VP of Engineering — Lead gRPC & Infra (Kailua, HI)

Energy Innovation Corp; Kailua (HI); On-site; USD 324,000 - 465,000; Full time

Job summary

HealthTech Corp is seeking a VP of Engineering to accelerate our gRPC infrastructure and lead a fast-moving engineering team in Kailua, Hawaii. The role emphasizes ownership over critical releases, mentoring the vp cohort, and delivering reliable, scalable Express.js services.

The ideal candidate brings strong PostgreSQL skills, experience with GitLab CI, and a collaborative mindset. This full-time position is rooted in Kailua with a culture of mentorship and growth.

Qualifications

• Comfort working in a fast-paced, flat-and-fast environment.
• Proven aptitude for teamwork, ideally near Kailua, HI.
• A collaborator who makes the vp review feel less like an exam.
• The kind of reliability that earns you the hard assignments.
• Pattern recognition earned across many technology engagements.
• A knack for PostgreSQL that colleagues quietly come to rely on.
• Comfort with the full-time cadence of a Kailua-based operation.

Responsibilities

• Mentor the vp cohort through their first real GitHub Actions on-call at HealthTech Corp.
• Wire up GitLab CI feature flags so HealthTech Corp can test on Kailua traffic risk-free
• Slice the purpose-led technology monolith into Express.js services Kailua, HI can deploy alone
• Catch the GitHub Actions race conditions that only surface under Kailua peak traffic
• Own the gRPC release that Kailua leadership has circled on the calendar
• Own the results-oriented edge cases in HealthTech Corp's gRPC billing nobody else wants to touch

Skills

Teamwork

PostgreSQL

Collaboration

Reliability

Pattern recognition

GitHub Actions

Express.js

Tools

GitLab CI

Express.js

Job description

HealthTech Corp is seeking a VP of Engineering to accelerate our gRPC infrastructure and lead a fast-moving engineering team in Kailua, Hawaii. The role emphasizes ownership over critical releases, mentoring the vp cohort, and delivering reliable, scalable Express.js services.

The ideal candidate brings strong PostgreSQL skills, experience with GitLab CI, and a collaborative mindset. This full-time position is rooted in Kailua with a culture of mentorship and growth.