VP of Engineering

Inspiren

95d • $275,000 - $300,000

About The Position

As our VP of Engineering, you will be a key partner to the CTO, responsible for both the technical health and operational excellence of our software engineering organization. This is a pivotal role for a builder who is excited to lead a high-performing team while establishing the processes, systems, and engineering culture that will define our next phase of growth. This role requires a balance of strategic vision and a hands-on, tactical approach. You will be responsible for scaling the software team from 14 to 23 engineers in the first year, while also leading the implementation of a new microservices architecture, modern CI/CD pipelines, and improved developer experience. You will lead the teams responsible for our applications, integrations, infrastructure, and quality assurance, and will be a key partner to our Head of Product and hardware engineering leaders.

Requirements

• Proven experience in a high-growth environment, ideally both at an early-stage startup and at a scale-up (Series C/D through IPO).
• A strong balance of strategic vision and a hands-on, tactical approach to problem-solving.
• Prior experience leading software teams with a background in scaling infrastructure and improving operational excellence.
• Expertise in backend platforms and event-driven architecture, microservices architecture, and a passion for improving developer experience (DevEx).
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines that enable rapid deploys, reliable rollbacks, and test automation at scale.
• Demonstrated experience ensuring security and compliance in a regulated environment (SOC2, HIPAA).

Nice To Haves

• Experience with hardware/software integration, specifically with embedded systems or IoT devices.
• Familiarity with AI, Computer Vision, ML, MLOps.

Responsibilities

• Own the strategy and execution of organizational growth, scaling the team significantly in year one.
• Grow strong engineering leadership by coaching and developing managers.
• Attract, hire, and onboard top-tier talent while fostering a culture of psychological safety, high performance, and continuous learning.
• Drive architectural improvements, including moving from a monolith toward services, establishing consistent APIs, and building a robust testing strategy.
• Build new features using modern services and CI/CD to reduce complexity and ensure scalability.
• Instill best practices for testing, documentation, and security.
• Create a developer experience where engineers can ship confidently in minutes, not months.
• Establish and enforce a culture of high performance and reliability, enabling us to ship code and iterate with speed.
• Own the improvement of key metrics like developer velocity, system uptime, and Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR).
• Mature our Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) by introducing project visibility, documentation, and cross-functional communication.
• Introduce a modern approach to planning, moving from reactive 'firefighting' to deliberate, predictable delivery.
• Serve as a partner to the CTO, Head of Product, and hardware leaders to solve complex challenges unique to a dual hardware/software company.

Benefits

• Annual salary range of $275,000 - 300,000.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Flexible PTO.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees