VP of Product Engineering

This is a startup role for someone who wants to be remembered — not just employed.

• About Rootle - Why We Exist

Rootle is building the future of human–machine interaction. We are solving one of the most complex problems in AI: How can machines talk to humans in real time — with empathy, precision, and intelligence- at scale?

Our voice-AI platform is already powering diverse use cases across the US & India — including recruitment, customer support, qualification workflows, and real-time conversation analytics. We are scaling fast with enterprise adoption underway.

• What Rootle Does (and Why It Matters)

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- Enables real-time voice conversations that resolve problems — instantly and reliably.

- Delivers actionable analytics on both operational performance & customer sentiment.

- Operates across multiple domains & industries in the US & India market.

- Scales globally without compromising empathy, speed, or accuracy.

• Who You Are

12 to 15 years of deep engineering experience

- architecture, and product-engineering workflows.

- You are a product-focused, hands-on builder who thrives in fast-paced environments.

- You are obsessive about execution, care deeply about impact, and build systems that scale — responsibly.

- You understand engineering constraints, but always ship with business outcomes in mind.

- You don’t wait for direction — you create clarity, drive ownership, and build momentum.

• What You Must Love

- Clear priorities, strong ownership, and seamless collaboration that accelerate product delivery.

- Shipping features with measurable impact on customer experience and business outcomes.

- Cross-functional alignment — teams solving problems proactively & efficiently.

- Robust tech foundations — healthy data pipelines, reliable monitoring, zero technical debt mindset.

- Creating an ecosystem where Rootle’s voice AI delivers consistent, empathetic, real-time interactions at global scale - with zero friction.

• How You Will Build

- You will own end-to-end execution of high-impact product & engineering initiatives.

- You will bridge technology, business, user experience & AI — and ensure every release drives value.

- You will be responsible for:

* Platform architecture & scalability

* Managing trade-offs, risks & dependencies

* Streamlining execution across teams

* Maintaining speed without compromising quality

* Code automation beyond vibe coding

* Building a problem-solving culture, not a ticket-solving one

• What Will Excite You

- Leading product & engineering initiatives that scale Rootle.ai across the globe

- Solving real-time voice & multimodal AI problems — few teams in India are doing this

- Reporting directly to the Founder-CEO — and chance to be the Rootle.ai CXO team

- Owning both technical execution & product impact — from whiteboard to production

- Building teams, culture, and a product that users will rely on every day

What You Will Get

- Industry-standard compensation

- ESOPs with the possibility of creating significant personal wealth

- A chance to build deep-tech that solves real human problems

- Direct ownership & decision-making

- The satisfaction of building a platform that will change how humans interact with AI