Hamiltonlane

Head of Application Engineering

Conshohocken, PA, USA

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 31 days ago

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About the role

The Head of Application Engineering will serve as a senior execution leader responsible for the continued growth, delivery, reliability, quality, and engineering operating discipline of Hamilton Lane's Cobalt platform and other application initiatives.
This leader will oversee application engineering, DevOps/platform operations, QA engineering and testing, while partnering closely with product and executive leadership to ensure strong execution across the full software development lifecycle.
The ideal candidate will be low-ego, highly accountable, technically credible, and experienced leading in a scaled engineering environment.

Lead a global, multi-disciplinary engineering organization across application engineering, DevOps/platform operations, QA engineering and testing.
Own end-to-end engineering execution for Cobalt, including delivery, reliability, quality, and engineering operating discipline.
Lead through and mentor senior individual contributors, creating clarity, accountability, transparency, and execution rigor across the organization.
Expand the scope of the engineering team 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 to manage expectations, communicate progress, and deliver strong outcomes.
Collaborate with organizational leaders to ensure operations and technology decisions support scale, stability, and thoughtful budget management.
Developing Your Career

No travel is required.
Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Computer Science or similar technical discipline, or equivalent work experience.
10+ years of experience in software development or related technology leadership roles.
Experience operating and scaling mission-critical, external-facing software platforms with high availability expectations.

To do this, Hamilton Lane offers the following benefits:
Employees have access to healthcare coverage, mental health resources, health & fitness reimbursement program, and Wellness Rewards Program.
Tuition and certification reimbursement programs are available, along with continual education and development trainings for you to grow with Hamilton Lane.
For our communities, Hamilton Lane provides paid time off to volunteer and compensates for referring qualified candidates that join our team.
For growing family, we offer an adoption reimbursement program, paid time off for new parents and newlyweds, and provide travel support for nursing parents.
Safeguarding Your Financial Wellbeing
Hamilton Lane contributes to retirement programs and offers an employee stock purchasing plan.
to provide our employees with a competitive suite of benefits and services to help navigate through the complexities and challenges of working, living, raising a family, and eventually retiring.

As one of the largest private markets investment firms globally, we provide innovative solutions to institutional and private wealth investors around the world, specializing in flexibility and full-spectrum access.
We currently employ approximately 800 professionals operating in offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East, and have $1.0 trillion in assets under management and supervision, composed of $146.1 billion in discretionary assets and $871.5 billion in non-discretionary assets, as of December 31, 2025.
At Hamilton Lane, we are dedicated to delivering technology-driven solutions to our clients, and this role will directly influence a product that is strategically important to the firm and growing rapidly.

Hamilton Lane is an affirmative action-
equal opportunity employer.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete your application, please contact Human Resources at humanresources@hamiltonlane.com.

sidered for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, marital or partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expre

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