VP of Engineering — Freelance Tech Leader (TypeScript & gRPC)

Bank of America; Joliet (IL); On-site; USD 228,000 - 353,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship program

Flexible growth opportunities

Job summary

Bank of America is seeking a VP of Engineering in Joliet, IL to transform impact-driven TypeScript ideas into customer-ready solutions. Leverage 13+ years of leadership to mentor teams, fix dependencies, and deliver strategic platform work across gRPC and analytics platforms.

The role emphasizes ownership, mentorship, and growth opportunities within a freelance, open-ended engagement that supports the Joliet expansion and cross-functional collaboration with Rust engineers and TypeScript

Qualifications

• Executive leadership with a strategic vision to turn impact-driven ideas into customer-ready products.
• Mentor and grow engineering teams, fostering strong code-review and mentorship culture.
• Expertise delivering end-to-end technology programs in cross-functional settings.

Responsibilities

• Untangle TypeScript dependency knots affecting Joliet releases.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote a strong code-review culture.
• Translate gRPC metrics into a leadership-visible chart for daily review.
• Carry platform work to support Bank of America's IL expansion and analytics.
• Wire up feature flags for safe Joliet traffic testing.
• Build self-service tooling to reduce ticket load on Joliet teams.
• Integrate Project Management APIs with Analytical Thinking consumers.
• Deliver the gRPC builder-led rewrite to reduce legacy technical debt.

Skills

Executive leadership

Mentorship

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Customer focus

Decision making

Technical governance

End-to-end project management

Tools

TypeScript

Rust

gRPC

Job description

Bank of America is seeking a VP of Engineering in Joliet, IL to transform impact-driven TypeScript ideas into customer-ready solutions. Leverage 13+ years of leadership to mentor teams, fix dependencies, and deliver strategic platform work across gRPC and analytics platforms.

The role emphasizes ownership, mentorship, and growth opportunities within a freelance, open-ended engagement that supports the Joliet expansion and cross-functional collaboration with Rust engineers and TypeScript