VP of Engineering

The job overview for the VP Engineering position at Real is to lead and manage a team of software engineers and engineering managers, oversee the design and architecture of scalable applications and services, align technical strategy with business goals, maintain high standards for code quality and performance, collaborate with the engineering team to drive product development and innovation, scale the engineering team, and work closely with the executive team to define product roadmaps. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in leading engineering teams, particularly in the mobile app space, and possess exceptional interpersonal skills. This is a full-time remote position with a salary range of $250,000-$280,000.

Lead, manage, and mentor a team of software engineers and engineering managers

Oversee the design and architecture of scalable, reliable backend and frontend applications and services to support the growing needs of the business

Partner with the executive team to ensure that technical strategy and business goals are aligned

Maintain high standards for code quality, testing, and performance, and holding the team accountable to these standards

Taking a hands-on leadership approach, rolling up your sleeves and collaborating with our engineering team to fuel product development and innovation

Scale the engineering team by ensuring we have the right platforms, processes, and tools to drive efficiency

Work closely with the Executive team to define product roadmaps and ensure that engineering resources are aligned with business priorities

• At least 10 years of experience in software engineering, with at least 7 years in a leadership role
• Familiarity with some of the components in our tech stack: AWS, Auth0, Node.js, TypeScript, Javascript, React, React Native, iOS, and Android
• Experience leading an engineering team that has built a successful mobile app in the consumer product space, B2B products, content management systems, security and compliance (SOC 2), ML systems, subscription and billing systems, authentication, data pipelines, and the infrastructure to support it all
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with a proven ability to build productive cross-departmental relationships and motivate team members
• Helped engineering teams hire a variety of roles and updated the organizational structure of the team through various stages of growth
• Know effective ways to measure key team and business performance indicators and track those over time to ensure changes are having a positive impact
• Led engineering teams working in the health & wellness space (preferred)
• Have worked in a business with both B2C and B2B revenue streams (preferred)
• Managed various platform areas and engineering disciplines within an engineering team, such as: mobile, web, backend, data, devops, and QA (preferred)
• Have experience with subscription business models, particularly with apps delivering audio/video content (preferred)
• Led engineering teams through SOC 2 or HIPAA compliance efforts (preferred)

• Competitive salary, plus equity in an early-stage startup
• 100% company-funded health, vision, and dental insurance
• FSA plans
• Free One Medical membership
• Free Real membership
• $1800 annual mental wellness stipend
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Unlimited PTO
• Four day work weeks (Monday-Thursday)
• Four-week paid sabbatical after five continuous years of work
• Three floating holidays in addition to company-wide federal holidays
• Two weeks of paid time off in the event of losing a loved one
• Competitive paid parental leave and flexible return to work policy
• Flexible working environment
• Remote-inclusive team
• Autonomous work culture
• Professional development opportunities