VP of Engineering
StairwellFull Time
Expert & Leadership (9+ years)
Candidates must have at least five years of experience in engineering leadership, with a strong background in architecture and technical strategy. Deep, hands-on technical knowledge of software development, including open-source technologies, databases, and cloud-native architectures, is essential. Proven transformational leadership skills and exceptional communication abilities are required, along with a collaborative spirit suitable for a remote-first environment.
The VP of Engineering will lead technical transformation initiatives to enhance quality, efficiency, and reliability across multiple engineering groups. This includes optimizing the SDLC and leveraging AI for efficiency. The role involves mentoring engineering leaders and senior individual contributors, defining and evangelizing engineering best practices, and collaborating with executive leadership to align technical strategy with business goals.
Open-source database software and services
Percona specializes in open-source database software and services, focusing on systems like MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB. The company enhances these databases to improve their speed and reliability, catering to over 3,000 clients globally, from small startups to large enterprises in various sectors such as technology, finance, and e-commerce. Percona's business model combines free open-source software with paid services, including consulting to optimize database performance and managed services for complete database management. They also offer Percona Monitoring and Management (PMM), a free tool for monitoring database performance. Percona stands out in the database management market due to its dual offering of free and paid solutions, making it a valuable partner for organizations that depend on effective data management.