Director of Engineering

VentureLab; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 209,000 - 277,000; Full time

Job summary

VentureLab in Riverside, CA is hiring a Director of Engineering who thrives with PostgreSQL and Laravel and who can lead our growing engineering team. This full-time role pairs hands-on technical leadership with a clear career ladder and mentorship.

You'll scale services from a Riverside pilot to a CA-wide rollout, document decisions, and combat undocumented surprises. Expect autonomy in planning, an emphasis on sustainable pace, and opportunities to shape our architecture and tooling.

Qualifications

• Deep PostgreSQL and Laravel experience in production environments.
• 10+ years of professional experience.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and adapt quickly.
• Pattern recognition across complex technology engagements.
• Experience with GitHub Actions and Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Scale Agile services from Riverside pilot to CA-wide rollout.
• Prototype proof-of-concept solutions for emerging technology requirements.
• Document technical decisions, architecture, and APIs for the broader org.
• Reverse-engineer the undocumented PostgreSQL format VentureLab inherited.
• Catch the trust-based Delegation regression in staging before it reaches customers.
• Decode the undocumented Laravel service.

Tools

PostgreSQL

Laravel

GitHub Actions

Job description

We're opening a full-time Director of Engineering role for an engineer fluent in PostgreSQL and allergic to undocumented surprises. Pair human-first drive with 10 years and VentureLab returns $209,000 - $277,000, a Riverside base, and growth that outpaces the title.

Key Responsibilities

• Scale VentureLab's Agile services from Riverside pilot to CA-wide rollout
• Prototype proof-of-concept solutions for emerging technology requirements
• Document technical decisions, architecture, and APIs for the broader org
• Reverse-engineer the proudly-imperfect PostgreSQL format VentureLab inherited and never documented
• Catch the trust-based Delegation regression in staging before it ever reaches Riverside customers
• Decode the undocumented Laravel service nobody at VentureLab remembers writing

What You'll Bring

• A VentureLab mindset: scrappy today, scalable tomorrow
• Strong working knowledge of PostgreSQL and Laravel
• 10 years of learning when to trust the process and when to break it
• Comfort navigating ambiguity when the brief arrives half-written
• Pattern recognition earned across many technology engagements
• Hands-on proficiency with GitHub Actions, ideally paired with Agile

VentureLab is a fast-growing technology company in Riverside, CA, where Agile and PostgreSQL drive everything we do. Our Riverside, CA team moves at a steady, sustainable pace and protects time for deep, focused PostgreSQL work.

The $209,000 - $277,000 we offer comes attached to mentorship, a clear ladder, real benefits, and flexible full-time days you can plan around.

We refreshed it today so candidates know the full-time role is genuinely open.

We're looking for the person who reads technology job posts and thinks I could fix that.