VP of Engineering in New York at Jobgether

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a VP of Engineering based in United States.

This is a senior engineering leadership opportunity focused on scaling a high-performing organization from approximately 40 to 80+ engineers while preserving speed, quality, and culture. You will own the operating systems that enable effective planning, decision-making, coordination, and execution as the organization grows. The role combines strategic people leadership and operational excellence with continued hands-on technical involvement. You’ll shape team structures, strengthen engineering leadership, eliminate operational bottlenecks, and drive major cross-functional initiatives. Your work will also influence architecture direction and technical decision-making across the organization. This role is suited to a technically credible leader who has successfully scaled engineering teams and knows how to introduce structure without creating unnecessary bureaucracy.

• Scale the engineering organization from approximately 40 to 80+ people while maintaining velocity, code quality, and a strong engineering culture.
• Serve as both the operational and technical leader, keeping teams coordinated and unblocked while contributing to architecture and technical strategy.
• Design lightweight planning cadences, sprint structures, decision-making processes, and coordination rhythms that support growth without adding unnecessary bureaucracy.
• Establish clear documentation and processes that help engineers understand how decisions are made and how teams operate.
• Develop engineering leadership across the organization, including clear growth paths and mechanisms for proactive team coordination.
• Identify and eliminate major operational bottlenecks, with measurable improvements in areas such as prioritization, dependencies, code reviews, meetings, and context switching.
• Own delivery of major cross-team initiatives by defining success criteria, tracking progress, managing dependencies, and escalating risks early.
• Maintain hands-on technical credibility through involvement in code, architecture decisions, technical mentoring, and complex engineering challenges.
• Partner on long-term technical strategy and establish lightweight architecture review practices for significant technical decisions.
• Build scalable feedback loops through skip-level one-on-ones, retrospectives, and a culture that treats code and architecture reviews as opportunities for learning and improvement.
• Collaborate directly with executive leadership as a strategic partner on organizational design, technical direction, and engineering operations.

Requirements:

• Demonstrated experience scaling an engineering organization to approximately 100 people, with a clear understanding of how organizational needs change at different stages of growth.
• Proven experience designing and executing effective engineering operating systems, including planning processes, sprint cycles, dependency management, and risk identification.
• Deep hands-on technical expertise, with the ability to code regularly and engage in sophisticated discussions around architecture, distributed systems, and technical trade-offs.
• Strong track record of shipping significant products or technical initiatives quickly while maintaining high standards for quality.
• Experience coordinating complex cross-functional programs involving four or more teams and managing dependencies, conflicts, and delivery risks.
• Strong people leadership skills, including developing engineering leaders, creating career growth frameworks, and building effective feedback cultures.
• Ability to work closely with founders and hands-on senior leadership, offering thoughtful pushback and contributing as a strategic partner.
• Strong judgment and communication skills, with the ability to make complex decisions clear and actionable.
• Experience in security, infrastructure security, or software supply chain security is a plus.
• A strong commitment to both engineering execution and organizational culture.
• Ability to balance speed, quality, technical rigor, and long-term scalability.

Benefits:

• Market-competitive salary.
• Meaningful equity program.
• Comprehensive health benefits for employees and their families, with 99% coverage.
• Flexible time off and holidays.
• Winter shutdown for additional time to rest and recharge.
• Paid parental leave.
• Remote-first working environment.
• Quarterly team off-sites.
• Opportunity to shape the operating model, technical direction, and culture of a rapidly scaling engineering organization.