VP of Engineering
Sunfish
Software Engineering
United States
Posted on Sep 21, 2025
Location: New York City (hybrid)
About Us
Sunfish is a fast-growing, venture-backed Series A health tech startup. Our mission is to make the parenthood journey easy and affordable to help everyone build the family of their dreams. Used by leading fertility clinics throughout the United States, we help patients navigate and afford treatments. Our company ingests unique patient biodata to support patients using AI/ML. Sunfish’s team is composed of individuals with backgrounds in fertility, health tech, insurtech, and fintech – all with a shared passion for bringing equity to family building. And we’ve done this before - our executive team has had 11 exits and 3 IPOs to date.
The Role
We’re seeking a hands-on VP of Engineering to own Security, IT, and Engineering at Sunfish. You’ll contribute to shaping the technical vision, scale our engineering team and systems, and ensure our platform is secure, compliant, and built for growth. You’ll play a key role in building and leading a high-performing engineering organization that is driving both company growth and industry impact.
Strategic Leadership & Vision
Be part of a company that’s transforming lives by making the dream of building a family more affordable and attainable. We offer a range of benefits designed to support your well-being, your health, and your personal and professional growth. From health coverage and paid time off, to sunny offices, team retreats, a 401K, a free gym membership at the Los Angeles office, and parental leave — we’re proud of the culture and care we’re building together. The most rewarding part of being here is the mission we’re building together: helping more people grow their families.
Our office is in Los Angeles near Playa Vista, 4 days a week, or New York City near Grand Central, 3 days per week. Our offsites include: karaoke nights, escape rooms, trivia nights, team happy hours, and more.
About Us
Sunfish is a fast-growing, venture-backed Series A health tech startup. Our mission is to make the parenthood journey easy and affordable to help everyone build the family of their dreams. Used by leading fertility clinics throughout the United States, we help patients navigate and afford treatments. Our company ingests unique patient biodata to support patients using AI/ML. Sunfish’s team is composed of individuals with backgrounds in fertility, health tech, insurtech, and fintech – all with a shared passion for bringing equity to family building. And we’ve done this before - our executive team has had 11 exits and 3 IPOs to date.
The Role
We’re seeking a hands-on VP of Engineering to own Security, IT, and Engineering at Sunfish. You’ll contribute to shaping the technical vision, scale our engineering team and systems, and ensure our platform is secure, compliant, and built for growth. You’ll play a key role in building and leading a high-performing engineering organization that is driving both company growth and industry impact.
Strategic Leadership & Vision
- 8-15 years of engineering leadership experience, with at least 5+ years in senior leadership roles (Director/VP level)
- Proven track record of scaling engineering and leading teams from several engineers to 30+ engineers
- Ability to translate business/product requirements into technical strategy and communicate effectively with C-suite and board members. Comfortable as a public-facing leader representing technology to customers, partners, and investors
- Partner closely with Product, Marketing, and external stakeholders to ensure the technology roadmap supports company/product vision and go-to-market strategy.
- Partner with Product leadership to align infrastructure and technology strategy with evolving product vision/strategy.
- Managing managers - running an org of multiple technology teams
- Experience implementing engineering processes, methodologies, and culture at scale (Agile/Scrum, DevOps, CI/CD pipelines).
- Familiarity with modern performance and quality frameworks (e.g., DORA, SPACE) to measure and improve delivery.
- Track record of building and structuring multiple engineering teams (backend, frontend, mobile, data, DevOps/platform) for maximum effectiveness
- Experience hiring, developing, promoting and retaining senior engineering talent and engineering managers
- Knowledge of, and experience implementing, compensation frameworks, performance review systems, and career progression paths
- Deep understanding of regulatory requirements (HIPAA, SOC2, PCI DSS) and security frameworks, and experience leading IT and security functions at scale. (Nice to have: lending regulatory expertise, TILA, UDAAP, etc.)
- Experience with healthcare data standards and financial services compliance
- Knowledge of audit processes and working with compliance teams
- Understanding of data privacy regulations and their technical implications
- Experience architecting systems for high availability, security, and scalability
- Knowledge of cloud infrastructure and scalable distributed systems
- Experience building an engineering culture that enforces code reviews, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and automated testing as core principles.
- Experience building data platforms, pipelines, and modeling infrastructure that scale; ability to integrate AI/ML capabilities responsibly into products and operations.
- Experience with disaster recovery, incident management, and post-mortem processes
- Collaborate with other technical staff to ensure consistent and smooth DevOps workflows
- Manage multiple projects within reasonable design specifications and budget restrictions
- Conduct code peer reviews, and have your code reviewed by your peers
- Experience with managing IT operations, enterprise systems, and internal tooling
- Ability to instill best practices in security posture, risk management, and compliance across the company
- Partner with compliance and legal to prepare for audits and regulatory reviews
- Experience producing large outcomes through collaboration with product, design, and business stakeholders
- Understanding of Series A/B funding cycles and board reporting requirements
- Ability to balance technical debt, feature delivery, and long-term architectural decisions
- Experience with budget planning and resource allocation
Be part of a company that’s transforming lives by making the dream of building a family more affordable and attainable. We offer a range of benefits designed to support your well-being, your health, and your personal and professional growth. From health coverage and paid time off, to sunny offices, team retreats, a 401K, a free gym membership at the Los Angeles office, and parental leave — we’re proud of the culture and care we’re building together. The most rewarding part of being here is the mission we’re building together: helping more people grow their families.
Our office is in Los Angeles near Playa Vista, 4 days a week, or New York City near Grand Central, 3 days per week. Our offsites include: karaoke nights, escape rooms, trivia nights, team happy hours, and more.