VP of AI-Powered Software Engineering

Optimizely; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 250,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Optimizely is seeking a VP of Software Engineering to realize product vision across core platforms, with a strong emphasis on AI-enabled development and scalable delivery. You will lead engineering leaders, shape the operating model, and drive strategy that balances architecture, quality, and speed.

You'll champion AI-assisted tooling, foster cross-functional collaboration across product, platform, and CTO-level initiatives, and mentor teams to ship high-impact software while maintaining a

Qualifications

• Significant software development program management experience.
• Experience scaling AI coding and developer productivity tools.
• Hands-on with AI tooling and prompt engineering for software workflows.
• 5+ years as software engineer.
• 12+ years in engineering management.
• Proven track record in engineering operations, metrics, and processes.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and execution at scale.

Responsibilities

• Champion AI coding tools adoption across engineering teams.
• Define governance of AI-assisted development practices.
• Partner with product and platform teams to accelerate delivery quality and efficiency.
• Own operating model for Engineering: structure, delivery, health metrics, and improvements.
• Lead cross-team retrospectives, post-mortems, and process reviews for durable improvements.
• Drive internal engineering improvement initiatives and onboarding quality.
• Collaborate with CTO on organizational structure and delivery of results.
• Direct delivery and people management for product verticals/horizontal platforms.

Skills

Software engineering

Engineering leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

AI tooling adoption

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

AI coding tools

LLM-powered assistants

Job description

Optimizely is seeking a VP of Software Engineering to realize product vision across core platforms, with a strong emphasis on AI-enabled development and scalable delivery. You will lead engineering leaders, shape the operating model, and drive strategy that balances architecture, quality, and speed.

You'll champion AI-assisted tooling, foster cross-functional collaboration across product, platform, and CTO-level initiatives, and mentor teams to ship high-impact software while maintaining a