Vice President of Engineering
This is a high-impact executive role focused on building a brand-new, AI-powered technology stack for one of the nation's leading health insurers. It combines the challenge of 'greenfield' development with the stability and scale of an established enterprise. The position is ideal for a visionary leader who wants to modernize the healthcare industry through machine learning and scalable SaaS architecture.
Blue Shield of California
Oakland, California, United States · Posted 2 May 2026
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Overview
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About Blue Shield of California
Blue Shield of California is an enterprise organisation working in healthcare / information technology, based in Oakland, California, United States.
Healthcare / Information Technology
Enterprise
Oakland, California, United States
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Requirements & Skills
Key Responsibilities
- Define and execute the overarching product technology vision and architectural strategy
- Lead the end-to-end engineering lifecycle for AI-first products
- Build and scale a high-performing engineering organization through recruitment and talent development
- Partner with Product and Sales to align technical roadmaps with market needs
- Manage operational budgets, resource allocation, and engineering performance metrics
Essential
- 12 to 15+ years of progressive experience in software engineering
- Minimum of 5 years in senior executive leadership roles
- Extensive background in health tech or AI-centric product organizations
- Demonstrated success in launching enterprise-scale SaaS platforms
- Deep technical mastery of cloud-native systems and software architecture
- Experience with modern development methodologies including CI/CD and microservices
Preferred
- Experience building products from the ground up rather than optimizing legacy code
- Public speaking experience for representing technical strategy at industry events
- Advanced knowledge of LLM integration and machine learning operations
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Perks
Benefits & perks
- Hybrid work flexibility
- Opportunity to lead a major AI transformation in healthcare
- Executive-level leadership and mentorship responsibilities
- Collaborative cross-functional environment
- Professional growth and career path development for engineering staff
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