Vice President of Engineering

Storm2; United States; On-site; USD 350,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family-friendly policies

Flexible schedule and PTO

401k

Job summary

A leading WealthTech start-up located in New York City is seeking a VP of Engineering to lead a growing engineering team. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience, with a strong focus on collaboration, development, and scaling mid-sized teams. This position offers competitive salary ranges of $350,000 to $400,000 per year and family-friendly policies, making it an exciting opportunity in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience including managing engineers.
• Experience in high-growth FinTech companies.
• Experience working with server-side languages.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple engineering teams and guide collaboration.
• Develop systems, architecture, and infrastructure.
• Make hiring and business development decisions.

Skills

Leadership

Technical mentoring

Collaboration

Job description

This range is provided by Storm2. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience—talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$350,000.00/yr - $400,000.00/yr

Recruitment Consultant at Storm 2 | Levin

⚡ VP of Engineering

A hyper‑growing WealthTech start‑up is building a SaaS platform for private investors to drive returns and efficiently operate funds. They are located in the heart of New York City and are looking for someone to lead a highly motivated and collaborative engineering team. They raised over $65 million in the past year and are looking to scale both their product and their team.

The ideal candidate should be able to lead multiple engineering teams, guiding collaboration between them, while also providing a strong impact on the development of system design and architecture. They are looking for someone to hire, mentor and manage new engineers in order to double the size of the team, all while working closely with the CTO to make executive decisions regarding the future projects and direction of the company.

Key Responsibilities

• Build: Provide hands‑on work, developing systems, architecture and infrastructure
• Lead: Manage, develop and mentor engineering teams.
• Drive Collaboration & Execution: Bridge the gap between engineering teams, aligning and guiding technical efforts with business and product priorities.
• Impact: Have a strong say in hiring as well as business development decisions.
• Scale: Take headcount from 20 to 40 by the end of 2026.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience, including 4+ years managing engineers and technical leaders.
• 5+ years of experience in high‑growth FinTech companies.
• Experience in early‑stage environments (such as Series A/B start‑ups), building both systems and engineering teams.
• Experience working with server‑side languages and web frameworks.
• Been a technical lead and mentored other engineers on code reviews and best practices.
• Family‑Friendly policies.
• Flexible schedule and PTO.
• 401k.

Interested? Click 'Easy Apply' or email [e-mail].

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Financial Services and Software Development