VP of Engineering

Egreenservices; Paterson (NJ); On-site; USD 259,000 - 385,000; Full time

Job summary

TechForward in Paterson, NJ seeks a VP of Engineering who backs up Work Ethic with action. You will own gRPC architecture across environments, improve reliability, and shrink the cloud bill by right-sizing the REST API stack.

Requirements include 12+ years in a technology role and hands-on Jenkins experience; you’ll drive decisions with ownership and mentor teams. The role offers real power, competitive pay, and a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of hands-on technology experience.
• Proven ownership and decision-making abilities.
• Experience with modern microservices and gRPC architecture.

Responsibilities

• Wrangle gRPC config across environments so Paterson staging mirrors production.
• Own data integrity across TechForward's gRPC stores so numbers never lie.
• Trim cloud costs by right-sizing the REST API infrastructure in Paterson, NJ.
• Ensure code quality through automated linting, testing, and static analysis.

Skills

Leadership

gRPC experience

Tools

Jenkins

Job description

At TechForward, Work Ethic isn't a buzzword on a slide, it's Tuesday, and we need a VP of Engineering who feels the same way. This VP of Engineering role at TechForward rewards initiative with $259,000 - $385,000, real decision-making power, and steady career advancement.

Key Responsibilities

• Wrangle gRPC config across environments so Paterson staging mirrors production
• Question the autonomy-rich gRPC pattern everyone copied and propose something cleaner
• Untangle the gRPC dependency knots that have slowed Paterson releases for months
• Own data integrity across TechForward's gRPC stores so Paterson numbers never lie
• Trim TechForward's cloud bill by right-sizing the REST API infrastructure in Paterson, NJ
• Wire up Cypress feature flags so TechForward can test on Paterson traffic risk-free
• Ensure code quality through automated linting, testing, and static analysis

What You'll Bring

• Practical Jenkins skills sharpened in a freelance setting
• Around 12+ years of hands-on experience in a technology role
• Comfort with a TechForward pace that rarely sits still
• The kind of ownership that treats the company's money like your own

The boldly-pragmatic founders of TechForward built it in Paterson to fix the exact technology problems that drove them crazy elsewhere. Decisions at TechForward come with a name attached, because ownership without accountability is just noise.

Take home $259,000 - $385,000, build your Work Ethic under a mentor, lean on benefits, and shape a freelance week that finally fits.

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