Director of Engineering

Director of Engineering

Job type:
Full Time
· Department:
Technology
· Work type:
Hybrid
· USD ,000 / year

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States;
San Francisco, California, United States;
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States;
New York, New York, United States

Varo is a leading digital bank that offers a full range of financial services to its customers. A mission‑driven institution that prioritizes the needs of its customers, Varo is committed to providing innovative and easy‑to‑use solutions that help people manage their finances effectively. With a strong focus on digital banking, Varo aims to make financial services more accessible and convenient for everyone.

As a Director of Engineering, you will play a key role in leading our engineering teams to design, build, and deploy innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers. This is a highly visible and dynamic role that requires a strong technical background, excellent leadership skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with cross‑functional teams to drive business outcomes.

• Engineering Leadership: Lead and manage engineering teams to design, build, and deploy innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers.
• Technical Strategy: Drive the technical roadmap for our engineering teams to ensure we are using the latest technologies and best practices to deliver high‑quality solutions.
• Reliability & Observability: Ensure the stability and performance of our systems and applications to deliver high‑quality solutions to our customers.
• Cross‑Functional
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Work closely with cross‑functional teams to drive business outcomes and ensure we are delivering solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers.
• Technical Debt Management: Act as a technical leader to ensure we are managing technical debt effectively and delivering high‑quality solutions to our customers.
• Communication: Communicate technical ideas and solutions to non‑technical stakeholders to ensure we are delivering business outcomes.
• Continuous Improvement: Continuously improve our engineering practices and processes to ensure we are delivering high‑quality solutions to our customers.
• Strategic Planning: Help develop and execute the strategic plan for the engineering organization to ensure we are delivering business outcomes and meeting the evolving needs of our customers.

• Experience: 5+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 2 years in a leadership role within a high‑growth technology company.
• Expertise in Distributed Systems: Proven track record of building and operating large‑scale, mission‑critical backend systems in the cloud.
• Operational Excellence: Deep understanding of SRE principles, cloud cost governance, and the technical lifecycle of complex platforms.
• Problem‑Solving: Strong problem‑solving skills with the ability to analyze complex technical issues and develop effective solutions.
• Adaptability: Ability to adapt quickly to changing business requirements and priorities.
• Culture Fit: Strong alignment with our company values and culture.

• Languages/Frameworks: Java, Kotlin, Spring Boot.
• Infrastructure: AWS (EKS, S3, SNS, SQS, KMS).
• Data & Messaging: Postgre
  
  SQL, Kafka, Airflow.
• Operations/CI/CD: Git Lab, Grafana, Loki.

Varo is an equal opportunity employer. Varo embraces diversity and we are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.