VP of Engineering: Lead Microservices & High-Impact Platform

Filetwigbay; Lorain (OH); On-site; USD 187,000 - 295,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Four-day work week

Coaching program

Job summary

Unilever in Lorain, OH seeks a VP of Engineering fluent in Time Management to helm high-availability platforms. The role emphasizes deep ownership, Docker/Kubernetes expertise, and a culture of active listening and mentorship. You’ll drive microservices initiatives and data-flow reliability across PostgreSQL services.

The position offers a four-day flex week, ongoing coaching, and a target salary range aligned with senior leadership in the region.

Qualifications

• Hands-on familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and lead code reviews.
• Strong ownership mindset and willingness to learn new skills.

Responsibilities

• Walk technology stakeholders through Nginx tradeoffs in language Unilever execs grasp
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a strong code-review culture
• Cut Kubernetes cold-start times so Unilever functions wake before OH users notice
• Maintain and improve CI/CD infrastructure across OH engineering teams
• Map data flow across Unilever's PostgreSQL services and spot the leaks
• Mentor newer vp hires on how Unilever actually wires Active Listening together
• Build the proudly-nerdy Microservices feature that wins back the OH accounts Unilever lost

Skills

Docker

Active Listening

Leadership

Mentoring

Time Management

PostgreSQL

GitLab CI

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Unilever in Lorain, OH seeks a VP of Engineering fluent in Time Management to helm high-availability platforms. The role emphasizes deep ownership, Docker/Kubernetes expertise, and a culture of active listening and mentorship. You’ll drive microservices initiatives and data-flow reliability across PostgreSQL services.

The position offers a four-day flex week, ongoing coaching, and a target salary range aligned with senior leadership in the region.