Sacramento Part-Time VP of Engineering — Java Focus

InnovateCore; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 248,000 - 399,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Mentorship program

Paid growth time

Part-time arrangement

Job summary

InnovateCore seeks a VP of Engineering in Sacramento, CA to own problem end to end—from prototype to pager duty. The salary range is $248,000–$399,000 yearly, with a part-time arrangement that respects evenings and ongoing mentorship, health coverage, and growth time.

The role focuses on refining microservices, reducing latency, and aligning Negotiation models with real customer behavior. Java platform work leads CA expansion efforts.

Qualifications

• Experience with Elasticsearch and Java in production systems.
• Strong REST API design and implementation skills.
• Ability to translate rules into concrete guardrails in code.
• Comfort with part-time arrangements and distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Refine and maintain microservices that support InnovateCore customers in Sacramento, CA
• Shave milliseconds off the technology hot path that InnovateCore users feel every click
• Pair with technology analysts so InnovateCore's Negotiation models match real behavior
• Carry the Java platform work that makes InnovateCore's next CA expansion boring
• Translate technology compliance rules into Initiative guardrails baked into the build
• Identify bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements proactively
• Tune database queries and schemas for high-throughput InnovateCore workloads

Skills

Elasticsearch

Java

REST API

Negotiation

Job description

InnovateCore seeks a VP of Engineering in Sacramento, CA to own problem end to end—from prototype to pager duty. The salary range is $248,000–$399,000 yearly, with a part-time arrangement that respects evenings and ongoing mentorship, health coverage, and growth time.

The role focuses on refining microservices, reducing latency, and aligning Negotiation models with real customer behavior. Java platform work leads CA expansion efforts.