VP Engineering

Our client who is a leading, fast-paced technology company is seeking an experienced Vice President of Engineering to drive global engineering initiatives and lead their world-class development teams located near Schenectady, NY. This senior executive role is pivotal in shaping and executing the company's long-term technology vision—building secure, scalable, and high-performance solutions that inspire customer confidence and enable business success.

Responsibilities of the Vice President of Engineering will include:

Strategic & Technical Leadership

Develop and execute a global engineering strategy aligned with corporate vision and market dynamics.

Partner closely with executive leadership, product management, and customer success to guide the product roadmap.

Champion the integration of advanced technologies, AI-driven automation, and multi-cloud innovation to keep us ahead of the curve.

Cultivate a high-performance, collaborative engineering culture committed to innovation and technical excellence.

Establish frameworks to ensure the highest standards in system performance, uptime, compliance, and security.

Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps

Architect and manage resilient, multi-cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP) using Kubernetes and supporting cloud-native technologies.

Oversee a robust DevOps pipeline leveraging Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, Grafana, Prometheus, and OpenTelemetry.

Manage enterprise-grade tools for observability, identity (Keycloak), caching (Redis, Memcache), and secret management (Vault, Sealed Secrets).

Application, Data, and AI Strategy

Lead end-to-end software development using modern full-stack frameworks (Java, Spring, Angular, React).

Direct event-driven and microservices-based architectures using Kafka, Pulsar, and scalable databases such as OpenSearch, ClickHouse, and PostgreSQL.

Define and scale AI/ML integrations, implementing MLOps best practices with tools like Kubeflow, MLflow, SageMaker, and TFX.

Advance intelligent document processing and AI-driven inference through proprietary engines.

Operational Excellence & Delivery

Drive agile development practices across global teams to ensure timely, high-quality product delivery.

Establish KPIs/OKRs for engineering velocity, code quality, and system reliability.

Lead continuous improvement in deployment pipelines, resource optimization, and technical debt reduction.

Promote SRE principles to enhance system resilience and operational excellence.

Team Development & Culture

Recruit, mentor, and grow top-tier engineering talent across multiple regions.

Build a culture of accountability, diversity, equity, and continuous learning.

Encourage innovation, cross-functional collaboration, and high-impact results.

Qualifications of the Vice President of Engineering:

Must-Have Qualifications

10+ years of engineering experience, including 5+ years in a VP or senior leadership role in a global SaaS environment.

Demonstrated success in building and scaling engineering teams across multiple geographies.

Deep technical expertise across cloud platforms, full-stack development, Kubernetes, and AI/ML deployment.

Strong command of DevSecOps, microservices, and scalable SaaS system design.

Proven ability to align engineering execution with business strategy and product goals.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with multi-tenant and dedicated SaaS architectures.

Familiarity with compliance standards such as ISO 27001 and SOC 2.

Understanding of FinOps principles and cloud cost optimization strategies.

Background in enterprise-level B2B SaaS deployments with high availability and security requirements.

Pay for this position is commensurate with experience and education, ranging roughly from $175,000 - $225,000, DOE.

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