About ThriveCart:
ThriveCart is a powerful platform used by over 50,000 people worldwide to generate over $5B in sales. Included within the ThriveCart platform is a learning management system (LMS), affiliate management, cart and checkout functionality, making it a top solution for creators, coaches, consultants, and other businesses.
We integrate with everything you use and have a simple, clean UI with numerous features that allow customers to build income from existing traffic and we are the highest-converting cart for online businesses. Our business is growing, profitable, and backed by LTV SaaS Growth Funds, and we are looking to expand our footprint amongst online businesses.
Location:
Remote
Job Overview:
As the Vice President of Engineering at ThriveCart, you will lead our engineering team to build and scale our high-performance eCommerce platform. You’ll drive architectural decisions, ensure best practices in development, and cultivate a culture of innovation and technical excellence. This role is ideal for a hands-on technical leader who thrives in a fast-paced, product-led environment.
What Your Work Will Entail:
- Technical Leadership: Define and execute the engineering vision, ensuring scalability, security, and performance of the ThriveCart platform.
- Team Management: Recruit, mentor, and lead a high-performing engineering team, fostering a collaborative and growth-focused culture.
- Product Development: Work closely with product, design, and business stakeholders to develop and launch new features that enhance user experience and business outcomes.
- Scalability & Performance: Oversee infrastructure, system architecture, and DevOps strategies to ensure a reliable and scalable platform.
- Quality & Best Practices: Implement and enforce best practices for software development, including CI/CD, code reviews, testing, and security protocols.
- Innovation: Stay ahead of industry trends, evaluating new technologies and methodologies to keep ThriveCart at the forefront of eCommerce innovation.
What You Bring To This Role:
- 10+ years of software engineering experience, with 5+ years in a leadership role.
- Proven track record of scaling and leading engineering teams in a SaaS or eCommerce environment.
- Deep expertise in modern web technologies, cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or similar), and software architecture best practices.
- Experience with payment processing, checkout systems, or related eCommerce technologies is a plus.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to make data-driven decisions in a high-growth setting.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to align engineering efforts with business goals.
Learn More About ThriveCart:
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Commit to Excellence
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