VP of Engineering

Sureify is a high-growth enterprise software company aiming to modernize the life insurance and annuity industry. They are seeking a hands-on Vice President of Engineering to lead their global engineering organization, ensuring technical excellence and operational efficiency while fostering a high-performance culture across diverse regions.

Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for a multi-country engineering organization (USA, LATAM, India), fostering a unified culture across time zones
• Design and manage a multi-level management structure, mentoring Directors and Engineering Managers to ensure high-quality delivery at scale
• Own and scale our hiring engine, including strategic partnerships with external recruiting partners. Build rigorous systems for evaluating technical depth and cultural fit to ensure we consistently hire top software engineers aligned with our modern development practices
• Build a culture of continuous growth and accountability. Establish clear expectations, performance standards, and career pathways while actively coaching and developing engineering leaders and ICs to raise the overall caliber of the organization
• Implement and refine CI/CD practices, security standards, and performance monitoring (APM) across all global teams
• Foster our culture of execution excellence and continuous improvement within product development, including driving our ongoing adoption of AI coding agents for maximum engineering efficiency
• Drive alignment and consistency across technical leads, architects, Co-CTOs, and product management on technical and architectural topics

Requirements:

• 15+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5+ years in a senior leadership role (VP or high-level Director), leading multi-layered engineering organizations through growth and change
• Demonstrated success building and operating high-performing distributed engineering teams. You bring a clear approach to sourcing, vetting, and managing remote talent
• Deep experience managing engineering hubs in India and Latin America, with an understanding of the cultural and operational nuances of each region
• Extensive experience building software for large enterprises with an expectation of configuration through professional services and systems integration partners
• A strong foundation in modern SaaS architectures (AWS, TypeScript, React, Distributed Systems). While you aren't coding daily, you can still go deep in architectural reviews
• Demonstrated ability to partner closely with Product and executive stakeholders to translate business goals into clear technical priorities and outcomes
• Experience leading organizations through periods of growth and transformation, balancing the need for structure with continued iteration and improvement
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence at the executive level and inspire engineers at the individual contributor level
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Experience working in a startup or an ability to adapt to a small, rapidly-growing company mindset is required