Senior Engineering Lead (US)

We are looking for a Senior Engineering Lead who will be deeply embedded in client engagements—writing code, architecting scalable solutions, and directly coaching teams to navigate complex technical and business challenges. This role is highly hands-on, requiring you to not only lead but also actively contribute to project development, ensuring high-quality execution that meets client needs. You’ll work closely with clients to shape technical strategies, mentor engineers and engineering leads to align with evolving requirements, and play a critical role in identifying opportunities to expand and deliver impactful solutions.

You will work closely with our clients, lead cross-functional teams, and play a key role in shaping our technical strategy—particularly in Flutter and full-stack solutions. If you’re passionate about building high-quality software, mentoring engineers and other engineering leaders, and driving business success, then Very Good Ventures is a great place where you can add value.

Key Responsibilities

Client-Focused Engineering Execution

• Build Excellent Software Products – As a technical leader, you will be responsible for the success of your projects. You will be required to write high-quality code, lead program estimations, ideate impactful solutions for our clients and resolve any challenges that might arise during the lifecycle of a program. 
• Drive Technical Excellence – Architect scalable and maintainable Flutter applications, and potentially cloud solutions, following and documenting industry and VGV best practices.
• Consult & Advise Clients – Act as a senior trusted advisor, helping clients make key technical decisions and ensuring successful project execution.

Effective Partnership With All VGV Disciplines – Client success is a team effort. In order to deliver the highest amount of value, you will be required to be an excellent partner to our colleagues from product, design, strategy…

Team Leadership & Growth

• Lead Engineering Teams – Everyone here is a hands-on contributor, not just a manager of work. We lead by example, actively engaging in billable projects—writing code, solving complex technical problems, and collaborating directly with clients. Leadership at our company means being in the trenches with your team, driving execution, and delivering high-impact solutions firsthand.

Evaluate & Elevate Team Performance – You will be responsible for capturing and sharing actionable feedback for your direct reports, so we can foster a culture of excellence in a safe space, while also helping our engineers grow through active coaching. Maintain & Attract World-Class Talent – as a Senior leader, you will be responsible for keeping your team motivated and engaged, while shaping and participating in our talent development and acquisition efforts to attract the best talent.

Business & Commercial Growth

• Support Business Growth – Contribute to pre-sales efforts, engage in technical discovery, and help secure new projects with compelling technical insights.
• Shape Technical Strategy – Stay ahead of industry trends, influence our engineering practices, and contribute to open-source initiatives.

Share Your Knowledge - As a seasoned technology, your knowledge and experience is highly valued by our team and the market. VGV’s culture rewards those that build and share in public.

Responsibilities

Success Of Your Programs – Engineering Leaders play a fundamental role in the success and reputation of VGV in the market. Delivering success for our clients is the most critical thing we can do as leaders.Success Of Your Team – Developing a high-performing engineering team is crucial for VGV. You will be responsible for helping our team become great technical consultants, and how to always deliver value for our clients.Operational Excellence – Support and oversee the Engineering business performance, as well as defining and managing bench activities when our consultants are not assigned to a program.

• Refinement & Vision Of Our Engineering Processes – Optimize our delivery approach to deliver faster and better results for our partners.

What we are looking for

• 10+ years of software development experience, with a strong track record in mobile (Flutter preferred) and full-stack development.
• 4+ years in a technical leadership role, leading teams, mentoring other leaders and engineers, and driving architectural decisions.
• Experience in a consulting or client-facing role, demonstrating the ability to advise stakeholders, scope projects, and navigate business challenges.
• Pre-sales or business development exposure, such as assisting in technical proposals, engaging in discovery calls, or helping to secure new work.
• Cloud expertise (preferred but not required) – Experience with Google Cloud, AWS, Firebase, or Azure to complement front-end projects.

Professional experience with AI Engineering (LLMs, prompting, RAG, fine tuning…) will be highly appreciated.

• Excellent communication in English, both written and spoken.

Total Rewards:

VGV wants all employees to be supported in their personal and professional development, so we take a comprehensive approach to compensation and benefits. The initial annual base salary for this position is expected to range from $160k-$200k. We benchmark every role based on location and against comparable companies to ensure competitiveness; however, actual compensation is highly dependent on numerous factors such as location, experience, knowledge and skills, qualifications and other job-related factors.

To further support your growth at our company, VGV also offers the following: 

• Subsidized health insurance, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible PTO and company holidays
• 401k retirement savings plan with matching employer contribution
• 12 -16 weeks universal fully paid family leave
• HSA with employer contribution for those on a high deductible plan
• Potential to earn equity in an early stage high-growth company
• Working with a talented, global team on cutting edge projects with well-known clients