Hands-on VP of AI-First Engineering (Remote)

SiteZeus, Inc.; Tampa (FL); Remote; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Flexible work hours

401(k) health vision dental

Parental leave

Community service time

Company summits

Job summary

SiteZeus, Inc. is seeking a hands-on VP of Engineering to lead a senior product engineering team focused on an AI-first location intelligence platform. You will own architecture, delivery, and reliability while remaining closely involved in code, reviews, and troubleshooting.

This role reports to the CEO and emphasizes a practical, small-team approach to modernization, security, and scalable AI capabilities. Remote (U.S.), Tampa-area preferred with occasional in-person time.

Qualifications

• 10+ years building and operating software, with 4+ years leading engineers.
• Shipped and supported LLM-powered features in real use and understands AI concepts.
• Strong architectural and operational judgment for data-heavy SaaS systems.
• Comfort reading .NET/C# backend and TypeScript/Vue frontend; Azure environment.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve architecture and platform direction for services, APIs, data flows, security, deployment.
• Architect and operate AI-backed capabilities with emphasis on quality, latency, and cost.
• Raise the bar on security, observability, CI/CD, testing, and data integrity.
• Improve AI-native software delivery, including automated checks and reviews.
• Own engineering cadence across tools and release readiness; measure impact.
• Hire, mentor, and develop engineers; partner with CEO on tradeoffs and headcount.

Skills

Engineering depth

Leadership

AI experience

AI fluency

Architecture

Tech stack fluency

Geospatial knowledge

Modernization

Communication

Tools

.NET/C# backend

TypeScript/Vue frontend

Azure

PostgreSQL

Python

Job description

SiteZeus, Inc. is seeking a hands-on VP of Engineering to lead a senior product engineering team focused on an AI-first location intelligence platform. You will own architecture, delivery, and reliability while remaining closely involved in code, reviews, and troubleshooting.

This role reports to the CEO and emphasizes a practical, small-team approach to modernization, security, and scalable AI capabilities. Remote (U.S.), Tampa-area preferred with occasional in-person time.