Vice President - Engineering

Requirements

Vice President of Engineering

B2B SaaS platform

Key Responsibilities

2. Lead Platform Evolution & Scalability

3. Build and Nurture High-Performance Teams

4. Cross-Functional Collaboration

5. Architecture Ownership & Evolution

6. Strategic & Stakeholder Alignment

• Define & Execute Engineering Strategy
• Translate the company's product roadmap into robust technical execution plans.
• Drive engineering execution aligned with business goals, product strategy, and customer outcomes.
• Ensure timely, high-quality delivery of product features while optimizing for speed, scale, and sustainability.
• Own the design and scalability of the core platform architecture, focusing on high availability, performance, and security.
• Drive modernization efforts, including cloud-native architecture, microservices, and AI/ML integrations.
• Champion DevOps, automation, CI/CD, and observability best practices across the stack.
• Lead and grow a world-class engineering team across backend, frontend, DevOps, QA, and security.
• Foster an inclusive and collaborative culture that emphasizes accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Implement engineering best practices, mentoring frameworks, and career development pathways.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Go-To-Market teams to define technical roadmaps and execution plans.
• Influence and support product decisions by providing technical perspective and feasibility assessments.
• Lead seamless integration of AI/ML models into platform features with cross-functional alignment.
• Drive re-platforming and technical transformation efforts to support scale and future product lines.
• Ensure robust, scalable architecture aligned with enterprise-grade security, compliance, and integration requirements.
• Regularly evaluate and adopt emerging technologies that improve system performance and team productivity.
• Manage vendor relationships, budgets, and resourcing effectively.
• Provide clear technical direction and updates to C-suite, board members, and external partners.
• Represent engineering leadership in strategic planning and OKR execution.
  

Qualifications & Skill Requirements

• 18+ years of engineering experience with at least 8 years in SaaS platform leadership, ideally in B2B enterprise settings.
• Deep expertise in platform engineering, large-scale system design, microservices, and cloud-native (AWS/GCP/Azure) environments.
• Strong background in AI/ML product integration, performance optimization, and architecture modernization.
• Proven track record of building and scaling high-performing, distributed engineering teams.
• Strong grasp of security, compliance, multi-tenancy, and data privacy standards.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and technical storytelling skills.
• Passion for operational excellence, agile practices, and continuous delivery.