Recruiting From Scratch Hiring for SVP of Engineering Job at Remote Full Time

Recruiting from Scratch is a premier talent firm that focuses on placing the best product managers, software, and hardware talent at innovative companies. Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across the United States to help them hire. We work with companies funded by the best investors including Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Ventures, Tiger Global Management, A16Z, Accel, DFJ, and more.

This role is for one of our many clients.

Responsibilities:

• Defining the direction of growth of the engineering/ technical function and team.
• Defining the vision and roadmap for the engineering team and developing their architecture
• Collaborating with executives on the implementation of key projects and initiatives
• Determine goals, KPI’s, and standards that ensure an impressive performance by the engineering team.
• Deliver strategic guidance on the system’s scalability, reliability, security, and their technical infrastructure

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science related field
• 15+ years’ experience and at least 8+ years in leadership role
• Experience in scaling startups and scaling up a team .
• Strong background in Software oriented positions ideally previously hands-on to provide technical knowledge
• Excellent communication skills to foster a relationship among colleagues at all levels and motivate their teams
• Strategic leader who can manage expectations for the future while maintaining and executing current trends