The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  StartupForge is hiring a VP of Engineering in Sitka, AK.

• Role description

  Picture a VP of Engineering role where Python expertise is the floor, not the ceiling, and StartupForge in Sitka, AK is building exactly that. Everything here scales with you — $258,000 - $404,000 at 14 years, technology ownership soon after, and a StartupForge ladder above.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Stress-test PHP systems until they bend, then harden where they cracked
  • Maintain and improve CI/CD infrastructure across AK engineering teams
  • Evaluate and recommend new tools, frameworks, and Innovation libraries
  • Translate a napkin idea from StartupForge founders into an Innovation candor-rich prototype
  • Carry an entrepreneurial Python feature through code freeze without breaking StartupForge stability

  What You'll Bring

  • Comfort with the full-time cadence of a Sitka-based operation
  • Ability to learn new technology systems quickly and apply them effectively
  • At least 14 years building expertise within the technology space
  • Comfort being accountable for a maker-minded outcome in a full-time role
  • Familiarity with the rhythms of an ego-light full-time team
  • The humility to revise strong opinions when the data argues back
  • A portfolio or work samples that demonstrate your technology expertise

  Based in Sitka, StartupForge has spent 13 years shaping how people work across the technology space. Autonomy here comes with a partner: ask for help the moment you're stuck on TypeScript.

  The VP of Engineering role earns $258,000 - $404,000 and opens doors to cross-functional projects that accelerate your PHP and TypeScript growth.

  This is an open, funded role that we intend to fill in the coming weeks.

  Apply today and discover what makes StartupForge a great place to work.

• Required skills

  • PHP
  • Docker
  • TypeScript
  • Python
  • Next.js
  • Innovation
  • Decision Making

• Benefits & perks

  • 529 college savings plan
  • Smoking cessation programs
  • Chiropractic care coverage
  • Paid bereavement leave
  • 401(k) matching
  • Reservist support
  • Birthday off
  • Health Insurance

• Apply before 2026-11-21

  Submit your application for this Full-time technology position.