AVP, Engineering (Apps & Solutions)

Leagueinc; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Leagueinc is seeking an AVP, Engineering to join their team, leading efforts in delivering high-quality, member-facing applications. This role focuses on building teams capable of delivering consumer health experiences that integrate AI seamlessly.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in software engineering leadership, particularly in the health tech sector, and will be responsible for all technical aspects of project delivery.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering experience, 5+ in leadership roles.
• Experience delivering complex SaaS products in a B2B environment.
• Familiarity with regulated data environments (HIPAA/PIPEDA).

Responsibilities

• Lead and build high-performing engineering teams.
• Own technical direction for member-facing applications.
• Engage directly with engineers on architecture and code quality.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Engineering leadership

Cloud-native systems

AI tools usage

Communication

Job description

Position Summary

League is seeking an AVP, Engineering to join the Apps & Solutions engineering organization — a leader who brings deep technical credibility, strong delivery instincts, and people leadership skills to build and sustain high‑performing teams. Reporting directly to the VP, Engineering (Apps & Solutions), this role is the connective tissue between technical execution and enterprise delivery: you own the architecture and quality of member‑facing applications, drive implementation excellence across your squads, and serve as a trusted engineering partner to League's most strategic clients.

This is a direct‑to‑members role. You will build and lead teams that deliver consumer health experiences that are fast, reliable, personalized, and clinically meaningful. You bring hands‑on architectural judgment, a genuine bias for delivery, and the ability to represent engineering with conviction in executive and client‑facing settings. AI fluency is a core expectation of this role; you will integrate AI into your own workflow, drive adoption across your teams, and build the culture that makes AI‑native delivery a daily operational reality.

In this role you will:

Team Scope

• Direct reports: 3–5 Engineering Managers. Indirect reports: 25–35 engineers across web, mobile, and integration squads.

Technical & Architectural Leadership

• Own the technical direction for member‑facing applications — define and enforce architectural standards, patterns, and guardrails across your squads; make trade‑off calls with speed, quality, and scalability in mind.
• Drive architectural reviews and decisions — lead design reviews for major features and platform integrations; ensure technical choices align with League’s roadmap, client commitments, and long‑term platform health.
• Maintain hands‑on technical credibility — engage directly with engineers on architecture, code quality, and system design; you don’t need to be in the code daily, but you must be credible when you are.

Implementation & Project Delivery

• Own end‑to‑end delivery accountability for your squads — from project scoping and estimation through to production release and post‑launch stability; delivery commitments you make are commitments you keep.
• Drive delivery predictability — implement the planning, tracking, and escalation practices that give the VP and CDO clear, real‑time visibility into delivery health across your portfolio.
• Build and maintain delivery metrics — track PR throughput, defect rates, test automation coverage, and incident resolution SLAs; use data to drive continuous improvement, not just reporting.

Client‑Facing Engineering Leadership

• Serve as a senior engineering point of contact for strategic enterprise clients — represent engineering in client escalations, technical reviews, and delivery status conversations with credibility and presence that builds lasting trust.
• Translate complex technical realities into clear client communication — own the narrative on delivery timelines, architectural decisions, and quality trade‑offs in language that resonates with non‑technical executive stakeholders.

Member‑Facing Application Ownership

• Lead engineering delivery for consumer health experiences — own the quality, performance, and reliability of member‑facing applications across web and mobile; you understand what “good” looks like from a member’s perspective, not just an engineer’s.

Cross‑functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with Product Management and Design to translate roadmap commitments into realistic engineering plans; own the technical scoping and estimation that makes delivery promises credible.
• Serve as the engineering point of contact within League's CDO delivery governance model; surface risks early and resolve cross‑functional blockers before they become customer issues.

People Leadership & Team Development

• Own performance management with rigor — set clear expectations for every EM, deliver candid feedback on a consistent cadence, and hold yourself accountable for developing the next tier of engineering leadership at League.
• Lead the hiring process for your squads — partner with Talent on sourcing strategy, conduct calibrated interviews, and make hiring decisions that raise the bar.
• Run structured calibration and career pathing — quarterly calibrations across your EM cohort; every engineer has a clear growth path and knows where they stand.
• Build inclusive, high‑trust team culture — track engagement signals and act before attrition becomes a problem.

AI‑Native Engineering Leadership

• Build the practices that make AI‑native delivery real — micro‑sprint methodologies, AI‑informed delivery decisions, and AI‑assisted defect classification are things your teams actually do.
• Maintain strong ownership and judgment over AI‑generated outputs — your teams use AI confidently and responsibly; you set the standard for what that looks like in a regulated healthcare environment.
• Stay ahead of AI tooling evolution — continuously evaluate new capabilities and bring the right ones to your teams with a clear point of view on adoption.

About you:

• 12+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including 5+ years in engineering leadership roles managing teams and engineering managers.
• Proven track record owning end‑to‑end delivery of complex, enterprise‑grade SaaS products in a B2B or B2B2C environment.
• Deep experience building and shipping member‑facing or consumer‑facing applications — you understand this domain and have strong instincts for what quality looks like at scale.
• Health tech or enterprise healthcare SaaS experience strongly preferred; experience working within HIPAA, PIPEDA, or equivalent regulated data environments is an asset.
• Strong architectural fluency in cloud‑native systems (GCP preferred), microservices, and full‑stack development (Go, React, mobile — Android and/or iOS).
• Actively uses AI tools in engineering and leadership workflows.
• Strong executive presence; you communicate with confidence and clarity in client escalations, executive reviews, and cross‑functional forums.
• Clear communicator who translates technical complexity into business language for non‑technical stakeholders.
• Experience managing delivery partners, offshore QA or development teams, or hybrid internal/external engineering models.
• Familiarity with HIPAA, PIPEDA, or equivalent regulated data environments; understanding of what compliant engineering practice looks like in a healthcare SaaS context.

Desired Outcomes

• Delivery predictability: sprint commitments met at 85%+ with real‑time visibility into delivery health.
• PR throughput per developer at or above industry p75; trajectory toward p90 within 12 months.
• Defect rate below p75 benchmark; high/critical incident rate below 10/month; incident SLA attainment at 100%.
• Test automation coverage at 80%+ within 6 months of hire.
• AI‑assisted delivery decisions at 30%+ within 12 months.
• Every EM has a current development plan; no unmanaged performance gaps older than 60 days.

Security‑Related Responsibilities

• Compliance with Information Security Policies.
• Compliance with League's secure coding practice.
• Ensure access management is performed in compliance with the employee's role and responsibilities.
• Responsibility and accountability for executing League's policies and procedures within the department/team.
• Notification of HR, Legal, Compliance & Security of any incidents, breaches or policy violations.

EEO Statement

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