VP-Engineering (Group Platform)

Responsibilities:

The Vice President of Engineering (Group Platform) is responsible for the development, delivery and ongoing support of Riverside’s resilient planet-scale whole child platform.

• Lead a team of architects, software and QA engineers in the design, development, and deployment and support of Riverside’s platform, ensuring h quality, scalability, resiliency and performance.
• Collaborate with product management to define roadmaps, set priorities and execute and deliver releases to schedule and budget.
• Drive design and continuous improvement of engineering processes and methodologies to enhance software quality, service delivery and customer satisfaction.
• Design and implement agile development models to deliver high quality releases with predictable speed to market that aligns with product priorities and business needs.
• Ensure the engineering team follows best practices for software development, code reviews, testing, and deployment.
• Provide timely update of progress, risks and status throughout all stages of product development to executive sponsors.
• Manage and mentor the engineering team, including hiring, training, performance management, and career development.
• Define and Implement Production Deployment and Support models that meet the uptime and incident resolution SLAs.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field
• 15+ years of experience in software engineering, including 5+ years in a leadership role.
• Strong experience in leading and managing engineering teams in a fast-paced, agile environment.
• Successful track record of meeting deadlines under budget and delivering large scale cloud-based
  products to a global market.
• Demonstrated experience in leading distributed teams (i.e., Americas, Europe, Asia) in multi-site
  collaborative development.
• Regularly consider business perspective and tradeoffs while evaluating technical approaches.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a deep understanding of software development methodologies,
  processes, and tools, including Agile, Scrum, and DevOps.
• Passionate about coaching and leading other engineers but can roll up your sleeves and get the job done when the opportunities arise.
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, databases, and serverless architecture
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
• Manage relationships with external vendors and SI Partners.
• Experience in delivering platforms and products in the EdTech domain (preferred)