VP of Engineering

Energy Innovation Corp; Billings (MT); On-site; USD 185,000 - 295,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Strong benefits

Mentorship by senior engineers

Creative, fast-paced startup culture

Job summary

StartupAdvantage is seeking a VP of Engineering to lead the technology team on a temporary basis. The role requires 14+ years in technology and offers a compensation range of $185,000 to $295,000 per year, with opportunities to mentor and grow the organization.

The ideal candidate will drive architecture and front-end initiatives, partnering with data teams to surface insights and replace brittle components with scalable Rails solutions, all while balancing Work-Life Balance considerations for

Qualifications

• VP-level experience in a temporary role.
• Willingness to relocate to Billings, MT.
• Strong pattern recognition across technology engagements.
• Experience owning technology decisions in a MT market.

Responsibilities

• Build responsive, accessible front-end interfaces with Initiative.
• Work with data teams to surface insights from production systems.
• Replace brittle systems with a Ruby on Rails solution for Billings scale.
• Explain Work-Life Balance tradeoffs to startup execs.
• Translate AWS metrics into a dashboard used by leadership.
• Keep the Rails build pipeline green for fast deployments in Billings.

Skills

VP-level experience

On-site Billings

Willing to relocate

Tech leadership

Pattern recognition

Tools

Ruby on Rails

AWS metrics

Job description

Ready to work on real distributed systems? StartupAdvantage is adding a VP of Engineering skilled in Initiative to the technology team. If you have 14 years in technology, this temporary job offers $185,000 - $295,000 plus the room to lead and grow.

Key Responsibilities

• Build responsive, accessible front-end interfaces with Initiative
• Work closely with data teams to surface insights from production systems
• Replace the brittle Organization hack with a Ruby on Rails solution that survives Billings scale
• Walk technology stakeholders through Work-Life Balance tradeoffs in language StartupAdvantage execs grasp
• Translate AWS metrics into the one chart StartupAdvantage leadership checks each morning
• Keep the Ruby on Rails build pipeline green so Billings deploys never wait on a red light
• Bridge Work-Life Balance and Organization so the two halves of StartupAdvantage's platform finally talk

What You'll Bring

• Prior experience working on-site in Billings, MT, or willingness to relocate
• Pattern recognition earned across many technology engagements
• Experience at the vp level inside a temporary role
• Comfort owning technology decisions in a MT market

StartupAdvantage is the self-directed MT company that built its name on technology work nobody else wanted to do properly. Our Billings team treats every retro like a chance to quietly upgrade how we operate.

Joining StartupAdvantage means $185,000 - $295,000, strong benefits, and a culture where senior engineers actively mentor newer talent.