Sydecar

VP of Engineering

Sydecar

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • California

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Salary

💰 $280,000 - $320,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Define and own the long-term technical vision aligned to Sydecar’s business strategy, balancing new architecture and technical debt
  • Leverage emerging technologies, including AI/ML, to create efficiencies and competitive advantage
  • Drive consistent, predictable delivery of complex projects, improving estimation, velocity, and quality
  • Champion engineering excellence in development, testing, deployment, observability, and security
  • Own success metrics for engineering: set measurable goals and report progress to senior leadership
  • Build and scale Sydecar’s engineering organization, mentor engineering managers and ICs, and foster accountability
  • Serve as visible culture carrier exemplifying Sydecar values and defend technical strategy at senior levels
  • Partner with Product, CX, and Design to deliver business-critical outcomes and represent engineering to board and investors

Requirements

  • 15+ years of software engineering experience with 8+ years in senior engineering leadership roles (Team Lead, Head of Eng, VP, CTO, etc.)
  • Proven success leading and scaling teams of 20–50+ engineers in high-growth, resource-constrained startup environments
  • Track record of delivering scalable systems and complex products on time and with quality
  • Strong technical background with the ability to dive deep and challenge assumptions while empowering engineering teams
  • Experience partnering with C-Suite leaders to define technology roadmap with ability to lead execution & strategy
  • Board-level communication skills and executive presence; ability to inspire confidence across internal and external stakeholders
  • Comfort operating in hybrid/distributed teams and evolving, ambiguous environments
  • Preferred: Series A/B stage leadership experience in fintech, B2B SaaS, or highly regulated industries
  • Preferred: Experience modernizing legacy systems and balancing technical debt with new development
  • Preferred: Exposure to both startup scrappiness and larger-company best practices
  • Must be able to provide resume and answer legal authorization questions (are you legally authorized to work in the country in which you are applying?)