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VP / Director of Software Engineering

Rubix Recruiting
Fort Collins, CO Full Time
POSTED ON 12/14/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/13/2026
VP / Director of Software Engineering
 
Description:  As the VP of Software Engineering you will support the leadership team providing strategic vision and direction for a dynamic senior level software team.  Working lock step with the CTO you will be comfortable understanding architecture, project implementation, project management and the details needed to balance the tech stack with business objectives.    
 
Company:  We have reinvented and created a payments engine that offers real-time payments, revenue and engagement to our customers. Our software is like nothing else available in the marketplace today. We are experiencing exponential growth and maintain close to 80% of the market. Now, we’re expanding the team to support our ambitions of further disrupting the payments space.
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  • Salary and Benefits: We offer very competitive salaries and benefits, including unlimited PTO and free parking
  • Tools: We provide the tools you need to do your best work, including sit/stand desks
  • Owner’s Club: You’ll be granted ownership shares (stock options) so you have real skin in the game
  • Snacks and Drinks: We have a diverse selection of snacks and drinks – if we don’t have something you’d like, we’ll get it for you
  • Work / Life – we have an on-site workout room, and get together for activities like happy hour and hiking once a month
  • Fun Environment: We’re a close-knit group that likes to make work fun – we have an open office with great views, fantastic brews and even nerf gun battles every now and then
 
Role:  Key factors for this position are not only leadership, but also being a problem solver, continuous learner, and visionary in the engineering space. The ideal candidate will have experience:
 
  • Providing direction and support for engineering teams from a technical and tactical perspective
  • Managing dynamic coders ensuring quality and efficient delivery in a fast-paced development environment
  • Being a liaison between senior level business units and engineering
  • Understanding and implementing relevant compliance standards
 
Requirements:
  • 4 yrs Management / leadership of software development teams
  • 4 yrs Architectural experience (i.e. work as a visionary)
  • 2 yrs previous experience in a technical development role (although this role will not be a coding role)
 
Recommended but not required:
  • Experience with Compliance and Payments a plus
  • Experience with billion-dollar payment systems
  • Experience with scaling a hypergrowth company
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
  • Open Source technologies (i.e. JAVA, REST, Linux)

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