VP of Software Engineering - Aquatic Informatics

Hach•Vancouver, BC

8d•CA$225,000 - CA$275,000•Onsite

About The Position

Aquatic Informatics (AQI), a Veralto company, is seeking a VP of Software Engineering to lead their software engineering organization and define the architectural and platform strategy. This role involves balancing strategic vision with deep technical engagement to modernize legacy products, scale cloud and on-prem solutions, leverage AI for development acceleration, and deliver high-quality software for global water management. The ideal candidate will be based in Vancouver, BC, and will report to the Vice President & General Manager. AQI is a mission-driven SaaS company focused on organizing water data to make it accessible and useful, serving over 1,000 organizations worldwide. They value independent thinking, initiative, teamwork, quality, and a playful spirit, with a culture where purpose meets possibility.

Requirements

15+ years of software engineering experience, ideally with at least 7 years in engineering leadership roles.
Proven ability to lead software organizations through scale, modernization, platform evolution, and improved speed of delivery.
Experience leading leaders in multi-layer engineering organizations, including coaching autonomous senior managers without becoming a gatekeeper or micromanager.
Strong technical depth across software architecture, cloud-native and on-prem platforms, Azure and AWS, APIs, DevOps practices, and scalable enterprise software systems.
Track record of measurable impact, such as accelerating development, improving product release velocity, modernizing platforms, increasing quality, reducing complexity, or enabling customer and business outcomes.
Mission-driven mindset and genuine interest in AQI’s purpose: using water data, analytics, and technology to support water conservation, chemical savings, energy savings, environmental impact, and smarter water management.

Responsibilities

Define and execute AQI’s architecture and platform strategy in close partnership with Product Management, translating product direction into the technical “how” that enables faster, scalable delivery.
Lead a distributed engineering organization of approximately 60–80 associates, including a senior L2 leadership team across Canada, the U.S. and India.
Modernize legacy code, platforms, and products while supporting cloud, hybrid cloud, and on-prem solutions across Azure and AWS environments.
Accelerate software delivery and product releases while maintaining quality, security, reliability, and customer impact.
Establish engineering excellence through modern Agile, DevOps, architectural governance, prioritization, trade-off decision-making, and execution rigor.
Leverage AI for coding and development acceleration, with the opportunity to support AI-enabled product capabilities that customers can use.
Coach, mentor, and inspire engineering leaders while fostering collaboration, accountability, followership, and a team-first culture that fits AQI’s mission-driven environment.