VP of Engineering, Elections

In this role, you will define and lead the technical vision, engineering strategy, and execution model for a high-scale civic technology product. You will oversee engineering organization maturity, data systems architecture, and cross-functional alignment while ensuring the platform can reliably scale during peak election-driven demand.

• Define and drive the overall engineering vision, architecture, and roadmap for large-scale election and civic engagement products.
• Lead development of high-scale systems capable of handling bursty, event-driven traffic patterns during elections.
• Oversee the design and evolution of a trusted, AI-enabled data foundation integrating external authorities, extraction pipelines, and human-in-the-loop validation.
• Partner with Product, Design, and Marketing leadership to align on growth strategy, product execution, and user engagement outcomes.
• Build and scale engineering organizations, including managing managers and developing senior technical leaders.
• Establish engineering best practices around reliability, scalability, observability, and AI-driven development workflows.
• Drive cross-functional alignment across engineering, product, and data teams to ensure cohesive execution of company-wide initiatives.
• Guide technical decision-making at the executive level, balancing innovation, trust, and system integrity.
• Champion AI adoption in engineering workflows, product capabilities, and data systems to accelerate delivery and insight generation.

Requirements

This role requires a seasoned engineering executive with deep experience scaling consumer-facing platforms, leading distributed teams, and building high-trust systems at scale. You should bring strong technical depth combined with strategic leadership and a track record of delivering complex, mission-critical products.

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, including hands-on architecture and system design.
• 7+ years of engineering leadership experience, including managing managers and leading multi-team organizations.
• Proven experience scaling consumer products across large, diverse, or international user bases.
• Strong background in high-scale system architecture, including handling traffic spikes and distributed system reliability.
• Experience building or leading data platforms, ideally involving complex data integration and governance challenges.
• Demonstrated ability to partner at the executive level across Product, Engineering, and Business functions.
• Strong understanding of AI-enabled systems and experience incorporating AI into product or engineering workflows.
• Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with high public or mission-critical impact.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience in civic tech, public sector systems, or mission-driven consumer platforms is a strong plus.

Benefits

• Competitive executive compensation package (base salary + performance-based incentives)
• Equity participation in a high-growth mission-driven organization
• Remote-first working model (#LI-Remote) with flexible work arrangements
• Opportunity to lead engineering for a nationally scaled civic and election platform
• Mission-driven environment focused on strengthening democratic participation
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance coverage (varies by location)
• Generous time off and parental leave policies
• Opportunity to shape AI-driven systems applied to civic engagement at national scale
• Inclusive and diverse workplace culture committed to equal opportunity and accessibility.