Vice President, Engineering

Vice President, Engineering

Location: Remote (US-based preferred) 
Department: Engineering 
Reports To: Daniel Rust, CTO

About DevHub

DevHub is a marketing technology platform headquartered in Seattle, WA. We build enterprise-grade CMS solutions that help businesses create, host, manage, and optimize their websites at scale. We combine powerful technology with hands-on service - and that combination is what sets us apart in the MarTech space.

We're a lean, focused team. Everyone here has real ownership and real impact.

About the Role

We're hiring a VP of Engineering to lead and grow our Engineering and DevOps functions. This is a player-coach role — you'll set technical direction, own the software development lifecycle, and roll up your sleeves on architecture and process when it matters.

You'll report to the CTO and hold a key seat on our leadership team, collaborating closely with the VP of Customer Success and VP of Operations to align engineering output with business outcomes.

This is not a role for someone who wants to manage from a distance. It's a role for someone who wants to build something.

What You'll Do

Engineering Leadership

• Own the engineering roadmap in partnership with the CTO, balancing new feature development, platform modernization, and technical debt
• Define and run the SDLC end-to-end: requirements through QA, staging validation, and production deployment
• Set and enforce engineering standards: code review, documentation, testing, and release management
• Act as technical architect on major initiatives including REST API refactors, database modernization, and new dashboard development
• Establish guidelines for responsible AI coding tool adoption within the team

DevOps and Infrastructure

• Own CI/CD pipelines, branch management, deployment automation, and environment management
• Lead infrastructure decisions across Rackspace Cloud and AWS, including containerization (Docker) and database scaling
• Build and maintain a proper staging environment for pre-production testing and validation
• Drive security and compliance initiatives, including SOC 2 readiness

Team Development

• Lead, mentor, and grow the frontend, backend, and DevOps teams
• Identify hiring needs and lead recruitment for engineering roles
• Build a high-performance, accountability-driven culture with clear ownership

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Customer Success and Operations to scope customer-facing builds and manage delivery expectations
• Establish a repeatable Engineering-to-Services handoff process so new features are demo-ready and deployable without bottlenecks
• Serve as engineering escalation point when the CTO is unavailable

What We're Looking For

Required

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with 3+ years in an engineering leadership role (Manager, Director, or VP)
• Hands-on experience with Python-based development and REST API design
• Strong DevOps background: CI/CD, branch management, deployment automation, infrastructure-as-code
• Experience with AWS and/or GCP, including containerization with Docker or Kubernetes
• Experience managing relational and NoSQL databases at scale
• Proven track record of building and retaining engineering teams
• Strong cross-functional communication skills — you can translate technical tradeoffs into plain business language
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

You'll Thrive Here If You

• Have a player-coach mindset: technically credible, without ego
• Bring structure without bureaucracy — you right-size process for the team you have today
• Communicate clearly and honestly, even when the answer is complicated
• Move with urgency but not chaos — you value sustainable delivery over heroic sprints
• Are energized by ambiguity and the opportunity to build something better

See full job description at:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gXYO3HmPJfuiqi1jSl7dIZUsKrMeK8iwEKH4UXDoZcs/edit?usp=sharing