VP of Engineering — Lead & Ship Scalable Platform (CA)

Public Affairs Institute

Lancaster (CA)

On-site

USD 252,000 - 374,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Public Affairs Institute in Lancaster, CA seeks a VP of Engineering to lead product delivery and system reliability in a fast-moving environment. You will ship incremental platform improvements, own technical decisions, and mentor teams while safeguarding weekends in CA.

The role offers a generous compensation range and coaching that respects work-life balance. Expect strategic leadership, architectural oversight, and a calm, decisive governance style to guide Lancaster’s tech ecosystem and

Qualifications

Kotlin experience in a fast-moving tech environment.
A strong, defendable point of view is expected.
Ability to stay calm and effective in chaotic leadership scenarios.
Demonstrated ability to guide technology strategy at scale.

Responsibilities

Ship incremental platform improvements for the Lancaster-based product.
Monitor system health and set up alerting for production environments.
Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across Scrum-based apps.
Spike a Scrum proof of concept quickly when a decision is needed.
Carry features from whiteboard to Lancaster, CA production without loss of momentum.
Decide when to buy persuasion versus build it for the Lancaster stack.
Untangle Angular dependency knots that slow releases.
Keep Cypress dependencies patched to prevent CVEs.