Engineering Lead Product Development - Senior Vice President

Position: Engineering Lead for Application Product Development - Senior Vice President
We are seeking a visionary and highly accomplished Senior Vice President (SVP), to join our team as an Engineering Lead for Application/ Product Development. The ideal candidate is a seasoned engineering leader with a proven track record of building and scaling high-performing and resilient products, driving innovation in product development, and designing robust, scalable software architectures.

You will be at the forefront of technological innovation, leading and designing next-generation frameworks and microservices-based systems. A critical aspect of this role is to champion and integrate cutting-edge AI development tools (e.g., Git Hub Copilot, Devin) into our engineering workflows to accelerate development cycles, enhance code quality, and foster a culture of innovation.

** Responsibilities:*
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** Technical Leadership:*
* + Lead architectural design and decision-making, promoting best practices for building scalable, resilient, and secure microservices.

+ Drive the design and implementation of foundational frameworks that enable rapid and consistent product development across multiple teams.

+ Act as the senior technical authority, providing guidance and mentorship to engineering teams on complex technical challenges.

+ Oversee the end-to-end software development lifecycle, from concept and design to deployment and operations.

+ Collaborate closely with Product Management, Design, and other business stakeholders to ensure technical solutions meet customer needs and market demands.

+ Champion agile methodologies and a culture of continuous improvement to deliver high-quality products efficiently and predictably.

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** Team Leadership & Mentorship:*
* + Lead, mentor, and grow a world-class engineering organization, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and ownership.

+ Manage and develop engineering talents, Set clear goals, provide regular feedback, and create opportunities for career growth within the engineering team

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** Innovation & AI Integration:*
* + Stay at the forefront of industry trends, particularly in software architecture, microservices, and artificial intelligence.

+ Lead the evaluation and adoption of new technologies and tools to enhance engineering productivity and product capabilities.

+ Actively promote and guide the hands-on use of AI-driven development tools like Git Hub Copilot, Devin, and other emerging technologies to optimize coding, testing, and debugging processes

** Champion an AI-First Culture:*
* + key driver in our transition to an "AI-first" mindset.

+ Involves more than just using AI tools; it requires to fundamentally rethink problem-solving, architecting solutions where machine learning and intelligent systems are core components, not afterthoughts.

+ Expected to lead by example, identifying opportunities to apply AI to create step-change improvements in our products and processes.

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* Qualifications:

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* Experience:

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* + 12+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5+ years in a senior leader capacity

+ Extensive track record of leading engineering teams in a product-centric environment, with a history of successful product launches

+ Demonstrated expertise in designing and building large-scale, distributed systems using microservices architecture

+ Deep and extensive knowledge of modern software architecture principles and framework design

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** Technical

Skills:

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* + Mastery of one or more modern programming languages (e.g., Java, Go, Python, C#).

+ Good understanding of cloud-native technologies and platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes).

+ Proven experience with API design (REST, gRPC), data modeling, and various database technologies (SQL, No

SQL).

+ Hands-on experience and proficiency in leveraging AI-powered development tools (e.g., Git Hub Copilot, Devin, Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity etc.) in a professional engineering environment.

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** Leadership &

Soft Skills:

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* + Exceptional leadership and communication skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate large teams.

+ Strong strategic thinking and business acumen, with the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.

+ Proven ability to influence and collaborate effectively with C-level executives and cross-functional leaders.

+ A passion for innovation and a forward-thinking mindset.

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* Education:

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* + Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

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- ** Job Family Group:*
* Technology

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- ** Job Family:*
* Applications Development

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- ** Time Type:*
* Full time

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- ** Primary

Location:

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* Irving Texas United States

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- ** Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:*
* $ - $

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