Hiring: Head of Application Engineering Company: Hamilton Lane Location: Conshohocken, PA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 12:30:51 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Agile, Docker, Flask, Git, Jenkins, PostgreSQL, Python, React, Redis, SaaS About the job Required Skills: •Your Responsibilities Will Be To Lead a global, multi-disciplinary engineering organization of roughly 20–30 people across application engineering, DevOps/platform operations, QA engineering and testing, spanning onshore, offshore, in-office, and hybrid environments. •Own end-to-end engineering execution for Cobalt, including delivery, reliability, quality, and engineering operating discipline — with a structured SDLC and clear, measured KPIs. •Serve as Cobalt's senior architect: own the platform's architecture and technical roadmap, and stay close enough to the code to challenge and guide senior engineers on design, performance, and reliability. •Set engineering direction in partnership with product and executive leadership, ensuring alignment between business priorities, architecture, delivery plans, and operating outcomes. •Provide leadership on decisions related to architecture, SDLC, quality practices, release discipline, and production operations. •Lead through and mentor senior individual contributors, creating clarity, accountability, transparency, and execution rigor across the organization, while demonstrating high-velocity, agile delivery. •Expand the scope of the engineering team's execution over time to support application development around and beyond the core Cobalt product as firm priorities evolve. •Partner closely with business stakeholders and cross-functional leaders — including sales, client solutions, and data — to manage expectations, communicate progress, and deliver strong outcomes. Compensation: •For our communities, Hamilton Lane provides paid time off to volunteer and compensates for referring qualified candidates that join our team Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!