** Koa is accepting applications from people who can travel to work in Barcelona regularly. We do all work remotely as a team but value the ability to meet up when we want to. Usually on a monthly basis ** Your New Role We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated VP of Engineering to join our dynamic team.
As the Vice President of Engineering at Koa Health, you will be instrumental in shaping the technical direction of our digital mental health platform and driving the development of our products. Collaborating closely with the SVP of Product, you will lead a talented engineering team to deliver robust, scalable, and data-driven solutions that prioritize user experience, clinical efficacy, and innovation. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic startup in the digital mental health industry.
Responsibilities Technical Leadership: Provide strategic direction and leadership to the engineering team, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.Product Development Collaboration: Collaborate closely with the SVP of Product to prioritize features, and deliver high-quality solutions that align with business objectives.Work closely with the Tech Leads on the definition and implementation of a solid technical roadmap.;Data-Driven Insights: Leverage data analytics and machine learning to derive actionable insights, inform product decisions, and enhance the effectiveness of our digital mental health offerings.Architecture and Scalability: Architect scalable, reliable, and secure systems to support our growing user base and evolving product portfolio, ensuring optimal performance and user experience.Team Management: Recruit, mentor, and inspire a high-performing engineering team, fostering professional growth and creating a culture of accountability and continuous learning.Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, design, clinical, and data science, to define requirements, prioritize initiatives, and drive successful product launches.Technical Excellence: Drive engineering best practices, code quality, and technical excellence across the organization, promoting a culture of craftsmanship and innovation.Client-facing: actively participate in discussions to explore potential integrations, collaborate on developing new features, and lead technical conversations.Strategic Planning: Partner with executive leadership to define and execute the long-term technical roadmap, identifying opportunities for innovation and competitive differentiation. Besides it will be responsible for the definition of the technology strategy with partnersContinuous Improvement: Champion a culture of continuous improvement, experimentation, and feedback, driving iterative enhancements to our products and processes.Work with our cybersecurity team to implement best practices.Mentoring and coaching; you will cover multiple disciplines from product engineers, to DevOps, QA and integration specialists.Team coordination; ultimately, you will be accountable for the success of the engineering teams, making sure that business goals are clearly communicated and delivered on time.
Skills and Competencies Functional Hands-on experience working in Agile/Scrum methodologies and frameworksHands-on experience with cloud-based architecture (we use AWS)Hands-on experience building cloud-based data engineering solutions is a big plus;Hands-on Experience implementing automated testing platformsExcellent communication skills, fluency in English, comfortable with ClientsExperience using most of our technology stack NodeJS (NestJS and Express are big pluses), TypeScript, Flutter, Angular, React, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, AWS and EKSHands-on experience working with both a core full-time team and an outsourced model when appropriateCore Problem Solving and Decision Making: Able to break complex problems into bite-size components, solve these components, and recombine into a global solutionPlanning and Prioritization: Prioritises and uses time effectively to meet or exceed expectations and deadlinesCollaboration: Achieves results by working with the team towards a common goalLine Manager Developing self and others: Strives to improve own and others' capabilities and performanceConflict Resolution: Manages conflict in a constructive mannerPerformance Management: Encourages High Performing teamwork through Psychological safetyInclusiveness: I ensure that diverse members of the team can contributeI actively listen to all members of the team and seek their viewpointsI treat all team members with respectI strive to communicate in a way that all members of the team can understandI create space for all voices
Qualifications Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related fieldProven track record of leadership in a fast-paced technology startup environment, with at least 10 years of experience in engineering management or similar rolesDeep technical expertise in software engineering, architecture, and cloud technologies, with hands-on experience in building and scaling mobile applicationsStrong understanding of data analytics, machine learning, and data-driven product development, with the ability to leverage data insights to inform decision-making and drive innovationExcellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, executive stakeholders and potential clientsAccountability: Demonstrates a commitment to high performance by setting and signing up for challenging targets. Holds oneself and the engineering team accountable for delivering results, even in a fast-paced environment.
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