VP of Engineering

JCPenney; Davenport (IA); On-site; USD 202,000 - 285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Top-tier health benefits

Flexible work location

Job summary

JCPenney in Davenport, IA is seeking a VP of Engineering who can turn vague tech requests into a trusted, precise solution that does exactly what is asked. This leadership role commands ownership, equity, and the chance to shape a high-performing team.

You'll drive engineering excellence, sponsor continuous learning, and ensure resilient test suites while delivering results for the Davenport market. This role requires bold decision making and a passion for scalable systems.

Qualifications

• Excellent leadership and strategic thinking for engineering teams.
• Strong communication and collaboration across stakeholders.
• Proven ability to own delivery and drive results under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and recommend new tools, frameworks, and Selenium libraries.
• Champion engineering excellence and continuous learning within JCPenney.
• Resurrect flaky Express.js tests until the Davenport, IA suite is trustworthy again.
• Translate outages into fixes that improve Davenport launches.
• Reproduce and resolve field-reported bugs to prevent recurrence.

Skills

Communication

Time management

Detail-oriented

Bias toward action

Tools

Selenium

Job description

We need a VP of Engineering who can take a vague technology request and return a trust-the-team system that does exactly, and only, what was asked. Set the $202,000 - $285,000 aside a moment and the technology ownership alone makes this JCPenney job worth a serious look.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate and recommend new tools, frameworks, and Selenium libraries
• Champion engineering excellence and continuous learning within JCPenney
• Resurrect flaky Express.js tests until the Davenport, IA suite is trustworthy again
• Translate the ruthlessly-focused Public Speaking outage into fixes that make the next Davenport launch dull
• Reproduce the nimble bug from the Davenport field report, then make it impossible again

What You'll Bring

• The communication discipline to over-share early and trim later
• Clear thinking under the kind of pressure Davenport, IA deadlines bring
• Detail-oriented approach with a commitment to accuracy
• Strong time-management skills and a bias toward action

JCPenney is an entrepreneurial Davenport, IA studio where Change Management gets treated with the seriousness most companies reserve for marketing. We look out for one another, and burnout is treated as a problem to solve, not a badge to wear.

We back our team with $202,000 - $285,000, equity, top-tier health benefits, and the flexibility to work where you do your best thinking.

We just refreshed it, so the technology role counts as live and hiring.