VP of Engineering Growth Partners Pomona, CA

Jamdanceacademy; Pomona (CA); On-site; USD 277,000 - 415,000; Full time

Job summary

Growth Partners in California seeks a VP of Engineering who can advocate for Git and then commit to the team’s decisions, delivering leadership across security, architecture, and scalable systems in the CA region.

This role features a $277,000–$415,000 annual package, mentorship now, benefits always, and the opportunity to shape cloud and development practices for Pomona and CA teams.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of leadership experience in engineering or related field.
• Ability to drive security-focused architecture and scalable systems.
• Proven track record of delivering cross-functional projects.

Responsibilities

• Implement secure authentication and authorization flows using Kafka
• Migrate and optimize Git stack across California region
• Harden Change Management authentication for CA audit readiness
• Develop high-impact Git features to win back CA accounts
• Integrate GraphQL APIs with Change Management consumers for CA teams
• Align environment configurations to ensure Pomona staging mirrors production
• Deliver VP-level features within the defined mandate and budget
• Optimize cloud costs by right-sizing Kafka infrastructure in Pomona, CA

Skills

Judgment

Flexibility

Growth mindset

Empathy

Tools

Git

Kafka

GraphQL

Change Management

Job description

Growth Partners needs a VP of Engineering in CA who can argue passionately about Git, then commit to whatever the team decides. This CA role reads like an upgrade — $277,000 - $415,000, internship hours, 13 years valued, and a path that does not dead-end.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement secure authentication and authorization flows using Kafka
• Pull Growth Partners's Git stack out of the CA region before the migration deadline
• Harden Growth Partners's Change Management auth so the CA audit comes back clean
• Build the fast-moving Git feature that wins back the CA accounts Growth Partners lost
• Wire GraphQL APIs to Change Management consumers so data lands where Pomona teams expect it
• Wrangle Change Management config across environments so Pomona staging mirrors production
• Deliver vp-quality features within the $277,000 - $415,000 VP of Engineering mandate
• Trim Growth Partners's cloud bill by right-sizing the Kafka infrastructure in Pomona, CA

What You'll Bring

• Judgment seasoned by at least 12 years of real consequences
• Flexibility to adapt your approach as business needs evolve
• A Growth Partners mindset: scrappy today, scalable tomorrow
• A growth mindset that treats feedback as fuel, not threat

Growth Partners is where curious, unpretentious people come to build the future of technology. We hire empathy-led people, get out of their way, and let the Kafka results speak.

We frame the offer around growth: $277,000 - $415,000 today, mentorship now, benefits always, and the flexibility to live well in CA.

Live and listening, the hiring team reads new applications as they arrive.