Remote VP of Engineering & AI-Driven Architecture

Cypress HCM; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing SaaS company is seeking an experienced engineering leader to mentor a team of 20+ software engineers. This fully remote role requires strategic architecture decisions on AWS, fostering a collaborative culture, and managing technical budgets. Candidates should possess over 10 years of software engineering experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership position. A background in AWS, PHP, Node.js, and Agile methodologies is essential, along with familiarity in leveraging AI tools to optimize development processes.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering experience.
• 5+ years of experience leading engineering teams (15-20 people).
• Highly technical background in software engineering/architecture.
• Current knowledge of AWS, PHP, Node.js, and/or TypeScript.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of 20+ software engineers.
• Foster collaborative engineering culture.
• Own architecture decisions for scalability, reliability, and security.
• Drive modernization across codebases (PHP, Node.js/TypeScript).
• Manage technical debt while maintaining delivery velocity.

Skills

AWS

PHP

Node.js

TypeScript

Agile methodologies

Scrum

Docker

Kubernetes

AI tools

Tools

Version control systems

Continuous integration tools

Job description

A growing SaaS company is seeking an experienced engineering leader to mentor a team of 20+ software engineers. This fully remote role requires strategic architecture decisions on AWS, fostering a collaborative culture, and managing technical budgets. Candidates should possess over 10 years of software engineering experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership position. A background in AWS, PHP, Node.js, and Agile methodologies is essential, along with familiarity in leveraging AI tools to optimize development processes.