VP of Engineering

Public Affairs Institute; Lancaster (CA); On-site; USD 252,000 - 374,000; Full time

Job summary

Public Affairs Institute in Lancaster, CA seeks a VP of Engineering to lead product delivery and system reliability in a fast-moving environment. You will ship incremental platform improvements, own technical decisions, and mentor teams while safeguarding weekends in CA.

The role offers a generous compensation range and coaching that respects work-life balance. Expect strategic leadership, architectural oversight, and a calm, decisive governance style to guide Lancaster’s tech ecosystem and

Qualifications

• Kotlin experience in a fast-moving tech environment.
• A strong, defendable point of view is expected.
• Ability to stay calm and effective in chaotic leadership scenarios.
• Demonstrated ability to guide technology strategy at scale.

Responsibilities

• Ship incremental platform improvements for the Lancaster-based product.
• Monitor system health and set up alerting for production environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across Scrum-based apps.
• Spike a Scrum proof of concept quickly when a decision is needed.
• Carry features from whiteboard to Lancaster, CA production without loss of momentum.
• Decide when to buy persuasion versus build it for the Lancaster stack.
• Untangle Angular dependency knots that slow releases.
• Keep Cypress dependencies patched to prevent CVEs.

Skills

Kotlin expertise

Pattern recognition

Point of view

Calm under pressure

Job description

You've debugged enough Decision Making to develop opinions, and Public Affairs Institute has a VP of Engineering role in Lancaster where opinions are currency. The thing worth noting is how much Public Affairs Institute trusts you here — $252,000 - $374,000, technology ownership, and a long runway, all from 13 years in.

Key Responsibilities

• Ship incremental improvements to Public Affairs Institute's Lancaster platform on a regular cadence
• Monitor system health and set up alerting for scrappy-but-steady production environments
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across Scrum-based applications
• Spike a Scrum proof of concept fast when Public Affairs Institute needs a yes-or-no answer
• Carry features from whiteboard sketch to Lancaster, CA production without dropping the baton
• Decide when to buy Persuasion versus build it for Public Affairs Institute's Lancaster, CA stack
• Untangle the Angular dependency knots that have slowed Lancaster releases for months
• Keep Public Affairs Institute's Cypress dependencies patched before the CVEs become incidents

What You'll Bring

• Pattern recognition earned across many technology engagements
• Demonstrated Kotlin expertise in a fast-moving technology environment
• A point of view, held loosely and defended well
• Calm under the warm-yet-rigorous chaos a vp role tends to generate

Long before technology was fashionable, Public Affairs Institute was already solving it for businesses scattered across CA. Our Lancaster office runs on mutual respect, low ego, and a genuine willingness to help.

This vp role pays $252,000 - $374,000 and surrounds it with coaching, coverage, and hours that respect your weekends in CA.

This one is current, freshly dated, and very much hiring.