VP of Engineering – Defining the Future of AI-Driven Communication
Are you ready to play a pivotal role in redefining how businesses harness the power of artificial intelligence to engage customers? Join one of the fastest-growing AI scaleups in Europe—backed by tier-one venture capital and serving enterprise clients—at a transformational phase in its journey.
About the Business
Imagine an environment where innovation meets opportunity: a fast-scaling disruptor at the heart of the agentic revolution.
This organisation empowers businesses to create and deploy AI-powered phone agents through a no code solution, driving customer engagement at scale while balancing sophistication and simplicity.
Since early this year, the engineering function has tripled in size, now fifty per cent larger, and continues to attract the resources, talent, and investment (fresh from a high-profile Series A) necessary to accelerate growth. This is a business that doesn't just keep pace with change—they define it.
The Opportunity
As VP of Engineering, you'll guide a 30-strong engineering organisation, shaping strategy across backend, platform, and frontend. Reporting directly to the CTO, you'll have the autonomy to define technical vision, structure teams, and set objectives designed for rapid scaling. If you're excited about mentorship and impact, you’ll have the unique chance to:
* Design team structure and technical goals to support future scaling and ambitious product releases.
* Mentor established leaders—including team leads, a Head of Engineering, and Staff Engineers—ensuring both green and seasoned talent excel together.
* Collaborate directly with business units ranging from Go-to-Market to Finance and People, influencing everything from product launch to financial planning.
* Represent the company with both internal and external stakeholders, enhancing your leadership profile and occasionally flexing your business acumen to help win major enterprise deals.
* Enjoy a rare, life-changing equity package—this is real ownership, reserved for those who drive outcomes at this pivotal moment.
* Grow with a company that values accountability, continuous improvement, and a culture of action.
What You’ll Need to Succeed
This role is a perfect fit for a charismatic engineering leader who thrives in fast-moving environments:
* Experience: 8+ years in engineering, with a minimum of 2 years managing at least a broader team of 15+ indirect reports—ideally in startups scaling from Seed stage or Series A
* Tech Stack Mastery: Ideally experience with Go and Python. Knowledge of Postgres, Mongo, Redis, RabbitMQ, Kubernetes is preferable.
* Architectural Vision: Demonstrated ability to define and execute scalable technical architecture for fault-tolerant, real-time systems.
* Process Leadership: Passion for best practices in CI/CD, TDD, code reviews, software quality, and mentoring engineering teams for growth and excellence.
* High EQ & Charisma: Proven track record as a motivational leader capable of building trust and rallying teams towards ambitious goals.
* Bonus: Exposure to both platform and DevOps scope, and customer-facing tech leadership is highly advantageous.
Key Responsibilities
* Set the technical direction and architecture for the flagship platform.
* Build, scale, and inspire a high-performing engineering team.
* Drive best practices, code quality, and continuous delivery.
* Partner cross-functionally on business and product objectives.
* Represent engineering interests in strategic decision-making.
* Be an active participant in hands-on engineering when needed.
Why Join Now?
* Direct impact shaping strategy and outcomes on a high-trajectory team.
* Unique equity opportunity as the company expands rapidly post-Series A.
* Fast-paced, mission-driven, and collaborative culture at the leading edge of AI phone agent innovation.
If you’re motivated to be the executioner who turns vision into reality, with the influence and resources to make it happen, this is your moment.
Want to learn more? Reach out—your next big adventure starts here.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Director
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Information Technology and Engineering
* Industries
Technology, Information and Media
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