VP of Software Engineering : Edge to Cloud

BusPatrol; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 173,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid maternity leave

Paid paternity leave

Competitive salary and benefits package

Job summary

A leading safety technology company in Denver, CO is seeking a VP of Software Engineering to lead engineering teams and drive strategic initiatives using AI/ML solutions. This highly visible role involves shaping the technology roadmap while maintaining alignment with product and business priorities, and developing a high-performance culture. Candidates should have extensive experience in engineering leadership and a proven track record in high-growth environments.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in engineering leadership roles, including 5+ years at VP level.
• Strong proven experience in embedded systems and AI-based automation.
• Experience managing high-performing teams in growth environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale high-performing teams across engineering disciplines.
• Define and execute technology strategy aligned to business priorities.
• Ensure high availability and reliability of customer-facing systems.

Skills

Cross-Functional Leadership

Software Development

Edge Computing

Machine Learning

Cloud Infrastructure

Education

Bachelor’s in Engineering or Computer Science

Master’s preferred

Tools

Cloud Native Architectures

AI/ML Technology

Microservices

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VP of Software Engineering : Edge to Cloud

Travel: Up to 30% both domestic and international

Manages Others: yes

Education: Bachelor’s in Engineering, Computer Science minimum; Masters preferred

Experience: Proven experience in Cross-Functional Global Leadership and establishing strategic partnerships to drive business and technical outcomes, expertise in Software Development, Edge Computing, ML and Cloud Infrastructure

The Opportunity

As the VP of Engineering, you will lead a multidisciplinary, geographically distributed engineering organization responsible for powering business-critical customer journeys, scalable platforms, core architecture, front-end experience, and AI-driven features. You will shape the long-term technology vision while ensuring short-term delivery excellence and cross-functional alignment. This is a highly visible leadership role that will work closely with Product, Data, Design, GTM, and Executive teams. You’ll drive strategy and execution across both cloud and embedded environments, shaping the technology roadmap in alignment with customer and business priorities. This is a pivotal role in a late-stage, high-growth startup, requiring strong technical depth, cross-functional leadership, and a bias for action.

What You Will Be Doing

1. Strategic & Technical Leadership · Lead and scale high-performing teams across Journey Engineering, Platform, Front-End, and AI/ML.

· Define and execute technology strategy in partnership with Product, Data, and Executive leadership. · Align engineering initiatives to business priorities and product OKRs. · Establish architectural principles that drive agility, security, and sustainable scale.

2. Platform, Front-End & Architecture · Drive the evolution of a modern, API-first, microservices-based platform. · Ensure high availability, reliability, and extensibility of internal and customer-facing systems. · Oversee front-end frameworks and design systems to deliver cohesive, performant user experiences. · Reduce tech debt and complexity through architectural governance and modernization. · Optimize systems for observability, performance, and cloud cost efficiency.

3. AI/ML and Embedded Systems · Lead practical AI/ML applications across business workflows and customer journeys. · Guide integration of NLP, computer vision, and predictive models in both cloud and embedded environments. · Drive embedded AI delivery with on-device inference, model optimization (quantization/pruning), and edge analytics. · Partner with Hardware, Firmware, and Edge teams to deliver performant, resource-aware AI experiences. · Manage the lifecycle of deployed models with a focus on reliability, ethical use, and real-world value.

4. Customer Journey Engineering · Enable journey teams (e.g., onboarding, engagement, support) with shared services, frameworks, and scalable APIs. · Promote reusable design patterns and technical accelerators to drive speed and consistency. · Define metrics to assess impact on customer experience and business KPIs.

5. Engineering Excellence & Operational Execution · Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and technical excellence. · Scale agile delivery processes to improve velocity, test coverage, and deployment frequency.

6. Talent & Culture · Attract, develop, and retain world-class engineering talent across disciplines. · Build a diverse, inclusive, and transparent culture rooted in psychological safety and innovation. · Develop strong career paths, mentoring frameworks, and peer-based learning to nurture future leaders

What You Bring

• Experience in late-stage startup or PE-backed growth environments.
• Strong background in embedded systems, edge computing, or AI-based automation.
• Familiarity with compliance, multi-tenant SaaS architecture, and scalable security frameworks.
• Drive intelligence to existing and future Edge devices
• Creating new revenue streams · Leading a high performing team
• Proven Technology Leadership: 12+ years in engineering leadership roles, including 5+ years at the VP or Sr. Director level, with a strong record of scaling teams in high-growth, global environments (preferably B2B SaaS or platform-based businesses).
• Full-Stack Technical Depth: Strong expertise across cloud-native architecture, modern front-end frameworks (e.g., React), scalable APIs, distributed systems, and real-time data pipelines.
• AI/ML and Embedded Innovation: Hands-on experience delivering production-ready AI/ML solutions, including embedded AI, on-device inference, and self-healing edge-to-cloud architectures for safety-critical and data-rich environments. ·
• ML Ops & Computer Vision: Deep knowledge of AI/ML lifecycles, large-scale data operations, and CV-based applications, with experience building and managing robust ML Ops pipelines.
• Platform Architecture & DevOps: Demonstrated success designing microservices-based, containerized, and orchestrated systems optimized for performance, security, cost, and compliance.
• Journey-Centric Engineering: Experience leading customer journey-focused teams, translating complex needs into modular, scalable, and configurable product experiences—using low/no-code platforms and rule engine-based architectures.
• Cross-Functional Global Leadership: Skilled in building, mentoring, and inspiring globally distributed teams; adept at driving cross-functional alignment and forming strategic technical partnerships.
• Hardware-Software Integration: Familiarity with hardware design and embedded systems, enabling seamless coordination across software and hardware engineering domains.
• Transformation & Change Leadership: Proven ability to lead large-scale engineering transformations with a focus on agility, quality, and developer productivity.
• Executive Communication & Influence: Exceptional analytical, storytelling, and presentation skills; able to synthesize complex ideas and influence C-level stakeholders and cross-functional peers.

Who We Are

Our mission is to create a culture of responsibility and awareness on the road. We are devoted to making the journey to and from school safer. We develop partnerships, deploy Safety Tech and manage the entire program. We have equipped thousands of buses across North America with our innovative technology and we continue to educate tens of thousands of drivers a month on safety. BusPatrol America cares about student safety. We educate motorists every day by helping to enforce the law and work with school officials to improve safety.

What We Offer

• An opportunity to help build a company dedicated to children’s safety
• The chance to join an innovative and dedicated team, focused on leading edge technology
• The opportunity to work with, and learn from, a talented business and marketing team
• Competitive salary and benefits package

Note to applicants: We are looking for a valued member of the BusPatrol team to assist us in our quest to improve children’s safety. This is an important role for us and a great opportunity for the right candidate. Our environment is inclusive, diverse, built on integrity, and deeply committed.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Strategy/Planning

• Industries

  Software Development

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