VP of Engineering

Egreenservices; Santa Fe (NM); On-site; USD 218,000 - 324,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning stipends

Flexible Santa Fe hours

Job summary

KyKR in Santa Fe, NM seeks a part-time VP of Engineering to architect GraphQL infra from a clean slate and lead a high-impact team. The role emphasizes building scalable systems, mentoring peers, and delivering robust deployments using Express.js and Azure.

You will refine legacy Ruby on Rails modules, diagnose issues, and document decisions for the broader org while owning critical metrics and roadmap clarity.

Qualifications

• Familiar with part-time schedules and team norms at KyKR.
• KyKR mindset: scrappy today, scalable tomorrow.
• Proficiency in GraphQL; Redis bonus.
• Strong Express.js grounding and quick problem solving.
• Comfort owning metrics influenced by you.
• 14 years of Next.js experience.
• VP mastery of persuasion, validated by people who'd hire you again.

Responsibilities

• Mentor the vp cohort through their first real Microsoft Azure on-call.
• Containerize applications and manage deployments with Express.js and Microsoft Azure.
• Refactor legacy Ruby on Rails modules and leave them cleaner.
• Investigate, diagnose, and fix bugs reported by users and monitoring tools.
• Pull KyKR's PostgreSQL stack out of the NM region before the migration deadline.
• Document technical decisions, architecture, and APIs for the broader org.

Skills

GraphQL

Express.js

Next.js

Problem Solving

Leadership

Persuasion

Tools

Microsoft Azure

PostgreSQL

Ruby on Rails

Redis

Job description

Our VP of Engineering role in Santa Fe, NM is a chance to build GraphQL infrastructure from a clean slate, which at KyKR happens rarely and matters enormously. Look past the title and you'll see $218,000 - $324,000, a NM base, and a vp role that asks you to lead, not just execute.

Key Responsibilities

• Mentor the vp cohort through their first real Microsoft Azure on-call at KyKR
• Containerize applications and manage deployments with Express.js and Microsoft Azure
• Reach into legacy Ruby on Rails modules and leave them cleaner than you found them
• Investigate, diagnose, and fix bugs reported by users and monitoring tools
• Pull KyKR's PostgreSQL stack out of the NM region before the migration deadline
• Document technical decisions, architecture, and APIs for the broader org

What You'll Bring

• Working familiarity with part-time schedules and team norms at KyKR
• A KyKR mindset: scrappy today, scalable tomorrow
• Practical command of GraphQL, with bonus points for Redis
• Solid Express.js grounding, plus Problem Solving you can pick up on the fly
• Comfort owning a number that goes up or down because of you
• 14 years of Next.js práctica, plus a hunger for what's next
• Vp mastery of Persuasion, validated by people who'd hire you again

KyKR exists to solve hard technology problems with a human-first approach and a Santa Fe, NM-rooted culture. We hire for character and deeply collaborative thinking, then trust the rest to follow.

At KyKR the paycheck opens at $218,000 - $324,000 and the perks, from learning stipends to flexible Santa Fe, NM hours, only widen from there.

The freshness clock just ticked over, and this VP of Engineering slot stays open.

This part-time opening in Santa Fe is built for someone like you, so don't let it pass.