each product, balancing short-term commitments with long-term product health
- Implement robust Agile practices—Scrum, sprint planning, backlog refinement, continuous delivery and cross-team coordination—to improve predictability and roadmap delivery
- Establish high-quality SDLC processes including automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, code review practices, and cloud-native deployment/hosting methods
- Track and improve key engineering performance metrics such as cycle time, velocity, release frequency, and defect rates
- Ensure engineering teams are equipped with the right tools, technologies, and frameworks to deliver quickly and reliably
- Build, develop, and mentor a high-performing engineering team across multiple product groups and disciplines
- Empower engineering managers and technical leads with clear accountability for product outcomes, quality, and delivery
- Reinforce a culture of transparency, ownership, and technical excellence
- Report on KPIs by product line and engineering team showing continued improvements in productivity, efficiency and quality quarter over quarter.
Requirements
- 10+ years of progressive engineering management experience, including 5+ years leading multi-team or multi-product R&D organizations within SaaS companies
- Strong experience managing multiple product lines simultaneously, ideally in a mid-market or scaled SaaS environment
- Deep knowledge of modern Agile development methodologies, software design patterns, and enterprise product development best practices
- Hands-on technical background in cloud-native application development (AWS preferred) and modern software architecture
- Proven success driving innovation, feature delivery, and R&D transformation in a high-growth setting
- Excellent coaching, leadership, and communication skills—able to inspire teams across different product groups and functional roles
- Experience leading globally remote and distributed engineering teams.
Benefits
- An Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
- Resumes of unsuccessful candidates will be securely deleted within twelve (12) months of the hiring decision, unless a longer period is required by law or you provide explicit consent for continued retention.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
Agile development methodologiescloud-native application developmentsoftware design patternsautomated testingCI/CD pipelinesarchitectural modernizationtechnical debt managementsoftware development lifecycle (SDLC)quality engineeringfeature delivery
Soft skills
leadershipcoachingcommunicationcreativityexperimentationcontinuous learningtransparencyownershipmentoringinspiration