VP of Software Engineering

SkyWater Search Partners; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

SkyWater Search Partners partners with a private equity backed SaaS company in the Twin Cities Metro to hire a VP of Software Engineering. This is a newly created leadership role overseeing the technology roadmap and reporting to senior leadership.

You will lead a 15+ engineer team, migrate legacy on-prem to the cloud, stand up compliance, and build self-serve BI tools for customers and partners, while owning the tech function and working closely with product leaders.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience migrating a company through real cloud modernization.
• Current and genuine use of AI-assisted development tools and workflows.
• Ability to work in the Twin Cities Metro office with some flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Own the technology roadmap end-to-end for the company.
• Lead a 15+ engineer team and drive platform modernization.

Skills

Cloud modernization

AI tooling

Engineering leadership

Roadmap ownership

Team leadership

Job description

SkyWater has been retained by a private equity backed SaaS company in the Twin Cities Metro to attract and hire aVP of Software Engineering. This is a newly created leadership seat, not a backfill. The company has been around more than 20 years and is looking to shift from a tech-enabled business to a true software and data company.

As the VP, you would own the technology roadmap end to end. That includes leading a team of 15+ engineers, migrating a legacy on-prem environment to the cloud, standing up compliance, and building out new self-serve, BI-driven product tools for customers and their partners. You would work closely with a product leader on the roadmap but own the technology function outright and report into the senior leadership team.

Non-negotiables:

hands-on experience taking a company through a real cloud modernization, current and genuine use of AI-assisted development tools and workflows, and the ability to work in office in theMetro (with flexibility).

What makes this worth leaving a current seat for:

real ownership of a technology function at a growth-stage company with fresh capital behind it, a builder's mandate with room to shape the org and the stack from close to scratch, and equity participation tied to the company's next phase of growth.

Base salary is in the low to mid 200s, with bonus and equity potential.