[Hiring] VP of Software Engineering / Director of Software Engineering @Career Team Enterprises

Role Description

We are looking for a visionary, hands-on VP / Director of Engineering to lead, scale, and inspire our growing engineering organization. This is not a purely managerial role. This is for a builder, a mentor, and a technologist at heart—someone who can zoom out to define strategy and zoom in to guide architecture, review code, and unblock teams. You will shape the future of our engineering culture, systems, and people.

What You’ll Do

• Leadership & Vision
  • Define and drive the engineering vision, strategy, and roadmap
  • Build and scale a high-performing, globally distributed engineering team
  • Establish a culture of ownership, innovation, and continuous improvement
  • Partner with product and business leaders to align engineering with company goals
• Technical Excellence
  • Guide architecture and design across modern stacks (MongoDB, Next.js, Nest.js, Node.js, PHP/MySQL)
  • Ensure systems are scalable, secure, and performant
  • Drive adoption of best practices in DevOps, CI/CD, and cloud infrastructure
  • Stay ahead of trends in generative AI, automation, and enterprise software
• Team Development
  • Mentor and develop engineering leaders (Team Leads, Senior Engineers)
  • Create clear career growth paths and foster technical excellence
  • Champion a culture of code quality, peer review, and continuous learning
  • Recruit and retain top engineering talent
• Execution & Delivery
  • Oversee delivery of complex, high-impact projects
  • Improve engineering velocity and operational efficiency
  • Implement scalable processes without unnecessary bureaucracy
  • Ensure alignment across multiple teams and initiatives

Qualifications

• 8–15+ years in software engineering, with progressive leadership experience
• Proven success leading engineering teams and managers
• Experience scaling teams in a fast-moving, high-growth environment
• Strong background in full-stack web development

Technical Background

• Deep experience with modern JavaScript ecosystems (Node.js, React/Next.js, Nest.js)
• Strong understanding of system design, distributed systems, and APIs
• Experience with MongoDB, MySQL, and cloud platforms (AWS or similar)
• Familiarity with DevOps tools (Docker, Jenkins, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines)

Leadership Traits (Our “Dream” Candidate)

• You are a multiplier, not a bottleneck
• You balance speed with quality, and innovation with pragmatism
• You lead with clarity, empathy, and accountability
• You are comfortable in ambiguity and thrive in evolving environments
• You still love to build, debug, and review code when needed

Benefits

• Work on products that impact real lives at scale
• Be a foundational leader in a rapidly growing engineering org
• Shape the future of AI-driven workforce technology
• Collaborate with a passionate, mission-driven global team
• Competitive compensation (based on experience)

Final Thought

We’re not just hiring a leader—we’re hiring someone who wants to build something that matters, scale it, and bring others along for the journey. If you’re excited about technology, people, and purpose, we want to talk to you. Compensation will be commensurate with experience, qualifications, and overall fit for the role.