Vice President of Engineering

Aclima, Inc.•San Francisco, CA

19d•$221,000 - $289,000

About The Position

As the VP of Engineering, you will report directly to the CEO, leading and coordinating engineering teams across the stack. This includes frontend and backend engineering as well as data science, modeling, AI, and hardware, developing a healthy and fun engineering culture centered on quality, speed, collaboration, and cost. Additionally, you will be responsible for building and managing engineering teams, and working hand-in-hand with Aclima’s product leadership to create an engineering roadmap to build Aclima’s products that provide delightful differentiated value to our customers and users. Your experience as an engineer building complex architectures and data products gives you credibility to guide our talented engineering teams. The ideal candidate will be resourceful, organized, motivating, optimistic, astute, savvy, action-oriented, outcomes-focused, and a cultural cornerstone of the organization. A sense of humor helps too! Responsibilities will span the following categories.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in engineering roles, with at least 5 years in a leadership position.
Track record of developing and deploying data generating IoT solutions, preferably within the environmental or climate tech related industries.
Strong understanding of full-stack development with expertise in building scaled, cloud-native architectures..
Exceptional leadership, management, communication, and project management skills.
Experience scaling an engineering team from 5 to >100.
Customer-facing experience as the engineering owner for an organization.
A love of startups. Professional experience in startups environments.

Nice To Haves

A passion for solving the climate crisis, protecting communities, and dedication to the mission.
Experience in climate tech.
Former founder.
Background knowledge in related fields such as geospatial processing, remote sensing, or atmospheric science.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute the engineering strategy and roadmap in alignment with the company’s vision and product objectives.
Lead and mentor a diverse team of engineers across software, hardware, and data analytics disciplines.
Provide detailed technical and strategic guidance to the engineering teams by balancing long-term engineering development efforts and more immediate product needs.
Spearhead seamless collaboration with the product leads, resulting in efficient and effective execution on product roadmaps, enabling engineering teams to deliver exceptional products on time and within budget.
Collaborate with all stakeholders in the organization, and occasionally with the customer to ensure solutions are engineered to meet the customer’s needs.
Drive innovation in environmental sensing technologies, and data systems, focusing on scalability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.
Apply the latest generative AI tools and models, integrating them into our products and workflows, creating differentiated delightful experiences for customers and increasing internal operating leverage.
Stay current with industry trends and the latest emerging technologies to maintain the most differentiated product for our customers.
Manage the company’s IP portfolio and patent prosecution in partnership with Aclima’s IP counsel.
Design and implement best practices in engineering processes, tools, and methodologies to enhance productivity and quality.
Ensure robust systems for testing, validation, and quality assurance.
Lead and motivate constituent engineering managers: oversee the allocation of resources, the hiring roadmap, recruiting, compensation and leveling structure, and professional development roadmap.
Foster a fun, collaborative, and inclusive culture within engineering teams and across departments where scrappy innovation and going the extra mile is celebrated.
Regularly communicate progress to ensure alignment with company vision, timelines, and objectives.
Communicate effectively with leadership and companywide, providing updates on engineering activities and progress.
Occasionally support sales, customer success, and fundraising efforts.
Present engineering roadmaps and progress to Aclima’s Board of Directors