VP of Engineering

Summary

Join Counterpart, an insurtech platform, as the VP of Engineering. You will lead and develop a high-performing engineering team, focusing on rapid product development, frequent releases, and maintaining a superior customer experience. This role demands building, managing, and adapting the team structure to meet current and future needs. You will serve as an escalation point for technical challenges, contribute directly to coding efforts, and architect systems to enhance efficiency and impact. The VP of Engineering will foster a culture of performance and collaboration, partnering with product teams to balance quality, agility, and urgency. Success in this role requires strong leadership, technical expertise, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Requirements

• 7+ years managing an engineering organization at a high growth company
• Experience building remote-only companies consisting of both full-time teammates and 3rd party contractors
• Ability to comprehend, track, and curate to completion multiple technical initiatives simultaneously
• A consistent track record of delivering high-quality software in regular, iterative releases through coordinating a distributed team
• Deep experience with people, including recruiting and hiring, coaching, mentoring, evaluating, and promoting
• Strong communication skills, verbal, and written as part of a distributed team
• Experience coordinating and working with stakeholders across the organization

Responsibilities

• Lead a team that builds product fast, ships product frequently, and maintains a high quality customer experience
• Build, manage, and edit the team to make sure we've always got the right people & structure in place to address the current development needs and future product complexity
• Serve as an escalation point for major bugs or technical challenges that can’t be solved by the engineering leads
• Dive in as a member of the team to add coding horsepower to accelerate a project - as part of your plan, not as an emergency rescue
• Architect systems across the engineering function to help drive results with an eye toward the following: Context - make sure they have the context to deliver results, and why their goals are high impact towards the company’s broader success Vision - make sure the team know what is coming next and why, even if we don’t know how to get there yet Skills - ensure that each team member grows and feels confident in delivery via their technical depth and personal process Processes - make sure that we’re continuously evolving our planning and dev approach to have just enough structure to keep our results on track
• Drive mission, direction, and work across your team, being responsible for the execution towards product delivery
• Partner with Product to find the best blend of quality, agility, and urgency to match the goals you help the team shape
• Empower your team by offering clear ownership of technical challenges. Lead through exercising and pairing up to show your depth of coding experience
• Set expectations for team and individual success. Invest in your team and take action when appropriate
• Instill a bias to action

Benefits

• Unlimited Vacation : We offer flexible time off, allowing you to take time when you need it
• Work from Anywhere : Counterpart is a fully distributed company, meaning there is no office. We allow employees to work from wherever they do their best work, and invite the team to meet in person a couple times per year
• Stock Options
• Health, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Parental Leave
• Home Office Allowance : to set up your home office with the necessary equipment and accessories
• Book stipend
• Professional Development Reimbursement
• No working birthdays : Take your birthday off , giving you the opportunity to relax, enjoy your special day, and spend time with loved ones
• Charitable Contribution Matching