VP of Engineering

Advisory Partners LLC; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 261,000 - 413,000; Full time

Job summary

Advisory Partners LLC in Philadelphia, PA seeks a VP of Engineering with 12+ years of Laravel experience. The role combines hands-on architecture with leadership, offering a compensation range of $261,000–$413,000 along with ownership and a collaborative team.

The position emphasizes rapid problem solving, documenting decisions, and driving architectural improvements while mentoring teams. Live and unfilled as of this moment, interested candidates are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with modern Cross-Functional Collaboration workflows and tooling
• The reliability that lets a manager stop checking in
• The discipline to document while it's fresh, not after it's forgotten
• A learner's pace that keeps up with shifting requirements

Responsibilities

• Reverse-engineer the fast-paced Python format Advisory Partners LLC inherited and never documented
• Identify bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements proactively
• Drive the Jenkins incident postmortem that stops the Philadelphia outage from recurring
• Document technical decisions, architecture, and APIs for the broader org
• Stress-test Kafka systems until they bend, then harden where they cracked
• Refactor the technology module Advisory Partners LLC has been afraid to touch
• Apply Initiative and Kafka to solve self-directed engineering challenges

Skills

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Documentation discipline

Learner's pace

Leadership/Mentorship

Tools

Laravel

Job description

Our technology stack is growing faster than our team, so Advisory Partners LLC is bringing on a VP of Engineering to keep the architecture honest. We're looking for 12+ years of Laravel; in return you'll get $261,000 - $413,000, ownership, and a team worth joining.

Key Responsibilities

• Reverse-engineer the fast-paced Python format Advisory Partners LLC inherited and never documented
• Identify bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements proactively
• Drive the Jenkins incident postmortem that stops the Philadelphia outage from recurring
• Document technical decisions, architecture, and APIs for the broader org
• Stress-test Kafka systems until they bend, then harden where they cracked
• Refactor the technology module Advisory Partners LLC has been afraid to touch
• Apply Initiative and Kafka to solve self-directed engineering challenges

What You'll Bring

• Hands-on experience with modern Cross-Functional Collaboration workflows and tooling
• The reliability that lets a manager stop checking in
• The discipline to document while it's fresh, not after it's forgotten
• A learner's pace that keeps up with shifting requirements

Advisory Partners LLC is a fast-growing technology company in Philadelphia, PA, where Kafka and Initiative drive everything we do. We reward the teammate who unblocks three colleagues over the one who quietly hero-codes alone.

At $261,000 - $413,000, with mentorship and a benefits suite to match, this VP of Engineering seat at Advisory Partners LLC is built for people who want to rise.

Live and unfilled as of this exact moment, ready for your interest.

We're hiring, and your application could be the one we've been waiting for.