Senior VP of Engineering, AI-powered Grid Systems

GridCARE, Inc.; Redwood City (CA); Hybrid; USD 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary + equity

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Lunch provided

Hybrid schedule

Job summary

GridCARE, Inc. is seeking a Senior Vice President of Engineering to lead and scale an engineering organization spanning software, physical systems modeling, optimization, and platform infrastructure.

You will own the engineering delivery, translating physics-based models and real-time data pipelines into reliable products for hyperscalers and utilities. This hands-on executive role requires reviewing code, shaping architecture, and building leadership depth while guiding rapid growth and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering leadership experience (VP level or above) at high-growth deep-tech or SaaS companies.
• Experience leading teams building physics-based modeling and AI/ML products (simulation, scientific computing, optimization).
• Strong product leadership with shipping and scaling software in collaboration with Product and GTM teams.
• Experience scaling engineering orgs during rapid growth, hiring and developing managers/senior tech leaders.
• Hands-on depth to review code, assess architecture, and engage with engineers on distributed systems and data pipelines.
• Track record delivering high-availability, mission-critical production systems.
• Systems thinker able to bridge strategy and technical detail and communicate with executives, engineers, and customers.

Responsibilities

• Build, mentor, and scale a multidisciplinary engineering org across platform/backend, physical systems modeling, optimization, and DevOps/infrastructure.
• Own the engineering roadmap and establish rigorous CD, architecture, and observability practices for mission-critical software.
• Translate the founder/CTO's vision into scalable, deployed products for hyperscalers and utilities.
• Ensure enterprise-grade security, fault tolerance, low latency, and continuous uptime across cloud and on-prem environments.
• Foster an AI-native culture using modern AI tools, automation, and first-principles thinking to move fast safely.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Physics-based modeling

AI/ML domains

Product leadership

Scaling engineering organizations

Hands-on technical depth

High-availability systems

Systems thinking

Education

Advanced degree in engineering/physics/computer science

Tools

Python

Distributed systems

Data pipelines

Job description

GridCARE, Inc. is seeking a Senior Vice President of Engineering to lead and scale an engineering organization spanning software, physical systems modeling, optimization, and platform infrastructure.

You will own the engineering delivery, translating physics-based models and real-time data pipelines into reliable products for hyperscalers and utilities. This hands-on executive role requires reviewing code, shaping architecture, and building leadership depth while guiding rapid growth and