Position Summary:95 Percent Group is looking for a VP of Software Engineering to lead the software engineering organization. You will lead the unification of multiple platforms - including recently acquired products - into one modern architecture, build an AI-first, agile, global engineering organization, and help drive the organizational transformation to the Product Operating Model. You will get close to customers to understand their problems, then turn that understanding into technology that drives real value. You will lead as an engineer first - and scale your impact by growing the people and systems around you - with genuine empathy for the teachers and classrooms we serve.
Essential Responsibilities:- Own the technical strategy and roadmap to unify multiple products into a single platform,utilizinggenerative AI technologies, cloud-native architecture, and modern integrationpatterns.
- Increase velocity,throughputand quality from the engineering teams by embedding AI-assisted development tools into the engineering workflow, and partner with Product Management toidentifywhere AI creates real value for our customers.
- Build and scale a high-performing,global, agile engineering organization and co-lead (with the VP, Product Management)theorganization's shift to the Product Operating Model, built around cross-functional teams with accountability for outcomes.
- Build a deep bench of engineeringleadersthrough mentorship,growthand succession planning, ensuring leadership continuity as the organizationcontinues toscale.
- Drive operational excellence byestablishinga data first approach to metrics (DORA metrics, cycle time, quality, adoption, business outcomes) in all areas of engineering, to prove the operating model and development efforts are working and driving value for our customers.
- Own the reliability of the platform in production - uptime, SLAs, incident management, and on-call practices - ensuring theplatformsare available,secureand performant.
- Make architecture, build-vs-buy, and infrastructure decisions needed to modernize the platform for scale, security, reliability, and speed of iteration.
- Partner closely with VP, Product Management team to build andmaintainthe roadmap, ensuring all priorities map to real customer and business needs.
- Define andmaintaindata privacy andresponsible-AIguardrails in partnership with Security, Legal, and IT.
- Represent engineering in company-wide strategic planning, M&A technical diligence, and company-wide updates on strategy; report on engineering health, roadmap progress, and platform modernization to theETon a regularcadence.
- Partnerclosely with CustomerExperienceand Supportto ensure our customers have thesupportthey need when they need it.
- Manage engineering budget, vendor and tooling decisions, and workforce planning responsibly.
Skills and Qualifications:Required- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, ora relatedfield, or equivalent experience.
- 15+ years in software engineering with 8+ years in senior engineering leadership positions, owning a full, global engineering organization.
- Experience building and leading globally distributed engineering teams across multiple time zones.
- Direct experience leading an organization through adoption of Product Operating Model or an equivalent shift from project-based to outcome-based ways of working.
- Deep fluency in Agile/Scrum at scale.
- A track recordof consolidating or modernizing multiple platforms into one, throughrearchitecture,replatforming, or post-acquisition integration.
- Familiarity with accessibilitystandardsand experience building compliant, inclusive software for K-12 or similar markets
- Demonstrated experience building an AI-first engineering culture, includinguseof AI coding tools and delivery of AI/ML-powered product features.
- Strong technical backgroundsufficientto be credible on architecture, cloud infrastructure, data, and security decisions.
- Excellent communication skills and the presence tooperateand work with the Executive team.
Preferred- Experience in K-12 education technology, ideally with products used directly by classroom teachers and elementary (K-5) students.
- Experienceoperatinginside a private-equity-backed or growth-stage company.
- Familiarity with the science of reading, structured literacy, or evidence-based instructional design.
Benefits: - We offer hybrid and fully remote roles depending on the position and where candidates live
- Laptop and any necessary equipment to perform the dutiesrequired
- Monthly technology stipend
- Professional development support - tuition reimbursement program
- BCBS Medical and Vision with employee premiums
- FREE Dental
- FREE basic life insurance policy and short and long-term disability programs
- 401k with generous company match and immediate vesting
- PTO policy that startsaccruingupon hire up to a maximum level based on tenure and does not expire
- 9 Holidays, 3 Floaters and a 4-day Winter Closure between Christmas and New Year
- 1 Paid Volunteer Day annually
- Donate a PTO Day program for colleagues in need
- 3 Weeks Paid Parental Leave after 12-months of employment for birth,adoptionor foster placement
- Discretionary Bonus Eligible
