VP of Software Engineering — Live Media Platforms

Appear AS; Oslo; On-site; NOK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Appear is seeking a VP Engineering-Software to lead the software side of the development department in Oslo/Stockholm or remotely in Europe. You will guide VX and XM/Hub, collaborate with hardware leadership, and influence software strategy for the next 3–5 years.

You will build and grow a distributed organization of 25+ engineers, establish delivery discipline, and drive AI‑assisted development while aligning with product and architecture teams to meet ambitious goals.

Qualifications

• A documented track record of technical leadership in software engineering within broadcast, live production, or adjacent real‑time domains.
• Experience leading distributed software teams of 25+ across multiple sites and product lines.
• Experience establishing predictable, high‑quality software delivery practices, with agile or lean methods at scale.
• Strong collaboration with UX, product management, engineering and architecture peers.
• Practical experience applying AI tools and agentic workflows in software development.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical and organizational strategy for VX and XM/Hub, aligned to 3–5 year growth ambitions.
• Evolve the architecture roadmap toward cloud‑native, service‑oriented and AI‑assisted patterns.
• Make architectural calls, weighing trade‑offs with architects and leaders.
• Drive predictable, high‑quality delivery across concurrent workstreams and product lines.
• Establish metrics and reporting for velocity, quality and delivery risk.
• Embed our target operating model with the VP Development Operations & Transformation.
• Build, lead and grow a distributed organization across several teams and sites.
• Develop managers into a capable middle layer with delivery‑focused culture.
• Partner as a peer with VP Engineering, X Platform on control and orchestration interfaces.
• Turn strategy into execution with Product and Chief Architect; stay close to customers.
• Represent software engineering in cross‑functional planning including M&A and partnerships.
• Drive AI adoption and data‑driven development; build automated metrics and dashboards.

Skills

Technical leadership

Distributed teams

Delivery excellence

Stakeholder collaboration

AI in development

Job description

Appear is seeking a VP Engineering-Software to lead the software side of the development department in Oslo/Stockholm or remotely in Europe. You will guide VX and XM/Hub, collaborate with hardware leadership, and influence software strategy for the next 3–5 years.

You will build and grow a distributed organization of 25+ engineers, establish delivery discipline, and drive AI‑assisted development while aligning with product and architecture teams to meet ambitious goals.