Vice President of Systems Engineering

About the Company

Innovative digital banking provider for credit unions & community banks

Industry
Banking

Type
Privately Held

Founded
2015

Employees
51-200

Specialties

- banking api
- conversational ai
- online banking
- online account opening
- online loan origination
- service
- mobile banking
- and digital banking

About the Role

The Company is seeking a VP of System Engineering to take on a pivotal role in the organization. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and owning the critical engineering functions of Release Management, QA, and DevOps, with a focus on building a robust quality engineering framework. This hands-on leadership position requires a deep background in quality engineering, platform reliability, and a proven track record of driving a cultural shift towards automation-first practices. The VP will be instrumental in maintaining the quality standards and processes across the engineering organization, ensuring the delivery of reliable,



compliant software to regulated financial institutions.

Key responsibilities for the VP of System Engineering include engineering leadership, designing and implementing the quality framework, and leading the DevOps strategy. The role demands a leader with at least 10 years of engineering experience, including a minimum of 4 years in engineering leadership, and a strong technical background in up-to-date automation tooling, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have experience in fintech or similarly regulated environments, and a background in driving AI coding and testing tool adoption. The VP will also be expected to have excellent communication skills, strong cross-functional credibility, and the ability to influence and hold senior stakeholders accountable to quality standards.

Hiring Manager Title
VP of Engineering

Functions

- Engineering

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