VP, Software Engineering at Jobgether
$225,000from the description
Jul 20, 2026
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Jul 22, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior executive engineering role responsible for consolidating and modernizing multiple technology platforms, building and leading globally distributed engineering teams, and driving adoption of AI-assisted development practices. The position spans technical strategy, architecture decisions, platform reliability, and organizational development — including mentoring engineering leaders and shifting delivery toward a product-oriented, outcome-focused model. Prior experience in edtech is preferred.
Principal level · 15+ years · Remote · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 8,200 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer and information systems managers). range 2,400–12,300
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $178,991 (middle half $141,096–$225,584). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (10)
This is a VP-level people-management role with full P&L/budget ownership, direct reports across global engineering organizations, and org-wide technical authority — classified as Principal accordingly.
The posting is listed through Jobgether on behalf of an unnamed partner company; the actual employer and its industry (education technology / literacy) are described but not named.
The degree requirement (Bachelor's in CS/Engineering or related field) is explicitly paired with 'or equivalent professional experience,' so it is treated as not a hard gate.
The compensation is stated as 'approximately $225,000 USD' annually; min and max are set to the same figure to reflect this single-point estimate.
The role is described as offering 'hybrid and fully remote opportunities depending on role and location' — remote is marked true as fully remote is explicitly on the table.
No specific CBSA is identified; the posting states 'based in United States' with no city or metro specified.
Cloud infrastructure and data platforms appear in the Requirements section as part of 'strong technical expertise across architecture, cloud infrastructure, data platforms, and security' — no specific cloud vendor (AWS, Azure, GCP) is named.
AI coding tools and generative AI capabilities are called out in the Requirements section as areas of demonstrated ability; generative AI is also referenced in the Accountabilities narrative and is marked preferred as it appears more as a strategic direction than a hard gate on a specific tool.
Education technology experience and familiarity with literacy/structured learning are explicitly flagged as preferred/a plus/beneficial in the posting and are omitted from the skills list as they name no concrete technology or tool.
Experience in growth-stage or private-equity-backed environments is listed as 'a plus' and names no technology — omitted per guidelines.
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