Head of Engineering: Scale, Strategy & People Leadership

Albert | Learn By Doing; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental & vision

Insurance concierge

FSA

One Medical

Parental leave

401(k) plan

Paid vacation

Half-day Fridays

Deep-work culture

Job summary

Albert is hiring a VP of Engineering to lead a 10-person engineering team in the United States. You will drive product and technical roadmaps, mentor engineers, and improve tooling and processes to accelerate delivery.

You will manage budgets, collaborate with senior management, and occasionally contribute to implementation. A culture of learning, psychological safety, and inclusive leadership is emphasized.

Qualifications

• You have 5+ years of full-stack experience.
• You've led engineering teams for at least two years.
• Strong communication and emotional intelligence.
• Pragmatic product thinker with leadership experience.
• Mentor and coach team members.

Responsibilities

• Partner with engineering and product teams to develop roadmaps grounded in customer value.
• Manage engineering bandwidth to deliver roadmaps.
• Improve developer experience through tooling and stack upgrades.
• Design processes that drive velocity, quality, and accountability.
• Manage engineering budget for hiring, infrastructure costs, and tooling.

Skills

Full-stack engineering

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Empathy

Strategic thinking

Tools

React

Elixir

Phoenix

PostgreSQL

AWS

Clickhouse

Job description

Albert is hiring a VP of Engineering to lead a 10-person engineering team in the United States. You will drive product and technical roadmaps, mentor engineers, and improve tooling and processes to accelerate delivery.

You will manage budgets, collaborate with senior management, and occasionally contribute to implementation. A culture of learning, psychological safety, and inclusive leadership is emphasized.