Vice President of Engineering

About the PositionThe VP, Engineering will be responsible for leading the engineering team to deliver high-quality, scalable, and innovative products while establishing and driving best practices across the organization. Reporting directly to the CTO, this role is instrumental in aligning engineering efforts with business objectives by collaborating closely with cross-functional leaders in product, operations, and sales. The ideal candidate will bring a strong technical background, excellent leadership skills, and a passion for fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement. This position requires a holistic approach to strategy and operational planning, overseeing the consolidation, development, and deployment of data services and applications that deliver highly performant, customer-centric solutions. As a key leader, this role will attract and develop top talent, build a robust, scalable technology stack, and guide the engineering organization through transformative changes. This is a unique opportunity to shape FiscalNote's journey toward industry-leading, AI-enhanced products and platforms.

About the Engineering TeamThe FiscalNote engineering team, a key part of our R&D organization, drives the technology vision and strategy behind our data and application products and productivity solutions, which empower thousands of customers, content creators, and professional service teams globally. With a mission rooted in transforming access to government information and making public policy data actionable, we combine expertise from technology, political science, and finance to build innovative tools that foster transparency, drive informed decision-making, and enhance civic engagement. Together, we’re united by a commitment to shape the future of machine-augmented decision-making, providing the insights that fuel progress and public trust.

About YouYou are an experienced engineering leader with a proven track record of overseeing large engineering teams and guiding them to achieve outstanding results, You have a strong track record of driving innovation and high-impact results at scale. With a deep technical background, you can architect complex systems while building, mentoring, and inspiring world-class teams. You thrive in fast-paced environments, balancing technical excellence with business strategy to ensure engineering aligns with company goals. Experienced in leading teams through transformations, with demonstrated experience of collaborating cross-functionally with product, design, and business teams to deliver customer-centric products, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and inclusivity. A technologist at heart, you deeply understand products and customer needs, recognizing the importance of clear communication, decision-making, and alignment within tech teams and the organization. Comfortable with ambiguity, you solve open-ended problems by simplifying complexity, identifying blockers, and adding structure when needed to drive success. Passionate about sharing your expertise, you can effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences and excel in empowering your managers to take ownership of their teams to create a demanding and supportive environment.

What To Expect In This Position

• Provide leadership and oversight to engineering managers and technical leads, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and fostering a cohesive and high-performing engineering culture.
• Lead and manage the products and data engineering teams, focusing on strategic alignment, operational excellence, and fostering a culture of ownership and accountability that can inspire your team
• Develop and implement the technical vision and engineering roadmap in alignment with company priorities and business objectives, acting as a strategic partner to the CTO and broader executive team to balance long-term engineering development efforts with more immediate product needs.
• Oversee the full-cycle development process, from planning through release, for new features and existing products, ensuring timely, high-quality delivery and driving quality, security, and scalability initiatives across engineering projects.
• Foster collaboration with cross-functional teams, including Product, to ensure quality delivery of application services and products that align with customer and market needs
• Champion an innovative, inclusive culture, encouraging experimentation, emerging technology adoption, and promoting the brand within the engineering community
• Recruit, develop, lead, and mentor engineering talent to build a diverse, high-performing team, and ensure they have clear pathways for professional development and career growth
• Serve as a technical expert, handling escalated issues and providing hands-on coding expertise when needed
• Identify and implement process improvements to continuously optimize engineering efficiency and output quality, creating and maintaining efficient development processes and supporting metrics.
• Communicate technical insights and strategies effectively to stakeholders, translating them into impactful business outcomes.

What Sets You Apart

• 15+ years of engineering experience, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role, leading technical initiatives and managing engineering teams in dynamic settings, preferably in SaaS environments.
• Strong technical foundation, with deep knowledge of modern full-stack development practices, architectures, and tools, including JavaScript frameworks (e.g. Node.js, React.js), cloud-native environments (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS), and data services.
• Proven ability to manage multiple stakeholder relationships and engage in cross-functional collaboration while fostering collaboration between engineering and other teams.
• Demonstrated expertise in budget management, strategic planning, and implementing engineering best practices
• Track record of successful leadership successfully executing projects and proactively managing change in a complex and dynamic environment.
• Excellent leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills, with a passion for creating an inclusive and innovative performance driven engineering culture.