Vice President, Product Engineering

OakTree Capital

Los Angeles, United States
Base: $190,000-$225,000; bonus/equity: discretiona...
Senior individual contributor
Deep technical expertise
Strong product sense
This role is designed for a hands-on engineer who can architect scalable systems, mentor teammates, and bring a product mindset to shape the future of Oaktree’s digital platforms

Job Summary

  • This role is designed for a hands-on engineer who can architect scalable systems, mentor teammates, and bring a product mindset to shape the future of Oaktree’s digital platforms.
  • Leverage AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, and AI testing frameworks) to enhance speed, code quality, and creative problem-solving.
  • Contribute to cross-functional strategy discussions to evolve Oaktree’s product engineering model toward a more automated, adaptive, and insight-driven future.

Matching Summary

This role is designed for a hands-on engineer who can architect scalable systems, mentor teammates, and bring a product mindset to shape the future of Oaktree’s digital platforms.

Salary

Base: $190,000-$225,000; Bonus/Equity: discretionary bonus incentives; Benefits: comprehensive benefits package

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Senior individual contributor
  • Deep technical expertise
  • Strong product sense
  • AI fluency
  • Architect scalable systems
  • Modern architectures
  • Hands-on modern programming

Nice-to-have

  • Collaborative, curious, inclusive culture
  • Mentoring capability
  • Holistic view of technology
  • User experience focus
  • Business value integration
  • Thoughtful use of emerging tech
  • Responsible AI use advocacy

Key Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in software engineering
  • Proven success as senior individual contributor or staff/principal engineer
  • Demonstrated ability to connect technical execution with user needs
  • Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools
  • Skilled at mentoring engineers
  • Excellent communicator
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

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