As Vice President of Application Development, you will lead Aptarro's product engineering teams responsible for ClaimStaker and RCE, our mission-critical platforms. This net-new leadership role is responsible for timely, high-quality delivery across application engineering, with a mandate to modernize our architecture, elevate execution, and align closely with our go-to-market and product strategy. This is a hands-on, high-impact leadership role. You will manage engineering teams for two .NET-based applications, and partner with peers in Product, QA, DevOps, and Cloud Engineering to ensure our platforms deliver value at scale to enterprise and mid-market customers.

You will be instrumental in:

• Extending the product capabilities to meet emerging needs for the RCE and SaaS RCE customers.
• Leading modernization of our ClaimStaker platform.
• Strengthening engineering execution and operational rigor to support consistent and timely releases.
• Advancing reusable components across ClaimStaker and RCE to drive efficiency and innovation.
• Contributing to internal platform development (e.g., content authoring tools) to improve velocity and quality.

Success in this role will be measured by:

• Timely delivery of platform enhancements and new features aligned with product roadmap.
• Progress on cloud migration milestones for RCE and ClaimStaker.
• Improved SDLC maturity, release predictability, and operational escalation processes.
• Engineering contributions to AI, internal tooling, and convergence efforts.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Strategy

• Operate as a hands-on leader ("player/coach") of the application development organization.
• Lead teams responsible for ClaimStaker and RCE, with an emphasis on architectural modernization, delivery consistency, and cross-platform synergy.
• Partner with Product and Customer Operations to translate roadmap priorities into executable plans.
• Own convergence strategy between ClaimStaker and RCE, including reusable rules engines and content alignment.

Engineering Execution

• Oversee upgrades and modernization efforts, including Angular 17 upgrade and refactoring for cloud-readiness.
• Guide the evolution of Cloud Rules and internal content tools to increase supportability and user value.
• Ensure execution of release processes for ClaimStaker and RCE aligned with SDLC.
• Institutionalize operations-to-engineering escalation processes for rapid issue response.

Platform Modernization & Convergence

• Drive progress on the cloud migration of ClaimStaker in alignment with Cloud Engineering.
• Evaluate pathways to componentize ClaimStaker/CodeWizard rules for use within RCE.
• Lead tradeoff analysis and decision-making on architectural convergence between platforms.

Innovation & Internal Tools

• Partner on the development and MVP delivery of internal content authoring tools.
• Support initiatives related to AI/CAC pilots and content automation strategies.
• Contribute to the creation of scalable engineering processes and reusable infrastructure.

Culture & Talent Development

• Build and lead high-performing, engaged engineering teams with clear accountability and direction.
• Foster a culture of quality, ownership, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Mentor technical leaders and engineers to grow expertise in cloud-native development, process rigor, and product-oriented thinking.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering leadership, including leading distributed teams delivering enterprise-grade software.
• Deep experience with .NET, Angular, and modern web architectures;
• Background in healthcare software, particularly claims management or payer-provider integrations.
• Proven ability to drive execution in complex organizations and deliver against product roadmaps.
• Experience with SDLC governance, agile engineering, and CI/CD practices.
• Demonstrated success modernizing legacy platforms and leading convergence initiatives.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration experience across Product, Operations, and QA.
• Geographically located within 1 hour drive of Burlington, VT; Tallahassee, FL; Austin, TX; or Atlanta, GA in support of periodic face to face coordination.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with cloud migration and hybrid environments.
• Experience modernizing applications for SaaS delivery.
• Previous leadership in PE-backed or growth-stage software companies.

Compensation & Benefits

• Target bonus: 15%
• Performance Incentive Units (PIUs)
• Remote-first work model with periodic travel
• Executive-level visibility and opportunity to shape core product delivery