[Hiring] Vice President - Software Engineering @The Internet of Behaviors Company

Mar 16, 2025 - The Internet of Behaviors Company is hiring a remote Vice President - Software Engineering. 💸 Salary: unspecified. 📍Location: South Africa.

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Role Description

As the VP of Software Engineering, you will be essential in driving continuous innovation, enhancing our toolsets, and strengthening our development processes. You will directly lead and mentor a leadership team responsible for all aspects of our product technology, including:

Full stack development
Architecture
UI/UX
Embedded systems

This executive position will require both a tactical focus in driving Agile production processes and throughput, as well as strategic communication and vision. Your contributions will help our team deliver innovative solutions to complex challenges across differing and unique customer deployments.

Key Responsibilities

Provide leadership and strategic direction to multiple engineering teams, guiding the analysis, design, development, and delivery of solutions that align with IOB’s objectives.
Collaborate with business owners, product managers, and other technology teams to define roadmaps, set priorities, and execute strategies effectively.
Drive performance management via communicating job expectations, monitoring performance, providing feedback and facilitating employee development.
Hands-on in setting engineering standards, coding, debugging, and troubleshooting to maintain a deep understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
Evaluate and manage technology relationships with vendors, integrators, and third-party service providers to deliver high-quality solutions.
Represent as the IOB thought leader and advocate for Agile practices, promoting continuous improvement in delivery and operational processes.
Define, track, and report metrics and KPIs that measure the success and impact of your team's development efforts.
Maintain alignment with internal and external stakeholders, crafting clear and impactful communications across all levels of the organization.
Assessing risk when making business decisions, ensuring compliance with data privacy laws and regulations, and safeguarding IOB’s reputation.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, or a related field.
8+ years of hands-on experience working in and managing Agile software development processes, with demonstrated delivery of complex technology.
Track record of recruiting and developing talent in a global environment; strong management expertise and proven experience developing senior talent.
An expert understanding of software development engineering, with a deep understanding of modern enterprise technologies.
Advanced knowledge of Agile development concepts, methodologies, and the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
Experience directly partnering with product or program management teams.
Experience architecting and designing (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems.
Proven ability to troubleshoot complex system and codebase issues under time constraints.
Experience managing global technology teams across multiple time zones.
A collaborative mindset with excellent communication skills to work across teams.

Bonus Points & Other Considerations

Experience with a variety of web and SOA distributed technologies and platforms.
Experience with embedded and edge compute platforms.
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization technologies.
Strong proficiency in multiple programming languages.
Experience in consumer or retail technologies.
Experience engaging with stakeholders at an executive level.

Benefits

Bi-Annual Key Performance Objectives (KPO) Bonus Scheme
Employer sponsored provident fund (up to a maximum % of base salary)
Employer sponsored Discovery health plan (up to a maximum amount)
Discretionary vacation leave policy (“unlimited”)
Hours and place of work are determined by operational requirements (currently remote)

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Vice President - Software Engineering @The Internet of Behaviors Company

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