VP of Engineering — Scale Platforms & Teams

Calyptus

Netherlands

Hybrid

EUR 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+
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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

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.
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