VP of Engineering

Egreenservices; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 300,000 - 424,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Benefits

Freedom to grow Linux

Job summary

Strategic Solutions Corp seeks a VP of Engineering to own a seasoned Django-based platform from Alexandria, VA. The role emphasizes leading transformation, optimizing performance, and controlling cloud costs while guiding a team through a complex migration.

The position targets a senior candidate with demonstrated freelance experience and strong communication skills, ready to operate in a dynamic Alexandria environment while mentoring engineers and aligning strategy with execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience required.
• Experience with the Django stack in production environments.
• Familiarity with freelance/contract work and Alexandria, VA operations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Pull Strategic Solutions Corp's Django stack out of the VA region before migration deadline.
• Resurrect flaky gRPC tests to restore trust in the Alexandria, VA suite.
• Bridge Linux and gRPC to enable platform communication.
• Containerize applications and manage deployments using Java and Selenium.
• Tune Django queries to reduce VA database timeouts under load.
• Trim cloud spend by right-sizing Java infrastructure in Alexandria, VA.
• Question the Django pattern and propose cleaner alternatives.
• Integrate third-party services and internal tools into the stack.

Skills

Communication

Adaptability

Freelance experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

The VP of Engineering we're hiring will inherit a technology codebase with good bones and a few skeletons; Strategic Solutions Corp is honest about both. The deal favors the seasoned — 14 years earns $300,000 - $424,000, a freelance arrangement, and a technology charter you'll actually own.

Key Responsibilities

• Pull Strategic Solutions Corp's Django stack out of the VA region before the migration deadline
• Resurrect flaky gRPC tests until the Alexandria, VA suite is trustworthy again
• Bridge Linux and gRPC so the two halves of Strategic Solutions Corp's platform finally talk
• Containerize applications and manage deployments with Java and Selenium
• Tune Django queries until the VA database stops timing out under load
• Trim Strategic Solutions Corp's cloud bill by right-sizing the Java infrastructure in Alexandria, VA
• Question the gloriously-unglamorous Django pattern everyone copied and propose something cleaner
• Integrate third-party services and internal tools into the Strategic Solutions Corp stack

What You'll Bring

• The judgment to say no to good ideas at the wrong time
• Comfort being the newest person in the room and the loudest in the notes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Comfort with the freelance cadence of an Alexandria-based operation
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Working familiarity with freelance schedules and team norms at Strategic Solutions Corp

Strategic Solutions Corp partners with organizations across Alexandria, VA to bring quietly-ambitious thinking to everyday technology challenges. Growth budgets at Strategic Solutions Corp are generous because a sharper Django you means a stronger team.

Get $300,000 - $424,000, get a mentor, get benefits, and get the freedom to grow your Linux without anyone watching the clock.

This opening was refreshed recently and remains an active priority for the team.

Come find out why people stay at Strategic Solutions Corp once they get here; the VP of Engineering door is open.