VP Engineering

Calyptus; Netherlands; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in the Netherlands is seeking an experienced leader for a senior software engineering role. The ideal candidate will have 8 to 15 years of experience, a strong technical background, and the ability to scale engineering teams from Series A to B/C. Responsibilities include leading cross-functional teams, providing technical guidance, and fostering a product-minded culture. The role emphasizes backend development and requires experience with cloud-native platforms and remote-first work environments.

Qualifications

• 8–15+ years in software engineering, including senior leadership roles.
• Proven experience scaling engineering organisations from Series A to Series B / C.
• Strong background in backend-heavy environments and experience with distributed, remote-first teams.

Skills

Software engineering

Leadership

Back-end development

Cloud-native platforms

Scalability

Job description

What We’re Looking For

Experience

• 8–15+ years in software engineering, including senior leadership roles
• Proven experience scaling engineering organisations from Series A to Series B / C
• Strong background in backend-heavy, platform or marketplace environments
• Experience in B2C, B2B2C, or marketplace models strongly preferred
• Experience working with distributed, remote-first teams

Technical Background

• Strong technical foundation with deep backend credibility
• Comfortable discussing architecture, scalability, and system design in depth
• Experience with cloud-native platforms, microservices, APIs, and data systems
• Able to go deep technically when needed, even if not coding daily

Leadership & Mindset

• Inspirational and credible engineering leader
• Calm, structured, and decisive under pressure
• Product-minded and customer-focused
• Pragmatic builder who values outcomes over process
• Trusted partner to founders and senior leadership