Vice President, Engineering

About Us

About the Role

We're looking for a VP of Engineering to lead and grow a team of exceptional engineers, fostering a culture of high performance, innovation, and collaboration. You’ll play a critical role in shaping our technical strategy and building systems that will support Rho’s growth and scalability for years to come.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performance engineering team (50+), managing day-to-day operations and fostering ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement for technical excellence.
• Report directly to the Chief Technology Officer (CTO), collaborating closely on technical decisions and organizational alignment. 
• Drive the development, deployment, and maintenance of scalable, reliable, and secure technology solutions, ensuring adherence to best practices in software development, infrastructure management, and quality assurance.
• Foster a culture of empathy, innovation, and operational excellence, with a focus on delivering user-centric products.
• Develop and manage team performance objectives, driving the engineering organization’s growth and optimizing its structure for scalability and impact.
• Partner closely with Product, Design, Data, and Operations to ensure engineering efforts drive key business outcomes and strategic priorities.
• Anticipate technical challenges and proactively lead efforts to address system performance, scalability, and service reliability as the platform grows.
• Lead quarterly planning sessions to ensure alignment of engineering goals with business objectives and drive high-impact outcomes.
• Partner with senior leadership to allocate resources effectively, ensuring the team has the right tools, talent, and infrastructure to achieve objectives.
• Regular travel to Rho’s European locations (Belgrade, Serbia or Poland every 8-10 weeks)

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, ideally in industries like fintech or SaaS, with a focus on security, scalability, and reliability.
• 5+ years of senior leadership experience, including leading teams of 35+ engineers
• Expertise in designing large-scale, cloud-based systems (AWS, GCP, etc.) and making architectural decisions that scale with business needs.
• Hands-on programming skills in modern languages (e.g., Python, Java, Go) with an understanding of best practices in code quality and performance.
• Proven success in delivering complex projects that align with both technical and business goals, meeting deadlines in fast-paced environments.
• Strong experience in cross-functional collaboration, working closely with Product, Design, and other teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills, with the ability to motivate teams and manage competing priorities.
• A strategic mindset with a pragmatic approach to balancing innovation with business objectives.

Our people are our most valuable asset. The salary range for this role is $260,000-$340,000 base plus an equity package. Salary may vary depending on relevant experience, skills and business needs. Rho also offers healthcare benefits and paid time off.

Diversity is a core value at Rho. We’re passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable environment for all those involved with our mission, including employees, contractors, candidates, customers and vendors. We believe every member of the Rho community enriches our ability to provide a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the market, identify problems, and drive solutions that align with our mission. We welcome all qualified applications and support each of our Rho’ers with ongoing professional growth opportunities.