Vice President of Engineering

Our client is a fast-growing software company building an AI platform that helps manufacturers run their operations faster and more efficiently. Their customers build some of the most critical hardware in the country, in sectors like defense, energy and robotics, and they rely on this platform to connect engineering, production and operations in one place.

The team is small, mission-driven and moving fast. This is a chance to shape the technology and the culture of a company from the ground up.

The role

As VP of Engineering, you’ll be the company’s top technical leader, reporting directly to the CEO. This is a hands-on leadership role: you’ll set the technical direction, build the engineering team, and write production code alongside them.

• Define the technical strategy and AI roadmap, and champion it inside and outside the company
• Recruit, hire and develop a high-performing engineering team, and design how it scales
• Lead the architecture of the core platform and the systems used to deploy it at customer sites
• Ship production code and set the bar for engineering quality

What you bring

• A track record of building complex, scalable software from zero to one, taking a problem from first principles to production
• Experience building and leading strong engineering teams, from hiring top talent to developing engineers at scale
• Hands-on experience designing and shipping enterprise software built on large language models (LLMs)
• Bonus: experience working with industrial, manufacturing or defense customers

Tech you’ll work with

• Backend: Rust, Python, high-performance APIs and data-heavy services
• Frontend: TypeScript, React, Next.js, real-time interfaces
• Desktop and integrations: C# and desktop applications deployed in customer environments
• Systems: distributed systems, event-driven architecture, workflow orchestration
• Cloud and data: AWS, Terraform, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, containerized infrastructure
• Security: experience with defense-grade compliance standards (CMMC, FedRAMP, ITAR) is a strong plus

What’s offered

• In-office team in San Francisco’s Union Square, with meals provided daily
• Competitive salary and meaningful equity
• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Unlimited PTO

Eligibility: This role involves work subject to U.S. export control regulations (ITAR). Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, refugee or asylee.

Salary: 280k-350k + bonus