Head of Engineering - SVP
San Diego, CA Direct-Hire $250000.00 - $325000.00 Onsite

Job Description

C2C and 3rd Party Candidates will not be considered

100% onsite in San Diego, CA, no exceptions

Target Salary: $250-$325k plus bonus

Job Details:

  • Senior executive engineering leadership opportunity with a rapidly growing digital financial services organization overseeing 400+ engineers across software development, QA, and business analysis.

  • Own the technology strategy and application architecture for multiple business platforms, driving modernization initiatives including API-first design, microservices, AI-enabled development practices, and scalable cloud-native solutions.

  • Lead a large, globally distributed engineering organization responsible for customer-facing web and mobile products as well as mission-critical back-office applications supporting millions of digital interactions.

  • Play a hands-on leadership role that combines executive-level strategy with technical problem solving, including stepping into complex delivery challenges, improving execution, and establishing engineering excellence across the organization.

  • Drive the adoption of next-generation AI-powered software delivery practices, including automation, intelligent development workflows, agent-based tooling, and measurable improvements in speed, quality, and delivery predictability.

  • Partner with product, security, architecture, compliance, and infrastructure leaders to shape long-term technology investments while supporting a highly regulated, large-scale digital platform environment.

  • Ideal background includes leading engineering organizations of 300+ professionals, building high-volume digital products, setting multi-year technology roadmaps, and managing complex enterprise transformations.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Job Reference: JN -092026-431178