VP of Software Engineering
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Job Description
- Location: : This opportunity can be onsite or hybrid in Surrey BC.
- Annual Base Salary: $236000 - $261000CAD
- Please note that employment is contingent upon the successful completion of reference checks and background checks including a Canadian criminal background check.
Application Instructions:
- Please upload your application files in PDF format only.
VP Of Software Engineering
Safe Software is seeking a Vice President of Software Engineering to oversee the structure performance and growth of our engineering organization. This is a critical executive role responsible for defining how engineering is organized how teams execute and how delivery is aligned with product strategy and business objectives.
As a senior leader on the Product Development team youll support multiple domains including FME Form FME Flow Engine/Integrations Foundation and DevOps. You will work closely with Directors and Engineering Managers to establish scalable operating models strengthen leadership capability and foster a culture of accountability collaboration and innovation.
About The Team
Our Engineering team builds and maintains the FME Platform. The team includes developers QA analysts and technical leaders working across a wide range of domains. As VP you will join the Product Development leadership team and collaborate cross-functionally with product design customer success and business operations teams to help shape the future of our software.
What Youll Be Doing
As VP Of Software Engineering you will:
Development Engineering Leadership
- Oversee all Engineering Managers and their teams supporting scale clarity and consistency across 5 domains.
- Define and evolve the engineering operating model team structures delivery rhythms and cross-functional alignment practices.
- Foster a healthy engineering culture grounded in collaboration learning and accountability.
Talent Systems & Leadership Development
- Own and evolve engineering talent systems: hiring practices onboarding career pathing and performance management.
- Coach Directors and Engineering Managers and help grow the next generation of technical leaders.
- Support headcount planning and resourcing for fast-scaling teams.
Process Quality & Execution
- Set expectations for delivery discipline code quality architectural oversight and test coverage.
- Drive metrics and mechanisms that track engineering health productivity and impact.
- Lead the adoption of AI-assisted development tools and practices across engineering.
Strategy & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Product leadership to align engineering execution with roadmap priorities and long-term product vision.
- Participate in company-wide planning cycles and represent engineering needs and trade-offs in executive decision-making.
- Ensure technical strategy is supported through resourcing prioritization and alignment with business goals.
Scale & Growth
- Lead the evolution of the engineering org to support future growth.
- Identify structure process and culture shifts needed to support scale and maintain a high standard of technical excellence.
Qualifications Skills and Competencies
Safers come from a variety of backgrounds with a diversity in skills and knowledge. That said we find that those who are most successful in this role have experience with the following areas.
Required skills:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field.
- 20 years in software development with 10 years in senior engineering leadership roles.
- Demonstrated experience leading both cloud-first and desktop-native engineering orgs with divergent workflows.
- Experienced in change management particularly in scaling teams for growth.
- Proven track record of scaling teams and delivery practices in a growing product-focused company.
- Deep understanding of multi-product based software/cloud architecture CI/CD quality frameworks and agile delivery.
- Strong architectural understanding and ability to support technical decision-making at scale.
- Expertise in delivery process design team operating models and engineering systems at the org level.
- Skilled at building high-performing teams and inclusive environments.
- Proven ability to mentor and grow technical leaders especially at Director and EM levels.
- Strong performance management coaching and team development practices.
- Comfortable navigating executive-level conversations and making trade-offs between product tech and business needs.
- Excellent communicator across technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strategic thinker who brings clarity to complex systems and leads through ambiguity.
What You Can Expect
When you choose a career with Safe Software youre also choosing
- Meaningful Work: Make a profound impact across our business workplace and data integration product.
- A Supportive Environment: Feel empowered to share your ideas and implement them with high autonomy and team support.
- Social Responsibility: Become part of a team that finds meaningful ways to give back. Take paid time off to volunteer for one of our Safe-organized opportunities that align with our core community initiatives.
- Learning & Career Development: We believe in your continuous learning and growth. Take advantage of an annual learning budget and training programs paid for by Safe.
- Flexible Working Hours: Flexible and remote-friendly work arrangements to fit your lifestyle. Work when you want and how you want to.
- Work-Life Balance: Theres no place for burnout at Safe. Maintain a healthy balance of your personal and work life without splitting yourself in two. Enjoy 3 weeks of vacation to recharge plus an additional paid 6 seasonal days off per year.
- Health & Wellness: Extended health dental and counseling benefits from day 1. Thats right no waiting period.
- Shared Success: Share in Safes success with our bi-annual profit sharing and RRSP/TFSA matching program.
- An Accessible Commute: Regardless of your commute method were located close to public transit and provide complimentary parking and bike storage for our team!
About Safe Software
Safe Software transforms organizations with FME the only All-Data Any-AI Enterprise Integration Platform connecting all your data anywhere at any velocity. With over 30 years of expertise and 25000 enterprise customers across 125 countries we simplify your data journey wherever it leads.
Founded in 1993 Safe is headquartered in Surrey BC with over 200 team members and counting. Were always looking for talented individuals with diverse backgrounds who are determined to learn and grow. Are you ready to join the team
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Safe Software is an equal opportunity employer and we truly believe that innovation and strength begin with diversity and inclusion. We welcome all candidates regardless of race gender identity or expression sexual orientation age ability disability national or ethnic origin political belief religion or family status. Should you require accommodations during the recruitment process please contact .
Required Experience:
Exec
Employment Type
Full-Time
