VP of Technology

Trend, Inc.; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare package

401(k) with company match

Catered lunch

Coffee, tea and snacks

Paid parking

Job summary

Trend, Inc. is seeking an executive-level engineering leader who will own the technology roadmap, lead and develop engineering teams, and stay hands-on with production code. You will define priorities, ensure architecture quality, and deliver projects that align with business goals.

You will collaborate with executives to evaluate initiatives, manage budgets, and drive build-versus-buy decisions. A strong track record in senior leadership and delivering complex software is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related technical field.
• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including substantial experience building and maintaining production applications.
• 5+ years of direct engineering management experience, including responsibility for hiring, coaching, performance management, and team development.
• 3+ years in a senior engineering leadership role, such as Director/Head/VP of Engineering, with ownership beyond a single project.
• Experience leading multiple engineering workstreams or teams and managing senior engineers, technical leads, or engineering managers.
• Recent hands-on coding experience with proficiency in at least one major backend language and ability to evaluate code across stack.
• Deep experience with software architecture, APIs, relational databases, third-party integrations, and distributed systems.
• Experience overseeing cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, observability, and production operations.
• Demonstrated success delivering complex software initiatives from planning to launch and maintenance.
• Experience owning technology roadmaps, staffing plans, budgets, and vendor evaluations.
• Strong understanding of secure development practices, IAM, and data protection.
• Ability to evaluate technical tradeoffs and explain business implications to executives.

Responsibilities

• Own the technology roadmap, aligning engineering priorities with company goals and growth plans.
• Partner with executive leadership to evaluate initiatives, define technical requirements, and make build-versus-buy decisions.
• Own technology budgets, resource planning, and vendor relationships.
• Establish measurable goals for engineering delivery, reliability, quality, and team performance.
• Communicate progress, risks, and investments to executive stakeholders.
• Set architectural direction for applications, APIs, integrations, databases, and infrastructure.
• Remain involved in development through production coding, reviews, and design.
• Lead technically complex initiatives alongside engineers to deliver solutions.
• Evaluate existing systems and lead improvements to scalability and maintainability.
• Establish engineering standards for coding, testing, documentation, and deployment.
• Guide adoption of AI and automation with focus on value, reliability, and security.
• Set expectations, provide feedback, and address performance gaps.
• Oversee capacity planning, project prioritization, and delivery commitments across initiatives.
• Ensure accountability for scope, timelines, and ongoing system ownership.

Skills

Executive leadership

Hands-on coding

Architecture

Delivery

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/SE/CE

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Observability

Cloud infrastructure

Job description

About This Job

This position combines executive-level ownership with substantial hands-on technical involvement. You will establish priorities, lead and develop engineering teams, and take direct responsibility for architecture, software quality, and delivery. You must also remain an advanced software engineer who can write production code, investigate complex issues, and make informed technical decisions through firsthand experience.

About This Job

This position combines executive-level ownership with substantial hands-on technical involvement. You will establish priorities, lead and develop engineering teams, and take direct responsibility for architecture, software quality, and delivery. You must also remain an advanced software engineer who can write production code, investigate complex issues, and make informed technical decisions through firsthand experience.

We are looking for someone who has successfully led engineering teams, delivered complex software initiatives, and connected technology investments to measurable business results.

Responsibilities

• Own the technology roadmap, aligning engineering priorities with company goals, operational needs, and growth plans.
• Partner with executive leadership to evaluate new initiatives, define technical requirements, and make build-versus-buy decisions.
• Own technology budgets, resource planning, and vendor relationships, balancing investment with business impact.
• Establish measurable goals for engineering delivery, system reliability, software quality, and team performance.
• Communicate project progress, technical risks, resource needs, and investment recommendations to executive stakeholders.
• Set the architectural direction for applications, APIs, integrations, databases, and infrastructure.
• Remain actively involved in development through production coding, code reviews, technical design, and troubleshooting.
• Take direct ownership of technically complex or business-critical initiatives, working alongside engineers to deliver solutions.
• Evaluate existing systems and lead improvements to scalability, performance, maintainability, and reliability.
• Establish engineering standards for coding, testing, documentation, version control, and deployment.
• Guide the practical adoption of AI and automation, evaluating their value, reliability, and security.
• Set clear expectations, provide regular feedback, conduct performance reviews, and address performance gaps.
• Own engineering capacity planning, project prioritization, and delivery commitments across competing initiatives.
• Establish accountability for project scope, timelines, technical quality, and ongoing system ownership.

Required Knowledge & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related technical field.
• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including substantial experience building and maintaining production applications.
• 5+ years of direct engineering management experience, including responsibility for hiring, coaching, performance management, and team development.
• 3+ years in a senior engineering leadership role, such as Director of Engineering, Head of Engineering, VP of Engineering, or a comparable position, with ownership beyond a single project.
• Experience leading multiple engineering workstreams or teams and managing senior engineers, technical leads, or engineering managers.
• Recent, substantial hands‑on coding experience, with advanced proficiency in at least one major backend language and the ability to evaluate code across a broader technology stack.
• Deep experience with software architecture, API design, relational databases, third-party integrations, and distributed systems.
• Experience overseeing cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, observability, and production operations.
• Demonstrated success delivering complex software initiatives from planning and architecture through launch and ongoing maintenance.
• Experience owning technology roadmaps, staffing plans, budgets, and vendor evaluations.
• Strong understanding of secure development practices, identity and access management, and data protection.
• Ability to evaluate technical tradeoffs, make decisions with incomplete information, and explain their business implications to executive leadership.

Our company offers great benefits: full healthcare package (medical, dental, vision, life), 401k with a company match, catered lunch, coffee, tea and snacks, paid parking, competitive pay, and much more! Anyone who joins our team will have great potential for career and personal growth.