The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  Valero Energy is hiring a VP of Engineering in Schaumburg, IL.

• Role description

  The right VP of Engineering sees a flaky test not as noise but as a clue, and Valero Energy in Schaumburg, IL has clues worth chasing. The promise is concrete — $249,000 - $350,000, remote hours, 13 years honored, and a technology role at Valero Energy that grows with you.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Catch the tinker-friendly Ruby on Rails regression in staging before it ever reaches Schaumburg customers
  • Own the impact-driven React subsystem that the rest of Valero Energy quietly depends on
  • Collaborate with product and design teams to ship features end to end
  • Deliver vp-quality features within the $249,000 - $350,000 VP of Engineering mandate
  • Hunt down the latency spikes nobody at Valero Energy can explain

  What You'll Bring

  • The kind of listening that makes the other person feel heard
  • The communication discipline to over-share early and trim later
  • Vp mastery of React, validated by people who'd hire you again
  • 13+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way
  • Proven leadership experience guiding vp-level initiatives

  Valero Energy grew up alongside its customers, scaling from a single Schaumburg room into the technology partner much of IL now trusts. Candid, kind feedback is part of the job, and we coach toward growth rather than blame.

  Money matters, so we lead with $249,000 - $350,000; then come the wellness perks, the Microsoft Azure training, and hours you actually control.

  Hiring as we speak in Schaumburg, with daily reviews still underway.

  Candidates who are passionate about technology should apply right away.

• Required skills

  • Microsoft Azure
  • Selenium
  • React
  • Kubernetes
  • Ruby on Rails
  • Webpack
  • Java
  • Stress Management
  • Facilitation
  • Analytical Thinking

• Benefits & perks

  • Concierge Services
  • Diversity and inclusion programs
  • Paid sabbatical leave
  • Family Leave
  • Company Car
  • Commuter benefits
  • Performance Bonuses
  • Stretch assignments and rotations
  • Open and transparent culture
  • Medical insurance with low premiums
  • Massage Therapy
  • Travel insurance for business trips
  • LinkedIn Learning access
  • Sabbatical for long-tenured employees

• Apply before 2026-08-14

  Submit your application for this Remote technology position.