VP, Engineering

Objective Partners ·www.objectivepartners.co

Location Chicago, IL, United States
Salary USD 300,000 - 350,000 / year
Type Full time
Level Executive
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Vice President of Software Engineering

Location: Chicago, IL

About the Opportunity Take the helm of a sophisticated engineering organization powering high-concurrency, real-time financial trading environments. As a key member of the executive team, you will drive the modernization of mission-critical systems and lead a large-scale department through its next phase of technical and operational excellence. This is a high-impact role for a transformative leader ready to oversee the architecture and delivery of global-scale execution platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Strategic Technical Leadership: Direct the engineering vision for a comprehensive suite of client-facing interfaces and the underlying real-time engines that facilitate trade execution and market data processing.

  • Organizational Scaling: Provide mentorship and professional development for a high-performing layer of Engineering Directors, fostering a culture of technical rigor and accountability.

  • Operational Excellence: Champion initiatives to enhance system reliability, deployment security, and overall predictability within the software development life cycle.

  • Platform Evolution: Oversee the transition toward modern, scalable architectures capable of supporting 24x7 high-availability financial operations.

  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with the C-suite and product leadership to align technical roadmaps with commercial objectives and market demands.

Requirements (Must-have)

  • Executive Leadership: Demonstrated success as a "leader of leaders," specifically managing a department of 100+ engineers through intermediate management layers.

  • Fintech Domain Expertise: Deep experience within the financial technology sector, specifically involving high-growth platforms, order management systems (OMS), or execution infrastructure.

  • Distributed Systems at Scale: Proven track record of managing high-availability, low-latency distributed systems that operate in a continuous, global environment.

  • Process Transformation: Experience implementing rigorous engineering standards and improving delivery metrics in a complex technical ecosystem.

  • Communication: Exceptional executive presence with the ability to translate complex technical challenges into strategic business outcomes for stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice-to-have)

  • Experience leading large-scale legacy-to-cloud or monolith-to-microservices migrations.

  • Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

  • Active involvement in the broader engineering community or a history of driving technical innovation at the industry level.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Executive-level base salary and performance-based incentives.

  • Comprehensive executive benefits package including health, retirement, and equity participation.

 

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The VP, Engineering role with Objective Partners is based in Chicago, IL, US.
What does the VP, Engineering role pay?
Objective Partners lists the VP, Engineering role at USD 300,000–350,000 per year.
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