Vice President of Engineering

About Venteur

Venteur is a leading personalized health insurance platform that helps employers to offer an Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA) to their employees for health benefits. We are the fastest-growing company in the space and are transforming how employers and employees access healthcare benefits. Our goal is to replace the one-size-fits-none status quo with a more flexible, personalized health benefit model.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Vice President of Engineering to scale and lead our engineering function during a pivotal period of rapid growth and innovation. As a core member of the executive team, you will be both a strategic leader and a hands-on technologist. You will be responsible for defining and executing our engineering vision, growing a world-class team, and aligning technology efforts with product goals and business outcomes.

This is a unique opportunity to drive systemic change in a legacy industry: shape the future of health benefits by making a meaningful impact on how healthcare is financed and consumed. In this role, you will be delivering cutting-edge, scalable infrastructure, enabling seamless third-party integrations, and building delightful full-stack user experiences.

Key Responsibilities of this Role include:

Technical Leadership

- Define and lead the long-term technical vision, architecture, and roadmap for our platform, with a keen focus on infrastructure, integrations, and scalable systems.

- Make high-stakes architectural decisions that ensure performance, maintainability, and extensibility.

- Maintain strong technical acumen through hands-on contribution as a full-stack engineer when appropriate.

Product & Business Partnership:

- Collaborate deeply with Product, Design, and Operations teams to deliver features that delight users and create measurable business impact.

- Act as a thought partner to the CEO and executive team, contributing to overall company strategy and translating business goals into engineering objectives.

- Drive innovation with an eye toward emerging technologies, data systems, and AI-powered personalization capabilities.

Team Building & Leadership:

- Hire, develop, and retain top engineering talent, building a high-performance team that reflects our values and culture.

- Cultivate a culture of ownership, inclusion, continuous learning, and healthy feedback loops.

- Create and scale processes for sprint planning, delivery, QA, incident response, and code quality.

Operational Excellence:

- Manage engineering resources efficiently to meet delivery goals while ensuring technical excellence.

- Implement and track engineering KPIs to assess productivity, velocity, and system health.

- Foster an environment where technical debt is routinely addressed and platform health is maintained proactively.

• 10+ years experience in software engineering, with at least 5 years in senior leadership roles.
• Proven ability to lead and scale full-stack engineering organizations through high-growth phases.

• Deep technical background in modern web technologies, APIs, integrations, infrastructure, and cloud platforms.

• Demonstrated experience aligning engineering strategy with product vision and business growth.

• Strong interpersonal skills and experience communicating complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

• A track record of building collaborative, mission-driven teams that ship high-quality software.

• Experience working in healthcare, fintech, or regulated industries.

• Exposure to AI/ML integration in product environments.

• Strong instincts for balancing innovation with iterative delivery and system stability.

• Competitive salary: $275,000 - $325,000 per year + performance bonus
• Generous equity compensation 
• Comprehensive health benefits (including our own ICHRA solution) dental, vision, and life insurance benefits fully paid by employer 
• 401(k) retirement plan 
• Unlimited paid time off 
• Opportunities for professional development and growth 
• Offsite company trips 

Equal Opportunity Employer: 

Venteur is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and identities, and we do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected status. 

How to Apply: 

If you're excited about the opportunity to join our team and help shape the future of healthcare, please submit your resume and include a cover letter that explains how your experience has contributed to company growth and brand identity, and why you're interested in working at Venteur.