VP of Engineering

Bank of America; Joliet (IL); On-site; USD 228,000 - 353,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship program

Flexible growth opportunities

Job summary

Bank of America is seeking a VP of Engineering in Joliet, IL to transform impact-driven TypeScript ideas into customer-ready solutions. Leverage 13+ years of leadership to mentor teams, fix dependencies, and deliver strategic platform work across gRPC and analytics platforms.

The role emphasizes ownership, mentorship, and growth opportunities within a freelance, open-ended engagement that supports the Joliet expansion and cross-functional collaboration with Rust engineers and TypeScript

Qualifications

• Executive leadership with a strategic vision to turn impact-driven ideas into customer-ready products.
• Mentor and grow engineering teams, fostering strong code-review and mentorship culture.
• Expertise delivering end-to-end technology programs in cross-functional settings.

Responsibilities

• Untangle TypeScript dependency knots affecting Joliet releases.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote a strong code-review culture.
• Translate gRPC metrics into a leadership-visible chart for daily review.
• Carry platform work to support Bank of America's IL expansion and analytics.
• Wire up feature flags for safe Joliet traffic testing.
• Build self-service tooling to reduce ticket load on Joliet teams.
• Integrate Project Management APIs with Analytical Thinking consumers.
• Deliver the gRPC builder-led rewrite to reduce legacy technical debt.

Skills

Executive leadership

Mentorship

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Customer focus

Decision making

Technical governance

End-to-end project management

Tools

TypeScript

Rust

gRPC

Job description

Bank of America is looking for a VP of Engineering who can turn impact-driven ideas about TypeScript into something a customer never has to think about. Put your 12 years of experience to work in a $228,000 - $353,000 role with ownership, mentorship, and room to grow.

Key Responsibilities

• Untangle the TypeScript dependency knots that have slowed Joliet releases for months
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a strong code-review culture
• Translate gRPC metrics into the one chart Bank of America leadership checks each morning
• Carry the Analytical Thinking platform work that makes Bank of America's next IL expansion boring
• Wire up Project Management feature flags so Bank of America can test on Joliet traffic risk-free
• Build Project Management self-service tools so Joliet teams stop filing tickets for everything
• Wire Project Management APIs to Analytical Thinking consumers so data lands where Joliet teams expect it
• Ship the gRPC builder-led rewrite that pays down years of Bank of America technical debt

What You'll Bring

• The kind of listening that makes the other person feel heard
• Experience at the vp level inside a freelance role
• Cross-functional ease, from Rust engineers to TypeScript marketers
• A bias toward asking the dumb question before the expensive mistake
• Customer-focused outlook with strong interpersonal skills
• A deadline-driven bias toward action, balanced by knowing when to wait
• 13 or more years steering technology projects end to end

Across IL, the deeply-bought-in technology systems people trust most often turn out to be Bank of America, built quietly in Joliet. We hire for character and slow-to-anger thinking, then trust the rest to follow.

We pay $228,000 - $353,000 for this technology position and back it with mentorship, flexibility, and real growth opportunities.

Hiring is open and ongoing for this freelance position in Joliet.