Vice President, Technology

Are you looking for an opportunity to contribute to a high-energy, dynamic, and fast-paced organization? Are you interested in joining a team where you can contribute to building the fun, people-centric, culture and brand? Then you're in the right place!

Litmos develops eLearning solutions for top-performing companies. An established leader in the market since 2007, Litmos solutions include an easy-to-use LMS platform, a comprehensive learning content library, services to support success, and integrations with top workflow tools. Thousands of companies trust Litmos to create, curate, and connect learning to employees, customers, and partners. The solutions are used by more than 30 million people in 150 countries, across 35 languages. Find more information at www.litmos.com.

The Role

We are hiring a VP of Software Engineering to lead and mentor multiple scrum teams composed of engineers, product owners, and QAs. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced SaaS environment, is deeply technical, and passionate about delivery excellence. You'll be responsible for sprint execution, architectural oversight, and cultivating a high-performance engineering culture.

This is a roll-up-your-sleeves leadership role—you'll be in the code reviews, in the architecture reviews, and side-by-side with your teams.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Delivery

• Lead and manage four agile teams (engineers, product owners, and QA) across multiple time zones.
• Ensure sprint commitments are met with focus, velocity, and quality.
• Drive accountability and continuous improvement in team processes and execution.
• Transparent and Timely communication with CPTO and Product Peers.
  
  

Technical Oversight

• Guide architectural decisions and ensure alignment with our tech vision and scalability goals.
• Dive into complex coding problems and serve as a technical mentor to senior engineers.
• Willingness to take the wheel and show less experienced people how to execute.
• Promote coding best practices, architecture design patterns, and CI/CD pipeline improvements via the Architecture Guild.
  
  

Team & Culture Development

• Coach and grow engineering talent; support career development and performance reviews.
• Foster a collaborative, transparent, and high-trust engineering culture.
• Partner cross-functionally with product management, security, content, UX, and infrastructure teams.
  
  

Strategic Partnership

• Collaborate with the CPTO and leadership on product strategy, prioritization, and roadmap delivery.
• Owner of detailed quarterly delivery plan.
• Help define KPIs around engineering health and sprint predictability.
  
  

Tech Stack

• Frontend: React, jQuery, HTML/CSS ASP.NET
• Backend: C#/.NET
• Database: SQL Server (Availability Groups), OpenSearch, Redis, Memcached
• Cloud Infrastructure: Primarily Azure, with some services on AWS. Azure Synapse, Azure Kubernetes Services, Function Apps, Azure Storage Containers, etc.
• Tooling: GitHub, Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and more
  
  

What we are Looking For

• Prior Experience doing the job 10+ years in software engineering, with 5+ years leading multiple agile teams.
• Experience in the technology stack Strong technical background in our stack—React, C#, Azure, AWS, SQL Server.
• Execution Focused Proven ability to manage delivery, unblock teams, and ship software in a SaaS setting.
• SaaS Background Experience in EdTech or enterprise B2B SaaS is a plus.
• Mentorship mindset Passion for coaching engineers and product owners; able to develop others while setting high standards.
• Clear communicator Able to simplify the complex—whether explaining architecture to execs or debugging with developers.
• Empathetic leader Understands team dynamics, promotes psychological safety, and navigates conflict constructively.
• High accountability Owns outcomes, follows through on commitments, and sets the tone for integrity and performance.
• Strong prioritization skills Balances urgent needs with long-term goals while maintaining team focus.
• Collaborative by nature Works fluidly with Product, Design, QA, and Infrastructure; puts team success ahead of personal credit.
• Adaptable under pressure Calm and decisive in ambiguity; comfortable leading through change and rapid growth.
  
  

Salary: 210k - 225k base plus 25% bonus.

Benefits Litmos offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, but is not limited to: 

• Health, dental, and vision insurance 
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement savings plan (401k) with company match 
• Life insurance 
• Short term & Long-term Disability  
• Paid family leave 
• Employee assistance programs (EAP)
  
  

As a learning company we believe in the potential of everyone; if you don't have experience in all the details mentioned in this job post, then we still encourage you to apply and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.

We are an equal opportunity workplace employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities.

Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.