Vice President of Software Engineering

TRANSNETWORK LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

TRANSNETWORK LLC is seeking a highly accomplished engineering leader to advance a vibrant technology organization in Houston, Texas. The successful candidate will lead cross-functional engineering teams, shaping and executing a strategic roadmap while implementing modern engineering practices to enhance productivity and quality.

This role provides a unique opportunity to engage deeply with diverse technologies and products while fostering a culture of high performance and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading engineering teams across various technologies.
• Strong understanding of Agile, DevSecOps, and cloud-native practices.
• Expertise in performance metrics and architectural governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor cross-functional engineering squads.
• Define and execute engineering strategy aligned with goals.
• Drive delivery on multi-platform initiatives ensuring quality.

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking an accomplished engineering leader to scale and mature a high-performance technology organization across multiple product lines and platforms. The ideal candidate is a strategic, hands‑on leader who excels in building and guiding modern engineering teams, driving delivery excellence, and partnering cross-functionally to execute an ambitious product and technology roadmap.

Leadership & Strategy

• Lead, mentor, and scale multiple cross‑functional engineering squads spanning diverse technologies, products, and regions.
• Define and execute engineering strategy aligned to business and product goals.
• Integrate AI‑driven tools and methodologies to accelerate development cycles, enhance code quality, and optimize team productivity.
• Build a culture of high performance, accountability, continuous learning, and technical excellence.
• Own engineering workforce planning, hiring, and career development pathways.
• Champion modern engineering practices including Agile, DevSecOps, automation, and cloud‑native delivery.

Execution & Delivery

• Drive delivery of complex multi‑platform features and initiatives across squads, ensuring quality, predictability, and rapid time‑to‑value.
• Establish engineering KPIs and performance metrics (including DORA / Agile delivery metrics and AI utilization effectiveness metrics).
• Ensure successful execution of modernization, platform consolidation, and/or microservices initiatives where applicable.
• Partner closely with Product, Architecture, DevOps/SRE, InfoSec, and QA to ensure cohesive execution and shared success metrics.

Technology & Architecture

• Provide architectural guidance and engineering governance across services, applications, and integrations.
• Enforce scalable, secure, and maintainable engineering standards.
• Advocate for and implement cloud‑native, API‑first, and high‑availability architectures.
• Promote adoption of AI‑enhanced tools for architectural reviews, threat modeling, code optimization, and system design validation.
• Drive continuous improvement in code quality, observability, reliability, and platform resilience.

Operational Excellence

• Enhance engineering processes, playbooks, and lifecycle maturity.
• Ensure robust release engineering practices, CI/CD automation, AI‑powered pipeline optimization, and infrastructure‑as‑code adoption.
• Oversee vendor/partner engineering resources when applicable.
• Manage engineering budgets, tooling investment, and resource allocation.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Transnetwork is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.