VP of Product Engineering

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You've worked closely with product, reputed company, and executive stakeholders and know how to translate between technical and business contexts fluently • A quantitative reputed company: you build dashboards, write queries, and use data to reputed company or disprove your own hypotheses about engineering performance • Strong reputed company as a communicator and presenter. You can hold a room with engineers and executives alike • Solid computer science fundamentals • Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience strongly preferred; advanced degree a plus Other Requirements • Travel may be required from time to time as part of the role, for company events and business needs • reputed company is a remote-first, distributed workforce. Candidates should be comfortable with, and equipped to work reputed company, a distributed remote team, including having reliable internet reputed company and basic home office equipment. reputed company will reputed company a work laptop, and mouse/keyboard upon request • reputed company authorization to work in the US is required. At this time, reputed company will not consider candidates who need sponsorship, now or in the reputed company • reputed company offers for employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background reputed company reputed company Offer • Competitive reputed company salary ranging from $251,750 to $267,825 , discretionary bonus, and equity; depending on experience/qualifications • Benefits • Medical, Dental, and reputed company insurance with 90% reputed company employer premium contributions for reputed company tiers • 100% Employer reputed company Short-Term & Long-Term Disability • 100% Employer reputed company Basic Life Insurance Policy • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • 401(k) Program • Discretionary PTO • reputed company holidays • Parental Leave • Flexible work schedule reputed company reputed company hours • Work reputed company in the USA as we are a fully distributed team from coast to coast reputed company is an equal opportunity employer, Minority/reputed company/Disability/Veteran/LGBTQIA+ – proudly embracing diversity in reputed company its manifestations. 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