Vice President Commerce Engineering

Location Details:United States Remote

At GoDaddy the future of work looks different for each team. Some teams work in the office full-time, others have a hybrid arrangement (they work remotely some days and in the office some days) and some work entirely remotely.

This is a remote position, so you’ll be working remotely from your home. You may occasionally visit a GoDaddy office to meet with your team for events or meetings.  

This position is not eligible to be performed in Alaska, Mississippi, North Dakota, or the Virgin Islands.

What you’ll get to do...

At GoDaddy, Commerce is a top priority, and we’re in search of a Vice President of Engineering who shares our unwavering dedication to realizing our commerce vision. In this role, you will be the driving force behind product execution, embodying our core values of owning outcomes, building value, joining forces, and working courageously. This is an outstanding opportunity to have a disproportionately positive effect on our ambitious growth objectives and to help craft the company’s trajectory for years to come. Reporting to the President of Commerce and as a key member of the Engineering Leadership Team (ELT), you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our commerce platform.

• Engineering Vision & Strategy: Define and execute the engineering strategy to deliver a robust scalable commerce platform, balancing scalability, reliability, and customer experience. Drive product execution that aligns with GoDaddy’s core values
• Innovation and Collaboration: Foster a culture of innovation by championing cutting-edge technologies, including data science, ML, and modern cloud architectures Collaborate cross-functionally with Product and GTM teams to drive seamless commerce solutions
• Team Leadership: Inspire, manage, and develop a 200+ high-performing engineering team, fostering collaboration and a results-oriented mindset. Lead performance management processes and build career growth opportunities

Your experience should include...

• 15+ years of experience in Engineering Management, with a strong focus on payments, commerce, and financial products
• Strong leadership abilities with a track record of fostering innovation, collaboration, and cross-functional team alignment. Scaling engineering teams across geographies and leveraging lower-cost talent pools
• Deep industry knowledge and ability to differentiate our commerce platform in a competitive marketplace

• An understanding of customer needs with experience driving solutions that elevate commerce capabilities
• Expertise in data-driven leadership, machine learning, and modern platform architectures

You might also have...

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering
• Master’s degree in computer science

We’ve got your back...We offer a range of total rewards that may include paid time off, retirement savings (e.g., 401k, pension schemes), bonus/incentive eligibility, equity grants, participation in our employee stock purchase plan, competitive health benefits, and other family-friendly benefits including parental leave. GoDaddy’s benefits vary based on individual role and location and can be reviewed in more detail during the interview process.

We also embrace our diverse culture and offer a range of Employee Resource Groups (Culture). Have a side hustle? No problem. We love entrepreneurs! Most importantly, come as you are and make your own way. 

About us...  GoDaddy is empowering everyday entrepreneurs around the world by providing the help and tools to succeed online, making opportunity more inclusive for all. GoDaddy is the place people come to name their idea, build a professional website, attract customers, sell their products and services, and manage their work. Our mission is to give our customers the tools, insights, and people to transform their ideas and personal initiative into success. To learn more about the company, visit About Us.

At GoDaddy, we know diverse teams build better products—period. Our people and culture reflect and celebrate that sense of diversity and inclusion in ideas, experiences and perspectives. But we also know that’s not enough to build true equity and belonging in our communities. That’s why we prioritize integrating diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging principles into the core of how we work every day—focusing not only on our employee experience, but also our customer experience and operations. It’s the best way to serve our mission of empowering entrepreneurs everywhere, and making opportunity more inclusive for all. To read more about these commitments, as well as our representation and pay equity data, check out our Diversity and Pay Parity annual report which can be found on our Diversity Careers page.

GoDaddy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. GoDaddy will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with local and federal requirements. Refer to our full EEO policy.

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