VP of Engineering

Family Dollar; Spokane (WA); On-site; USD 226,000 - 338,000; Full time

Job summary

Family Dollar is seeking a Vice President of Engineering with strong project-management skills to lead distributed systems and technology initiatives from our Spokane, WA base. You will own delivery across tooling, telemetry, and customer-facing services, partnering with leadership to drive strategy and execution.

The role requires hands-on technical leadership, the ability to scale data pipelines and gRPC/Django components, and a willingness to commute to Spokane or work flexibly as needed.

Job description

Ready to work on real distributed systems? Family Dollar is adding a VP of Engineering skilled in Project Management to the technology team. Consider it a $226,000 - $338,000 foothold at Family Dollar, where 14 years of Initiative converts straight into technology ownership.

Key Responsibilities

• Keep Family Dollar's Python dependencies patched before the CVEs become incidents
• Spike a gRPC proof of concept fast when Family Dollar needs a yes-or-no answer
• Stitch Django events into the Initiative pipeline feeding Family Dollar's technology reports
• Ship gRPC fixes to Family Dollar customers in Spokane, WA the same day they report them
• Prototype proof-of-concept solutions for emerging technology requirements
• Scale data pipelines processing millions of events with gRPC
• Pull Google Cloud telemetry into dashboards Family Dollar leaders actually open

What You'll Bring

• Vp mastery of Django, validated by people who'd hire you again
• A bias toward asking the dumb question before the expensive mistake
• Willingness to commute to Spokane, WA or work flexibly as needed
• A team player who lifts up colleagues and shares credit
• Reliable, accountable, and committed to following through

Out of a converted warehouse in Spokane, Family Dollar has quietly grown into a low-drama force shaping how technology gets done. Here, ownership means you're empowered to fix what's broken without waiting for permission.

Pair your Project Management with our $226,000 - $338,000, our mentors, our benefits, and our flexible Spokane, WA culture, and the math works in your favor.

Re-confirmed open this morning, the vp seat at Family Dollar stays available.