Vice President of Software Engineering
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
We are working with a global logistics leader that has spent the last 60 years helping the world's top companies enter new markets, scale their operations, and accelerate growth. As an end-to-end supply chain partner, the company provides comprehensive services including inventory management, transportation, warehousing, and global trade solutions.
At the core of the company's industry-leading capabilities is its world-class, proprietary technology platform. The cloud-based system provides clients a unified global system for seamless order processing, inventory alignment, and supply chain optimization through unparalleled visibility and integration.
Currently, they are looking to hire a VP of Software Development to oversee the development and maintenance of these critical applications.
The Role You’ll Play
As the VP of Software Development, you will lead the agile Dev and QA teams responsible for building, deploying and supporting the company's proprietary software applications. In this strategic role, you will set the engineering vision and work closely with the IT Infrastructure, Product Management and Application Support functions to drive the technical roadmap and optimize the software development lifecycle.
Drawing on your deep expertise in enterprise architecture and strong business acumen, you will work closely with the CIO and ensure efficient processes are implemented and followed as you manage the high-performing software development and QA teams. Manage and lead an in-house technical team of approximately 20 people, including Development Directors, Quality Assurance, and Project ManagementDefine and enforce software development and quality assurance processes to improve quality, predictability and cost-efficiencyDesign application architectures to ensure reliability, scalability and stability of systemsOversee the implementation and continuous improvement of the Software Development Lifecycle Process (SDLC)Align technology investments with business priorities and governance oversight
Background Profile: Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent, with 10+ years of software development and 10+ years of people management experienceExtensive technical background with hands-on experience in software/product development, web technologies, requirements/gap analysis, and roadmappingExpertise in Agile development practices, including story estimation, backlog grooming, standups, reviews, and retrospectivesStrong interpersonal, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teamsProficient in software engineering best practices, such as version control, deployment methodologies, and high-quality documentationExperience re-architecting, integrating, and sunsetting legacy applicationsSkilled in data modeling, database development, and inferring data models from existing dataProficient in .NET Framework (C#, ASP.net), HTML, XML, SQLExposure to AWS services like ECR, ALB, ElastiCache, S3, and experience with deployment to AWS ECSFamiliarity with software security standards, EDI, and API integrationsBackground in supply chain, transportation, warehouse, inventory, or 3PL software is highly desiredExperience with server-side applications using C in Unix/Linux environments is a plusKnowledge of HTML5, SASS, LESS, React + Redux, TypeScript, and front-end tooling is a plus
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