# Vice President of Engineering Occupation Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-engineering A Vice President of Engineering leads a company's software engineering organization, setting technical strategy and overseeing software architecture decisions across multiple teams. This executive manages engineering leadership responsibilities including hiring, mentoring, and process improvement, often implementing Agile/Scrum methodologies and cloud computing infrastructure. The role typically requires a strong technical background as a former engineer or architect and reports to the CTO or CEO. Top skills: [Cloud Computing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/cloud-computing), [Software Architecture](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/software-architecture) ## Career ladder - Often comes from: [Director of Engineering](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-engineering), [Distinguished Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/distinguished-engineer), [Principal Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/principal-architect) - Often leads to: [Chief Technology Officer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/chief-technology-officer) ## Similar roles [Chief Information Officer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/chief-information-officer), [Chief Technology Officer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/chief-technology-officer), [Director of Engineering](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-engineering), [Vice President of Analytics](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-analytics), [Vice President of Data](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-data), [Vice President of Design](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-design), [Vice President of Operations](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-operations), [Vice President of Product Development](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-product-development), [Vice President of Product Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-product-management), [Vice President of Program Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-program-management), [Vice President of Project Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-project-management), [Vice President of Research](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-research) ## Open Vice President of Engineering roles (1) - [Vice President, Gateway Services Products](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/f8152d9f-5f63-4257-9f88-6523060a24a2/vice-president-gateway-services-products-at-visa-inc) at [Visa Inc.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/visa-inc) — Full-time, US - Foster City, CA, $261,900 – $458,000 ## Roles similar to Vice President of Engineering (18) From [Chief Information Officer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/chief-information-officer), [Chief Technology Officer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/chief-technology-officer), [Director of Engineering](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-engineering), [Vice President of Analytics](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-analytics), [Vice President of Data](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-data), [Vice President of Design](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-design), [Vice President of Operations](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-operations), [Vice President of Product Development](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-product-development), [Vice President of Product Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-product-management), [Vice President of Program Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-program-management), [Vice President of Project Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-project-management), [Vice President of Research](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-research). - [Director of Engineering](https://mymvw.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/MVW/job/Sheraton-Steamboat-Resort-Villas/Director-of-Engineering_JR92009) at [Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/marriott-vacations-worldwide-corporation) — Sheraton Steamboat Resort Villas (listed on Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation's own careers site) - [Vice President of Operations](https://flir.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/flircareers/job/US---Lewisburg-TN/Vice-President-of-Operations_REQ36144) at [FLIR Systems](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/flir-systems) — Lewisburg, TN (listed on FLIR Systems's own careers site) - [SAP NS2 Vice President, SaaS Platform & Operations](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/3feb556c-5f98-4f43-9d8a-27496bf37f32/sap-ns2-vice-president-saas-platform-operations-at-sap) at [SAP](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/sap) — Full-time, Herndon, VA, $244,700 – $553,900 - [Director, Core Digital Platforms](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/493ab8df-15ea-4e16-ac50-12d5b5fba4ff/director-core-digital-platforms-at-shake-shack) at [Shake Shack](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/shake-shack) — Full-time, Atlanta, GA - [Director, Autonomous Vehicles Platform](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d505544a-cb96-4e23-98b1-d19b79f2f6fa/director-autonomous-vehicles-platform-at-nvidia) at [NVIDIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nvidia) — Full-time, Santa Clara, CA, $320,000 – $488,750 - [Vice President, Product Management, Data and Analytics](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/7e3a7510-8d02-4ad6-a722-bfc71ee664c7/vice-president-product-management-data-and-analytics-at-mastercard) at [Mastercard](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/mastercard) — Full-time, $204,000 – $375,000 - [Director, Cash-In Engineering Partner](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/a5064548-77f2-4321-bf8b-88bf15b96ccf/director-cash-in-engineering-partner-at-lseg) at [LSEG](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/lseg) - [Director Product and Engineering](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d944c0d9-3c4e-416c-a345-e98da03cdde7/director-product-and-engineering-at-the-home-depot) at [The Home Depot](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/the-home-depot) — Atlanta, GA - [Director, Infrastructure Engineering](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/21421b0c-0d87-4013-bfe1-3ee4a4219de2/director-infrastructure-engineering-at-columbia-sportswear) at [Columbia Sportswear](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/columbia-sportswear) — Full-time, Portland, OR - [Director, Software Engineering & Architecture - FreeWheel](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/bdf4c849-b8c1-4f35-a2df-c7e47d4cc6ba/director-software-engineering-architecture-freewheel-at-comcast) at [Comcast](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/comcast) — Chicago, IL, $172,261 – $258,392 ## People with this title (0) No one holds this exact title here yet.