Vice President, US Engineering

• Own engineering strategy and execution across Zip’s Core Platform, driving scalable systems and cross-functional alignment
• Modernize platforms, champion extensibility, and lead high-performing teams in a fast-paced, regulated fintech environment
• Remote-first opportunity for US-based employees with the option to work in-person out of our Manhattan office 

Start your adventure with Zip

ZIP is hiring a Vice President of Software Engineering to lead our software engineering organization through its next phase of maturity, innovation, and scale. This executive-level role is responsible for the engineering strategy and execution across Core Platform Backend and Frontend teams. You will be a critical partner in transforming ZIP into a technology organization known for its resiliency, extensibility, and enterprise-grade capabilities.As a key member of the Product, Design, and Engineering Leadership Team, you will play a central role in shaping ZIP’s product development strategy, ensuring engineering feasibility, technical integrity, and roadmap alignment. This leadership team is responsible for:

• Defining and prioritizing cross-functional initiatives
• Developing achievable, strategically aligned product and platform roadmaps
• Balancing customer needs, compliance requirements, and business objectives
• Driving execution against shared goals
• Ensuring that engineering, design, and product teams are collaborating effectively to deliver high-quality outcomes

You will also work cross-functionally with Security, Compliance, Legal, and other business stakeholders to support the company’s evolving needs. You'll foster a high-performance, customer-first engineering culture while driving operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Interesting problems you’ll get to solve

• Lead the engineering strategy and execution for ZIP’s next-generation consumer products, built on a secure, resilient, and scalable cloud-native platform
• Drive the evolution of ZIP’s core platforms to support new business models, enhanced user experiences, and long-term extensibility
• Ensure platform modernization efforts reduce complexity, improve performance, and accelerate delivery velocity
• Partner closely with Product, Design, Merchant Integrations, and Compliance leaders to shape a roadmap that is bold yet achievable, balancing customer needs, risk, and business priorities
• Champion engineering best practices that support innovation, reliability, and continuous improvement across the software lifecycle
• Oversee the implementation of secure-by-design and resilient-by-design principles to meet regulatory and customer trust expectations
• Guide engineering investments in reusable capabilities, modular architecture, and platform services that support scale and experimentation
• Attract, develop, and retain top-tier engineering talent, fostering a high-performance team aligned to ZIP’s mission
• Promote engineering accountability and transparency through metrics-driven leadership, focusing on delivery outcomes and platform health

What you’ll bring to the team

• A strong sense of ownership—you proactively address issues, inefficiencies, or misalignment, and work to raise the bar rather than work around problems. 
• Experience upleveling teams by assessing current capabilities, mentoring engineers, and instilling a culture of accountability, excellence, and continuous growth.

Education & Training

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; a graduate degree is a plus
• In lieu of a graduate degree, the completion of a recognized engineering leadership or architecture program preferred

Experience

• 15+ years of engineering experience with progressive growth through engineering leadership ranks, including at least 5 years in senior leadership roles, and currently serving as a Vice President of Engineering or equivalent executive-level role
• Required experience in financial services, ideally within a fintech environment
• Extensive experience delivering and scaling consumer, merchant and partner products in regulated or high trust domains
• Proven success leading platform and application engineering teams through transformation and growth
• Demonstrated ability to modernize systems and manage cloud-native platforms at scale (Azure preferred)
• Strong background in regulated industries, ensuring engineering outcomes meet compliance, audit, and risk requirements

Leadership & Mindset

• Inspiring, pragmatic leader with a clear vision and strong execution capabilities
• Passionate about building inclusive, high-performance teams that deliver measurable value
• Strategic thinker with the ability to drive operational discipline while maintaining agility
• Clear, confident communicator with executive presence and the ability to influence across the organization
• Bias for action and continuous improvement, balancing innovation with long-term platform sustainability

Skills & Expertise

• Strong architectural foundation in secure, extensible, and scalable systems
• Expertise in SDLC, CI/CD pipelines, cloud-native infrastructure, and software delivery governance
• Familiarity with engineering KPIs such as deployment frequency, uptime, SLA/SLO attainment, and defect rates
• Knowledge of secure development standards and enterprise risk management best practices
• Experience driving forward strategic modernization efforts including platform simplification and tech debt reduction

Strategic and Operational Leadership

• Demonstrated ability to align engineering initiatives with overarching business goals, ensuring that technical strategies support company growth and market competitiveness
• Experience in setting and executing long-term engineering roadmaps, balancing innovation with sustainability

Talent Development and Team Building

• Experience in mentoring and developing engineering leaders, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
• Skilled in building diverse and inclusive teams, recognizing the value of varied perspectives in driving innovation

AI Competency

• Demonstrated understanding of how generative AI and machine learning can be responsibly and effectively leveraged within a software engineering organization
• Proven ability to assess, adopt, and govern the use of AI tools and capabilities to enhance developer productivity, software quality, and innovation
• Familiarity with secure, ethical, and compliant use of AI technologies in regulated environments
• Experience integrating AI into workflows and technical strategies, either directly or by leading engineering teams doing so

What you’ll get in return

Zip is a place where you’ll get out what you put in. The newness of our sector means we need to move at pace and embrace change, and our promise to you when you join the team is that you’ll feel empowered and trusted to make big things happen quickly. 

We want you to feel welcome and as though you have the support to be yourself, and care for yourself at work. Because it’s important to us that you make the most of the opportunities you’ll get to grow your skills and your career, and be surrounded by smart, friendly people and leaders that have your back.

We think these are just some of the best things about being a Zipster. We will also offer you:

• Flexible working culture
• Incentive programs
• 20 days PTO every year
• Generous paid parental leave
• Leading family support policies
• 100% employer covered insurance
• Learning and wellness subscription stipend
• Company-sponsored 401k match

Zip is committed to a straightforward and transparent pay structure. The actual base salary will be determined by various individualized factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, experience, location, internal equity, as well as other objective business considerations. The annual base Pay Range for this position is $240,000 - $300,000 USD. This range reflects our US national compensation (USN). Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. If hired, employees will be in an 'at-will position'.

Be a part of a team that reflects the diversity of our customers

We pride ourselves on being a workplace that provides equal opportunities to people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender identities, abilities, veteran status, and everything else that makes you unique. Equally, we’re committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive. Please let us know If there are any adjustments that need to be made to ensure you have a fair and equitable experience.

And finally…get to know us

Zip Co Limited (ASX: ZIP) is a digital financial services company, offering innovative, people-centered products. Operating in two core markets - Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) and the US, Zip offers access to point-of-sale credit and digital payment services, connecting millions of customers with its global network of tens of thousands of merchants. We’re proud to be a values-led business and our values - Customer First, Own it, Stronger Together and Change the Game - guide us in everything we do.

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