VP Engineering

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead the recruitment, development, and retention of a world-class engineering team
• Set and execute the engineering vision and technical direction in partnership with executive and product leadership
• Define and deliver engineering strategy that enables scalable and secure growth of Kody's platform and services
• Drive engineering execution to ensure timely, high-quality delivery across all teams
• Establish and monitor KPIs to track performance, code quality, system stability and deployment efficiency
• Promote a culture of feedback, mentorship and career development through structured reviews and ongoing coaching
• Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Operations to align on priorities and roadmap planning
• Champion modern development practices including CI/CD, testing, observability, and agile methodologies
• Oversee architectural planning and ensure sound technical decision-making across backend, frontend, and infrastructure
• Manage engineering budgets, headcount planning and resource allocation in alignment with company goals
• Advocate for engineering needs and priorities at the leadership level, balancing business goals and technical feasibility
• Maintain and evolve onboarding processes, documentation, and workflows to support rapid team scaling
• Embed data security, privacy, and regulatory compliance into the Engineering culture

Requirements

• 10-15 years experience in engineer leadership roles, ideally within fintech, SaaS, or tech-enabled services
• Proven experience leading engineering teams at high-growth tech companies or scale-ups (ideally in fintech or related industries)
• Deep technical expertise across modern architectures and cloud-based platforms
• Strong track record of managing and growing high-performing, distributed engineering teams
• Excellent leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Passion for building secure, scalable, and customer-centric platforms
• Hands-on experience with agile development, DevOps culture, and continuous delivery pipelines
• Strong business acumen and the ability to align engineering strategy with overall company objectives
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and thriving in fast-paced, evolving environments