VP of Engineering

San Francisco, United StatesRemote

Responsibilities

Build planning cadence, sprint structure, and decision-making processes that are lightweight enough to stay fast and rigorous enough to catch risks early.
Document how Socket makes decisions so new engineers understand the culture, not just the rules.
Create weekly coordination rhythms so teams sync proactively.
Define clear growth paths so engineers know how to advance. - Eliminate operational friction.
Identify the five biggest bottlenecks slowing the team down.
Define what success looks like, track progress weekly, manage dependencies, escalate risks early. - Keep hands-on technical credibility.
Create lightweight architecture review processes so major decisions are coordinated and informed, not siloed. - Establish culture and feedback loops that scale.
Run skip-level 1-on-1s to understand what's actually blocking people.
Build a feedback culture where code review is learning and where architecture reviews strengthen decisions instead of slowing them down.
be the operational leader who keeps the organization unblocked and coordinated, AND be the technical leader who shapes architecture decisions and keeps the team executing with urgency. - Design an operating system that actually works.

Experience with security or supply chain security is a plus.
Feel a strong sense of ownership: We wear many hats and feel a strong sense of overall ownership of the company and we're non-territorial regarding our nominal domains. 6.

We offer: - Market competitive salary bands - Meaningful equity program - Comprehensive health
benefits for you and your family (99% coverage) - Flexible time-off, holidays, and winter shutdown to rest & recharge - Paid parental leave - Remote-first, with quarterly team off-sites At Socket, we 1.