VP of Engineering

Energy Innovation Corp; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 287,000 - 451,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship program

Growth benefits

Job summary

InnovateCore in Arlington, VA is seeking a VP of Engineering to lead platform evolution and drive reliability at scale. The role offers a substantial salary and mentorship while guiding a capable technology team through strategic initiatives in a high-trust environment.

The position emphasizes Linux-based systems, CI/CD excellence, and close collaboration with product and operations to deliver measurable impact for the Arlington area and beyond.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of engineering leadership experience.
• Experience with Linux-based platforms.
• Strong ownership and budget responsibility.
• Ability to drive high-trust production environments.

Responsibilities

• Monitor system health and set up alerting for high-trust production environments.
• Drive adoption of best practices in testing, security, and observability.
• Keep CI/CD dependencies patched before CVEs become incidents.
• Break large technology initiatives into CI/CD increments Arlington can actually deliver.
• Spike a C# proof of concept fast when a yes/no is needed.
• Cut gRPC cold-start times so functions wake before VA users notice.
• Build Linux dashboards to reduce ad-hoc requests for numbers.
• Contribute to sprint planning, estimation, and technology roadmap discussions.

Skills

VP-caliber judgment

Decision-oriented leadership

Ownership mentality

Collaborative culture

Tools

Linux

C#

gRPC

CI/CD

Job description

InnovateCore builds inclusive products used by teams worldwide, and we need a VP of Engineering to push our platform to the next level. The bargain is plain — your 12 years and Linux for $287,000 - $451,000, plus a technology team that hands over the reins.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor system health and set up alerting for high-trust production environments
• Drive adoption of best practices in testing, security, and observability
• Keep InnovateCore's CI/CD dependencies patched before the CVEs become incidents
• Break large technology initiatives into CI/CD increments Arlington can actually deliver
• Spike a C# proof of concept fast when InnovateCore needs a yes-or-no answer
• Cut gRPC cold-start times so InnovateCore functions wake before VA users notice
• Build Linux dashboards so InnovateCore's technology team stops asking engineers for numbers
• Contribute to sprint planning, estimation, and technology roadmap discussions

What You'll Bring

• Vp-caliber judgment about when to upscale and when to absorb
• Comfort steering technology conversations toward a decision
• The kind of ownership that treats the company's money like your own
• A collaborator's reflex to share credit and absorb blame

Few people outside VA realize that InnovateCore powers a surprising slice of the technology infrastructure running across Arlington, VA today. We celebrate gRPC craftsmanship and hold ourselves to a high bar on the details that matter.

Expect a $287,000 - $451,000 base, a growth path with milestones, a mentor who shows up, and benefits that make staying at InnovateCore easy.

Live feed: the Arlington, VA role remains unfilled and actively recruiting.