Vice President of Engineering - SafelyYou Platform

Vice President of Engineering - SafelyYou Platform *CANDIDATES MUST BE LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES OR CANADA** About SafelyYou SafelyYou’s passionate mission is to empower safer, more person-centered care across senior living through world-leading AI, industry-changing hardware, and remote expert clinicians, significantly improving outcomes for residents while increasing peace of mind for families and reducing costs for communities. Originating in 2015 as the doctoral research of CEO George Netscher—and inspired by his own family's experience with Alzheimer's disease—SafelyYou was spun out of UC Berkeley’s Artificial Intelligence Research Lab, one of the top five AI research groups in the world. And today, our company is solving critical challenges in senior living, from resident falls and ER visits to staffing concerns, length of stay, and NOI. All helping ensure that communities can focus on improved care for residents while still reaching their financial goals. SafelyYou is one of five most innovative fall technologies referenced in the Senate Falls Report (2019), a winner of the McKnight’s Tech Partner of the Year, and has been named to Fortune’s Impact 20 list, which recognizes companies making people’s lives better through innovation. Your Role at SafelyYou SafelyYou is seeking a Vice President of Engineering to lead the end-to-end development of our platform, powering life-safety and AI-enabled solutions across tens of thousands of devices deployed nationwide. This leader will oversee a 50+ person engineering organization spanning Infrastructure , Mobile, Cloud, Fleet software, AI, Hardware and will be accountable for delivering highly available, scalable, and secure systems that support mission-critical operations in senior care communities. The ideal candidate brings deep experience managing large, multidisciplinary engineering teams; a track record of building and operating high-availability platforms; and a passion for developing operational excellence, engineering rigour, and team velocity at scale. Key Responsibilities: Organizational Leadership Collaborate closely with Product, R&D, Operations, and Compliance teams to define roadmap priorities and align engineering execution with company strategy. Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing engineering organization across Mobile, Cloud, QA, DevOps, and Fleet Software, AI and Hardware. Establish clear roles, responsibilities, and career paths to foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and technical excellence. Platform & Product Development Own the execution and delivery of SafelyYou’s platform, with a focus on engineering team effectiveness, capacity planning, and predictable, on-time delivery in the short to medium term. Partner closely with the CPTO, who owns the technical vision and long-term architectural direction, to ensure execution aligns with the company’s broader technical strategy. Own the architecture, development, and delivery of SafelyYou’s platform, spanning: Cloud services powering fall detection, alerting, data pipelines, analytics, and integrations Mobile applications supporting caregivers and operators Fleet software deployed across tens of thousands of smart edge devices Cloud Infrastructure supporting our distributed systems and high availability Ensure systems are designed for high availability, reliability, scalability, and security , supporting life-safety workloads with defined SLAs. Drive innovation in system architecture, infrastructure automation, and service designs to support the future growth of the SafelyYou product suite. Operational Excellence Build and enforce engineering best practices, including code quality, CI/CD pipelines, observability, incident management, risk mitigation, and root-cause analysis. Implement and refine Agile development methodologies that improve predictability, throughput, and cross-team alignment. Establish robust frameworks for measuring engineering performance and velocity (e.g., DORA metrics, sprint predictability, defect rates, throughput). High Availability & Reliability Oversee the design and operation of production systems with 24/7 uptime requirements. Champion best practices for redundancy, failover, disaster recovery, capacity planning, and proactive system health monitoring. Ensure compliance and reliability standards appropriate for life-safety environments. Strategic Contribution Identify opportunities to scale the platform, reduce operational costs, accelerate delivery, and strengthen product quality Partner with the CPTO to define technical strategy, long-term architecture, and investment priorities across the SafelyYou Core platform Represent engineering in executive forums and contribute to company-wide planning and decision-making Qualifications Required 12+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 5 years leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams of 20+. Proven track record operating high-availability production systems and SaaS platforms supporting large distributed device fleets. Strong technical foundation in cloud architectures, distributed systems, mobile development, and modern backend frameworks. Deep experience implementing and optimizing Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid models). Expertise in measuring and improving engineering performance and velocity (e.g., OKRs, DORA metrics, cycle time analysis). Excellent organizational leadership, communication, and stakeholder-management skills. Preferred Experience in regulated or safety-critical environments (healthcare, IoT, life-safety systems). Background working with large-scale IoT or distributed hardware fleets. Knowledge of AI/ML integration in production systems. Why Join Us? You Can Make a Difference! SafelyYou offers a competitive compensation package, including but not limited to: A mission-driven company culture Fully remote Competitive salary & benefits, including fully paid employee premiums for Medical, Dental, and Vision 401k Program Monthly Education, Well-being & WFH stipends Non-accrual PTO Growth Potential Company Retreats Medical & Family/Parental Leave At SafelyYou, we believe that a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace makes us a more relevant, competitive, and resilient company. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce that celebrates diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or family status, disability, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We value all the perspectives our team members bring to the table, and that is why we don’t look for culture fit, but culture add. We want to hear from YOU! We encourage you to apply even if you do not fit 100% of the technical requirements. Department R&D Locations United States (Remote), Canada (Remote) Remote status Fully Remote About SafelyYou SafelyYou is working to ensure the highest-quality care for seniors in any care setting, anywhere in the world, driven by proven AI, unmatched clinical expertise, and an immeasurable passion for caregiving.