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In this role, you'll own how these teams plan, build, and ship - balancing reliable, efficient delivery with the growth bets that move the business. We're looking for a seasoned engineering leader who's energized by leading at this level, comfortable navigating ambiguity, and focused on driving to clear outcomes., * Proven ability to lead a multi-team engineering organization at the VP level - setting direction across several domains and owning outcomes across both product and platform engineering. You're energized by leading well at this level and the scope it carries. * Demonstrated people-leadership as a manager of managers - you set clear standards, drive execution and remove blockers, grow talent through frequent, actionable feedback, and build psychologically safe, inclusive teams. * Comfort operating in ambiguity and driving to outcomes - you simplify complexity, make practical trade-offs with incomplete information, and orient teams around measurable impact rather than activity. * Deep technical credibility - you can weigh architectural decisions on their merits and earn the trust of senior engineers - plus the judgment to balance reliable, cost-aware systems with room for growth bets. * Strong cross-functional partnership - you build trust with Product, Design, and peer engineering leaders, and explain technical strategy and trade-offs clearly to both engineers and executives. Preferred Competencies * Experience scaling consumer or B2B2C growth-product engineering and/or internal developer platforms in a high-growth environment. * Familiarity with a modern AWS serverless stack (e.g., Lambda, Aurora), GraphQL, and the tooling that supports an AI-native software development lifecycle. * Experience leading engineering through an AI-native transformation - building with AI as a first class citizen, agentic workflows, and platform guardrails responsibly. * Background partnering with Data/AI engineering to ship AI-native product experiences. ## Description * Set technical and organizational direction across product, platform, and foundational engineering - turning Guild's business strategy into a clear roadmap and putting your teams' effort where it matters most. * Own how the organization plans and ships - estimation, release readiness, and incident response - improving predictability and throughput with lightweight process, and clearing the blockers that slow teams down. * Balance shipping solid, reliable software with placing growth bets - deciding when to harden core systems and pay down tech debt, and when to fund the experiments that open new growth for members and employer partners. * Own the internal platform and foundational engineering - DevOps, shared services, CI/CD, and testing - so product teams can ship without wrestling the plumbing and the systems underneath stay reliable and secure. * Lead through ambiguity to outcomes - bring clarity to messy problems, decide with incomplete information, and keep teams focused on measurable impact as priorities shift. * Develop leaders and talent - coach and grow multiple Directors and Engineering Managers, set clear expectations, give frequent and actionable feedback, and create stretch opportunities so your people do the best work of their careers. * Build an inclusive, sustainable engineering culture - psychologically safe teams, a modern and AI-forward way of working, and a pace people can keep. * Partner across the company - work closely with Product, Design, and Data & AI engineering leaders, and represent engineering with executives and key vendors (e.g., AWS, Auth0) to align technical investment with company priorities. ## Related Videos - [Engineering Mindset in the Age of AI - Gunnar Grosch, AWS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1735-engineering-mindset-in-the-age-of-ai-gunnar-grosch-aws) - [Containers in the cloud - State of the Art in 2022](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/410-containers-in-the-cloud-state-of-the-art-in-2022) - [Putting the Graph In GraphQL With The Neo4j GraphQL Library](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/257-putting-the-graph-in-graphql-with-the-neo4j-graphql-library) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [The New Org Chart: When AI Joins the Workforce](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100036-the-new-org-chart-when-ai-joins-the-workforce) - [Reliable scalability: How Amazon.com scales on AWS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/983-reliable-scalability-how-amazon-com-scales-on-aws) ## Related Articles - [What is Software Engineering in the Age of AI?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/640-what-is-software-engineering-in-the-age-of-ai) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [Got AI ideas but no money? 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