VP of Engineering

Boeing; Springfield (OH); On-site; USD 199,000 - 274,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentor

Benefits plan

Room to grow Angular and Python skills

Job summary

Boeing in Springfield, OH seeks a VP of Engineering who lives Kotlin and thrives on complexity. You will lead a high-impact engineering organization, drive collaboration across teams, and own delivery of critical software platforms at scale.

This role rewards deep architectural vision, mentorship, and hands-on pragmatism as you navigate Springfield growth, modernizing Kotlin, Angular, and Python stacks while safeguarding uptime.

Qualifications

• Must have extensive Kotlin/Angular/Python experience.
• Willingness to commute to Springfield, OH or work flexibly.
• Portfolio or work samples demonstrating technology leadership.
• 14+ years of Unit Testing reps.
• Demonstrated vp-level mentoring capacity.

Responsibilities

• Catch the Collaboration race conditions that surface under Springfield peak traffic
• Replace the brittle Redis hack with a Kotlin solution that survives Springfield scale
• Pull Boeing's Problem Solving stack out of the OH region before the migration deadline
• Push Python changes safely behind flags so Springfield, OH rollbacks take seconds
• Defend Boeing uptime through the 2 a.m. Springfield pages nobody volunteers for

Skills

Kotlin

Angular

Python

Unit Testing

Mentoring

Leadership

Job description

At Boeing, Kotlin isn't a buzzword on a slide, it's Tuesday, and we need a VP of Engineering who feels the same way. The VP of Engineering role rewards range — Collaboration, Angular, 13 years — with $199,000 - $274,000 and a seat that grows beyond it.

Key Responsibilities

• Catch the Collaboration race conditions that only surface under Springfield peak traffic
• Replace the brittle Redis hack with a Kotlin solution that survives Springfield scale
• Pull Boeing's Problem Solving stack out of the OH region before the migration deadline
• Push Python changes safely behind flags so Springfield, OH rollbacks take seconds
• Defend Boeing uptime through the 2 a.m. Springfield pages nobody volunteers for

What You'll Bring

• Willingness to commute to Springfield, OH or work flexibly as needed
• Vp-caliber judgment about when to elevate and when to absorb
• Demonstrated capacity to mentor or support vp teammates
• The reflex to surface risk before it surfaces itself
• A steady hand when three priorities all claim to be number one
• 14+ years of Unit Testing reps, not just Unit Testing exposure
• A portfolio or work samples that demonstrate your technology expertise

At Boeing, our mission is to make technology simpler, faster, and more accessible for everyone in Springfield, OH and beyond. At Boeing you can challenge your skip-level's plan and still get a thank-you for it.

Yours for the taking: $199,000 - $274,000, a mentor, a benefits plan, and the room to grow your Angular and Python side by side.

Our Springfield team is currently shortlisting candidates for this position.

Come find out why people stay at Boeing once they get here; the VP of Engineering door is open.