VP, Engineering

Who We Are

Invitation Homes is a fast-paced evolving publicly traded REIT that is pioneering a new industry with over 80,000 single family rental homes and a market capitalization of over $25 billion. We are a team of more than 1,400 associates who come from all walks of life. We call different communities “home,” but our shared values bind us together. Invitation Homes is a place where possibility lives.

A deeply-technical engineer at heart and excited about doing code and design reviews, growing up-and-coming coders, but can also manage a budget, forecasting and resource planning. Comfortable working in a high-change, high-growth environment and acting decisively to get things done without reckless abandon. Someone with an eye toward fostering a strong team culture especially in diversity and inclusion. Low-ego and able to collaborate across all levels of the business and technology to build strong relationships in order to deliver a superb resident and associate experience. Organized, accountable, and action-oriented with the ability to both live and teach those skills.

Invitation Homes does not offer employment-based visa sponsorship for this role at this time.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the technical vision for how we build the product and use technologies to inform our product roadmap across resident, associate, and investors

• Determine software roadmap for when to build custom applications, vs. invest in purchased solutions, vs. technical partnerships

• Hire, develop, and coach a high-performing diverse team of managers and engineers.  Responsible for the growth and retention of high talent engineers thru both a creation of a proper technical track, and external engagements

• Lead multiple teams focused on product engineering through a rapid growth phase of the company lifecycle

• Define goals and oversee engineering execution with an overall goal of excellence in code quality and seamless, rapid code deployment

• Partner closely with the product management team to align the product and technical roadmaps

• Focus on scoping, resourcing, and capabilities in order to meet expected outcomes related to delivery and finances.  Ability to deliver consistently on-time, on-budget, and on point related to quality.

• Select and manage vendors who provide ERP solutions in a manner which delivers high business value and technical assurances

• Select and manage vendors who provide engineering resources in a manner which obtains the best value for the spend while still ensuring implementation excellence

• Responsible for vendor negotiations specifically related to engineering outcomes, staff augmentation models, and skill assessment of assigned technical resources

• Review possible technical ventures to determine viability of platforms

• Be well respected internally and externally as a ‘technical guru’ in both the specific space of single-family home rentals and more broadly, software development

Who We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s Degree or related experience

• 15+ years of experience in software development and architecture 

• 10+ years of experience managing engineering teams 

• Knowledge of technical, operational, and cultural structures required to scale teams in a high-growth environment 

• Strong technologist with knowledge of various architectural styles including layered, monolithic, client-server, or component based

• Keen business acumen with ability to complete business cases, including NPV and ROI related activities

• Knowledge or awareness of both core and modern languages such as: Javascript, Typescript, node.js, React, Java, Objective C, Swift, Kotlin, C/C++,.Net, SQL

• Aware of IOT and IA evolving trends

Why Invitation Homes

We stand for flexibility, opportunity, and a home that people can make their own. It’s as true for our associates as it is for our residents. Just like we help our residents live freer, we liberate our associates’ careers, too.  Our associates know that at Invitation Homes goals matter, potential is unlocked, and careers thrive. Invitation Homes isn’t just a work place it is a possibility place. Invitation Homes offers the below to each new associate:

• Competitive pay and an annual bonus program for all associates

• Generous paid time off plans including vacation accrual, sick time, volunteer time, and standard and floating holidays

• 401k with matching company contributions

• Awesome work environment with casual dress

• Team events and gatherings

• Employee resource groups: Together with Women, Asian Alliance, Black Collective, Juntos, Gen Next, and Open Invitation.

Invitation Homes truly is where possibility lives, pour a new foundation here!

Salary RangeThe salary range for this position is: $177,825.00 - $308,230.00, plus individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications, location, and applicable employment laws.

Compensation and Benefits

To attract and retain top talent, we're pleased to offer competitive compensation and benefits, including:

• Annual bonus program

• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance

• Long-term and short-term disability insurance

• Generous paid time off plans include vacation accrual, sick time, standard holidays and floating holidays

• 401(k) with company matching contributions

• Awesome work environment with casual dress

• Team events and gatherings (Pre- and Post-Covid)

Invitation Homes is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and innovative environment with the best associates. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at [email protected].

To all recruitment agencies: Invitation Homes does not accept agency resumes.  Please do not forward resumes to Invitation Homes employees.  Invitation Homes is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. 

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