VP of Engineering

StartupAdvantage; Beaumont (TX); On-site; USD 192,000 - 282,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonuses

Comprehensive insurance

Flexible work arrangement

Job summary

StartupAdvantage in Beaumont, TX seeks a VP of Engineering who can own complex systems and see gaps before they slow releases. You will drive architecture and ownership across the engineering org.

You will untangle PostgreSQL dependencies, wire gRPC feature flags, lead Redis design reviews, maintain microservices, and scale data pipelines processing millions of events. We offer $192,000 - $282,000, performance bonuses, comprehensive insurance, and the freedom to shape how and where you work.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to mentor or support VP teammates.
• Demonstrated ownership and accountability.
• Experience with scalable systems in a high-velocity environment.

Responsibilities

• Untangle PostgreSQL dependency knots that have slowed Beaumont releases.
• Wire up gRPC feature flags for safe testing on Beaumont traffic.
• Lead Redis design reviews to catch costly mistakes.
• Refine and maintain microservices that support customers in Beaumont, TX.
• Resurrect flaky PostgreSQL tests until the Beaumont, TX suite is trustworthy.
• Stitch Redis events into the Problem Solving pipeline and tech reports.
• Trace a technology number through GraphQL services to ensure correctness.
• Scale data pipelines processing millions of events with Webpack.

Skills

Bias toward action

Startup mindset

Mentoring teammates

Risk awareness

Team collaboration

Tools

PostgreSQL

gRPC

Redis

GraphQL

Webpack

Job description

StartupAdvantage pays $192,000 - $282,000 for a VP of Engineering in Beaumont, TX who can hold a PHP design in their head and still see the gaps. What makes this StartupAdvantage role different is the ownership; the $192,000 - $282,000 and contract hours are just the entry fee.

Key Responsibilities

• Untangle the PostgreSQL dependency knots that have slowed Beaumont releases for months
• Wire up gRPC feature flags so StartupAdvantage can test on Beaumont traffic risk-free
• Lead Redis design reviews that catch the costly mistakes before Beaumont, TX builds them
• Refine and maintain microservices that support StartupAdvantage customers in Beaumont, TX
• Resurrect flaky PostgreSQL tests until the Beaumont, TX suite is trustworthy again
• Stitch Redis events into the Problem Solving pipeline feeding StartupAdvantage's technology reports
• Trace a technology number back through GraphQL services until it finally adds up
• Scale data pipelines processing millions of events with Webpack

What You’ll Bring

• A fast-paced bias toward action, balanced by knowing when to wait
• A StartupAdvantage mindset: scrappy today, scalable tomorrow
• The reflex to surface risk before it surfaces itself
• Demonstrated capacity to mentor or support vp teammates
• The judgment to say no to good ideas at the wrong time
• A collaborative mindset and genuine enthusiasm for teamwork

StartupAdvantage is the kind of results-oriented Beaumont company that technology engineers leave their old jobs to join. We default to writing things down so the whole technology team stays in the loop without endless meetings.

We offer $192,000 - $282,000, performance bonuses, comprehensive insurance, and the freedom to shape how and where you work.

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