VP, Software Engineering at Guild.xyz

<div class="content-intro"><p>To thrive as a company and meet our impact goals, we must cultivate a culture of high-performance. You can read about our culture principles <a href="https://guild.com/careers" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <p>We know managers are often the single-largest driver of employee satisfaction and growth, and our talent is our biggest asset. Because of that, we’ve identified consistent expectations for all of <a href="https://guild.com/careers/people-manager-expectations">Guild’s people managers</a> — helping you know what to expect from your experience here.</p> <p>If you are an Internal Candidate, please apply via our <a href="../../internal_job_board">Internal Job Board</a>. </p> <p>----</p></div><p>Guild is hiring a VP of Engineering to lead our product, platform, and foundational engineering teams. In this role, you’ll own how these teams plan, build, and ship — balancing reliable, efficient delivery with the growth bets that move the business. We’re looking for a seasoned engineering leader who’s energized by leading at this level, comfortable navigating ambiguity, and focused on driving to clear outcomes.</p> <p><strong>As</strong><strong> VP of Engineering</strong><strong>, you will:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Set technical and organizational direction across product, platform, and foundational engineering — turning Guild’s business strategy into a clear roadmap and putting your teams’ effort where it matters most.</li> <li>Own how the organization plans and ships — estimation, release readiness, and incident response — improving predictability and throughput with lightweight process, and clearing the blockers that slow teams down.</li> <li>Balance shipping solid, reliable software with placing growth bets — deciding when to harden core systems and pay down tech debt, and when to fund the experiments that open new growth for members and employer partners.</li> <li>Own the internal platform and foundational engineering — DevOps, shared services, CI/CD, and testing — so product teams can ship without wrestling the plumbing and the systems underneath stay reliable and secure.</li> <li>Lead through ambiguity to outcomes — bring clarity to messy problems, decide with incomplete information, and keep teams focused on measurable impact as priorities shift.</li> <li>Develop leaders and talent — coach and grow multiple Directors and Engineering Managers, set clear expectations, give frequent and actionable feedback, and create stretch opportunities so your people do the best work of their careers.</li> <li>Build an inclusive, sustainable engineering culture — psychologically safe teams, a modern and AI-forward way of working, a