Summary
Engineering executive with 15+ years of experience scaling technology organisations from 20 to 200+ engineers. Led platform modernisation initiatives generating $40M+ in annual revenue. Proven ability to align engineering strategy with business objectives, build high-performing teams, and drive operational excellence across distributed organisations.
Experience
VP of Engineering
Jan 2020 – Present
Nexus Technologies, Auckland, New Zealand
- Lead 120+ engineers across 14 squads delivering core platform serving 5M+ users
- Grew engineering org from 45 to 120 while maintaining 92% retention rate
- Drove platform migration from legacy monolith to cloud-native architecture (AWS/K8s)
- Reduced time-to-market by 60% through DevOps transformation and CI/CD maturity
- Managed $18M annual engineering budget with full P&L accountability
- Established engineering career ladder and promoted 15 engineers to senior/staff level
Director of Engineering
Mar 2016 – Dec 2019
PayRight, Wellington, New Zealand
- Built and led 6 engineering teams (55 engineers) for fintech payment platform
- Delivered PCI-DSS Level 1 compliance enabling $2B+ in annual transaction volume
- Launched mobile payments product contributing $12M ARR within first year
- Implemented OKR framework aligning engineering output to business goals
- Reduced critical incident response time from 4 hours to 15 minutes
Engineering Manager
Jun 2012 – Feb 2016
Atlassian, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Managed 3 teams (18 engineers) on Jira Cloud infrastructure
- Led migration to microservices architecture reducing deployment failures by 80%
- Shipped 4 major features contributing to 25% growth in enterprise accounts
- Established on-call rotation and incident management process for 99.95% SLA
Senior Software Engineer
Jan 2009 – May 2012
ThoughtWorks, Auckland, New Zealand
- Led technical delivery for 3 enterprise consulting engagements ($5M+ combined)
- Championed agile practices and TDD across client organisations
Skills
Leadership: Org Design, P&L Management, Talent Acquisition, Mentoring, OKRs
Strategy: Technical Roadmapping, M&A Due Diligence, Vendor Management, Budget Planning
Technical: Cloud Architecture, Platform Engineering, DevOps, Security/Compliance
Education
MBA (Technology Management)
2014 – 2016
University of Auckland
Bachelor of Software Engineering
2005 – 2008
Victoria University of Wellington
Certifications
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (2021)
- SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) (2020)
References
Jane Smith, Director, Nexus Technologies — jane.smith@company.com | +64 21 123 4567
John Doe, CTO, PayRight — john.doe@company.com | +64 21 123 4567