Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors is hiring a VP, Engineering to lead the design, development, and scaling of a cloud-native data platform. You will own the engineering strategy and operations, ensuring the platform delivers secure, high-performance solutions for large-scale data workflows.
What You'll Do
- Lead the engineering organization, translating product goals into scalable architecture and robust execution plans.
- Build, mentor, and scale high-performing teams across backend, platform, CloudOps, and data engineering functions.
- Oversee the operation of cloud-native, distributed systems capable of handling massive volumes of data with high availability, reliability, and compliance.
- Champion engineering best practices, including CI/CD, observability, infrastructure as code, and reliability engineering.
- Partner with product, compliance, and customer teams to design secure, HIPAA-compliant solutions.
- Drive innovation in data architecture, platform extensibility, and scalable microservices infrastructure.
- Establish and monitor engineering OKRs and metrics to assess system performance and team productivity.
What We're Looking For
- 10+ years in software engineering, with 5+ years in senior leadership roles.
- Proven experience scaling distributed systems and data platforms in cloud environments (AWS or GCP).
- Deep technical expertise in backend technologies, data pipelines, and distributed architecture.
- Strong track record of building and leading high-performing engineering teams.
- Experience in regulated industries or delivering compliant, enterprise-grade systems.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and strategic execution skills.
- Strong preference for Boston-based candidates.
Nice to Have
- Experience with FHIR, HL7, or healthcare interoperability.
- Experience with real-time data processing (e.g., Kafka).
- Experience with DevSecOps practices.
- Experience scaling SaaS platforms.
Technical Stack
- AWS
- GCP
- Kafka
Team & Environment
You will lead teams across backend, platform, CloudOps, and data engineering functions.
Benefits & Compensation
- 100% paid medical and dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Unlimited PTO
- Equity opportunities
- 401(k) plan
- Home office stipend
- Lifestyle savings account
- Parental leave (16 weeks for birthing parents, 6 weeks for non-birthing parents)
Work Mode
This is a remote position open to candidates based in the United States.
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors is an equal opportunity employer.