Lightcast ยท 1 day ago
Vice President of Software Development (Moscow, ID)
Moscow, ID
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expLightcast is a global leader in labor market insights, and they are seeking a Vice President of Software Development to lead their engineering organization. This role involves setting technical direction, establishing an engineering operating model, and ensuring the delivery of secure, reliable software at scale.
ConsultingInformation TechnologySoftware
Responsibilities
Own delivery and operational excellence across product and shared platform teams
Partner with Product leadership to define shared goals, priorities, and accountability for quality, speed, and customer impact
Lead and develop Engineering Directors and Managers through coaching, feedback, career frameworks, and high hiring standards
Drive measurable, end-to-end software delivery velocity
Lead HCM/HRIS integrations, including APIs, SFTP/flat files, SCIM provisioning, and SSO (SAML/OIDC), in coordination with partners and vendors
Apply a disciplined contractor/vendor model, defining externalizable work, quality gates, and knowledge transfer while retaining core IP and architecture in-house
Advance SDLC automation best practices, including CI/CD, infrastructure as code, testing, release controls, and progressive delivery
Embed AI-assisted development through tooling, governance, standards, and productivity measurement
Qualification
Required
Willingness to relocate to Moscow, ID (highly preferred) and lead primarily in person
Strong culture and collaboration skills; proven trust-building across Engineering and Product with shared ownership of outcomes
10+ years building web-based SaaS products; 5+ years leading multi-team engineering orgs (managers of managers), ideally at enterprise scale
Experience leading teams of 20+ engineers, and working with off-shore teams
Deep experience building for enterprise customers, including SSO (SAML/OIDC), RBAC/ABAC, audit logging, compliance, tenant isolation, data governance, and security/procurement workflows
Strong background in data-driven applications (analytics/dashboards), including performance at scale, caching/materialization, data modeling, and metrics correctness
Solid understanding of modern web architectures: React (or equivalent), backend services (Node/Java/Python), and REST/GraphQL APIs; strong systems thinking even if not hands-on daily
Proven cloud-native delivery experience (AWS), CI/CD, infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform), and production observability
Track record integrating with HCM/HRIS platforms using SCIM, SSO, webhooks, bulk data exchange, and enterprise security patterns
Ability to design and run an effective engineering operating system: planning, delivery metrics, quality standards, architecture governance, and incident response
Experience scaling teams using a mix of full-time and contract engineers, with strong quality and knowledge-retention practices
Experience driving adoption of AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Copilot-style workflows) with appropriate measurement and guardrails
Excellent written communication across architecture docs, operational runbooks, incident communications, and executive updates
Company
Lightcast
Lightcast is an IT company that offers software, APIs, and consulting services for communities, businesses, and educational institutions.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2019-01-01Private Equity
Leadership Team
Ron Hetrick
Principal Economist
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