Part-Time VP of Engineering: Lead Kafka & Microservices

Paramount; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 201,000 - 304,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentor program

Comprehensive benefits

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Paramount in Bloomington, IN seeks a Vice President of Engineering to hunt complexity, refactor it away, and lead a community-driven engineering culture. The role offers a part-time schedule with a compensation range of $201,000 to $304,000 per year and mentorship to grow influence within the team.

The candidate will keep Kafka CI fast, define test coverage with QA, replace brittle Ansible with scalable Kafka solutions, document systems for rapid onboarding, and maintain microservices for

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of technology best practices and industry standards.
• Hands-on Multitasking experience that survives a whiteboard interview.
• Empathy and ability to give/receive feedback constructively.
• Plainspoken attitude and readiness to learn new skills.
• Strong Kafka experience and willingness to mentor others.

Responsibilities

• Keep Kafka CI under ten minutes for Bloomington, IN engineers.
• Partner with QA to define test coverage and catch regressions early.
• Replace brittle Ansible hack with a Kafka solution that scales in Bloomington.
• Document the Kafka system to accelerate onboarding of the next VP engineer.
• Maintain microservices that support Paramount customers in Bloomington, IN.
• Sketch the Ansible architecture, defend it, then build it.

Skills

Multitasking

Team collaboration

Communication

Mentoring

Problem solving

Tools

Kafka

Ansible

CI/CD

Job description

Paramount in Bloomington, IN seeks a Vice President of Engineering to hunt complexity, refactor it away, and lead a community-driven engineering culture. The role offers a part-time schedule with a compensation range of $201,000 to $304,000 per year and mentorship to grow influence within the team.

The candidate will keep Kafka CI fast, define test coverage with QA, replace brittle Ansible with scalable Kafka solutions, document systems for rapid onboarding, and maintain microservices for