VP of Engineering

About the Role We are looking for an exceptional VP of Engineering to lead and scale our engineering organization at a key stage of growth. This is a high-impact leadership role for someone who can combine: strong technical depth organizational leadership engineering execution cross-functional partnership with executive, product, and go-to-market teams You will help shape the technical direction of the company, build a strong engineering culture, and ensure the delivery of reliable, scalable, enterprise-grade products. This role is especially relevant for leaders with experience in: cloud platforms distributed systems infrastructure-heavy B2B SaaS products developer-facing or data-intensive products What You Will Own Scaling the engineering organization across infrastructure, cloud platform, and developer experience Building hiring plans, team structure, and engineering culture Translating company strategy into clear engineering priorities and execution plans Driving product delivery, technical quality, and operational excellence Improving reliability, performance, security, and scalability across the platform Partnering closely with Product, Developer Relations, Customer Success, and the executive team Establishing strong engineering processes around:code quality observability incident response delivery rhythm automation

Key Responsibilities Lead and grow a distributed engineering organization Own engineering execution across core platform and cloud products Partner with leadership on roadmap, architecture, and scaling strategy Improve system reliability, speed, and operational maturity Align engineering efforts with the needs of both developer users and enterprise customers Define and execute the hiring strategy for engineering growth Build a culture of ownership, rigor, and high technical standards Required Experience 10+ years in engineering leadership Experience in senior leadership roles within cloud, platform, or infrastructure engineering Proven experience building and scaling B2B SaaS platforms Strong track record of managing distributed teams Deep experience with Kubernetes and cloud-native architectures Experience running high-scale, production-critical infrastructure Experience working with enterprise security and compliance requirements Technical Background Strong understanding of distributed systems Experience operating infrastructure in AWS, GCP, or Azure Deep knowledge of:observability reliability engineering automation DevOps CI/CD infrastructure as code

Leadership Profile We are looking for someone who is: strategic, but still able to go deep technically confident in decision-making in fast-changing, high-growth environments clear and effective when communicating with both technical and business stakeholders data-driven and customer-focused Nice to Have Experience with search engines, databases, storage systems, or data infrastructure Experience in an open-source company Familiarity with AI / ML infrastructure or vector search systems Why This Role Is Attractive Opportunity to shape the future of AI infrastructure Executive leadership role in a fast-growing open-source company Chance to lead cloud and platform strategy at scale Work with a globally distributed, high-performing engineering team Competitive compensation package, including equity Remote-first work environment Candidate Application Note Candidates should submit a short cover letter written personally by them explaining why they are a strong fit for the role.