Vice President of Engineering

Paperless Parts; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 215,000 - 310,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Unlimited PTO

13+ paid holidays

Wellness stipend

Pre-tax commuter

FSA/Dependent Care FSA

401(k)

Employee recognition

Job summary

Paperless Parts, based in Boston, MA, is seeking a VP of Engineering to lead a 25+ person organization and report to the CTO. The role blends keeping the core platform stable with standing up new AI-driven products in a fast-growing SaaS environment.

You will guide architecture, engineering delivery, and product partnerships while expanding the use of AI across the SDLC and ensuring scalability, cost efficiency, and reliability for customers worldwide.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated track record leading multi-team B2B SaaS engineering organizations through growth and improving delivery quality.
• Proven success managing through Directors and Engineering Managers, with frontline leadership development.
• Deep technical background in cloud-native platforms and scalable architecture.
• Experience raising engineering effectiveness with AI tooling and AI-enabled product capability.
• Strong experience partnering with Product to align technical roadmap with business goals.
• Location: US-based (Boston, MA hybrid).

Responsibilities

• Own engineering delivery, quality, and predictability with an operational rhythm that scales.
• Own architecture and platform decisions to enable the next stage and new products.
• Partner with Product on a roadmap delivering real customer value and early feasibility considerations.
• Collaborate on manufacturing intelligence initiatives and AI-driven capabilities.
• Lead the use of AI across the engineering org while maintaining quality.
• Keep core platform cost-effective, fast to change, and reliable as volume grows.
• Coach Directors and Engineering Managers and guide hiring and career development.
• Represent engineering status, capacity, risks and tradeoffs to executive leadership.

Skills

Scale leadership

People management

SaaS architecture

AI tooling

Product alignment

Collaborative leadership

Job description

Paperless Parts is the SaaS-based intelligence layer for modern manufacturing, enabling our customers to innovate faster in the physical world. From rockets to medical devices, we power the parts that move the world forward.

Location: Boston, MA (Hybrid) Reports To: Chief Technology Officer Employment Type: Full-Time Travel: 5–10%

This position requires activities that are subject to US Export Control Laws and require US Citizenship or Green Card holder.

The Opportunity

Four years ago Paperless Parts was a startup. Today it’s a scale-up with an engineering team that ships reliably, a platform that’s changing how manufacturers quote and run their business, and a customer base that keeps growing. The next chapter is new product lines and faster growth, and we need a VP of Engineering to lead that shift. You’ll report to the CTO and run a 25+ person organization through two Directors of Engineering, working as a peer to the VP of Product and Chief Scientist. The job is two jobs at once: keep the core platform stable and improving for customers who depend on it daily, while standing up new products in a market where AI is changing what’s possible to build and how fast you can build it. Whoever takes this on has to be good at both, and has to make the team better at both.

What Success Looks Like (First 6–12 Months)

• The next product line is in market, with real customers live on it and generating revenue, on a platform built to scale; proof Paperless Parts can build a second product the market wants, not just defend the first one.
• The team has moved from using AI inside the SDLC to running an AI-native SDLC, one built on a first-class engineering culture, with people still at the center of how software gets made.
• Successful delivery means customer value landed, not tickets closed; Engineering and Product move as one team toward customer-facing measure of success.

Key Responsibilities

• Engineering Operations: Own engineering delivery, quality, and predictability, establishing an operational rhythm the broader company depends on.
• Technical Direction: Own the architecture and platform decisions that set our foundation for the next stage. New products mean new architecture, and the choices made now set the tone for how we build for years to come.
• Product Partnership: Partner with the VP of Product on a roadmap that delivers real value to customers, sharing ownership of sequencing, trade-offs, and the commitments we make. Engineering brings feasibility, cost, and options to the table early, not after the plan is set.
• Manufacturing Intelligence: Partner with the Chief Scientist on the development and execution of our manufacturing intelligence strategy, bringing new AI-driven capability to market.
• AI Leverage: We have adopted AI across the engineering organization. Lead the next step: maximize its leverage to shape how we work for the future, while holding the line on quality.
• Platform Efficiency: Keep the core platform cheaper to run, faster to change, and more reliable as customer volume grows.
• Leadership and Team Growth: Coach Directors and Engineering Managers, establish clear career paths that develop and retain strong engineers, and direct the hiring plan and selection standard so the team grows without compromising technical or cultural quality.
• Executive Leadership: Represent engineering status, capacity, risks, and strategic tradeoffs clearly to the executive leadership team.

Qualifications & Experience

Core Requirements

• Scale Experience: Demonstrated track record of leading multi-team B2B SaaS engineering organizations through growth phases while continuously improving delivery quality and predictability.
• Management Depth: Proven success managing through Directors and Engineering Managers, with evidence of developing frontline leaders.
• Modern SaaS Architecture: Deep technical background in cloud-native platforms, with a track record of architectural decisions that scale under increasing customer load.
• AI in Practice: Experience raising an engineering team’s effectiveness with AI tooling and AI-enabled product capability, with a clear point of view on where it works and where it does not.
• Product Alignment: Strong experience partnering with Product leadership to align technical roadmap priorities with commercial objectives.
• Location: US-based (Boston, MA hybrid).

Preferred Qualifications

• New Product Execution: Hands-on experience taking new product lines from early customer traction to scaled commercial production within an established organization.
• Domain & Compliance Awareness: Experience operating within security-conscious software environments (FedRAMP, etc.) or industrial/manufacturing SaaS sectors.

Salary range:

• $215,000 - $310,000 base salary. This role is also eligible for a competitive variable bonus and equity opportunity

The job posting range is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, performance, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs.

Paperless Parts Life

Culture: At Paperless Parts, we value intentionality, persistence and relationships. We live and breathe these values every day. As a fast-growing company, we’re continually improving what we’ve built while still building from the ground up.

Boston Office: Our office is full of energy; people regularly collaborate to solve complex problems. We recognize that people work well in different environments and have intentionally designed our office to provide collaborative spaces and quiet focus areas. Our height-adjustable desks are set up with additional monitors, and employees are provided with the latest Apple technology to support productivity.

Our headquarters is located in downtown Boston, MA and easily accessible to most transit routes (Red/Blue/Orange/Green Line/South Station/North Station).

Encinitas Office: Our California office is our newest office which seats our West Coast sales team. The office has an open floor plan with several conference rooms to encourage collaboration with your colleagues in California and TV’s to connect with those sitting in Boston or remotely. The office is walking distance from Downtown Encinitas, the Coaster train stop, and tons of activities on the 101.

Benefits: We value you and your family. With this in mind, full-time employees are provided:

100% coverage of health, dental, and vision for you and your dependent

Competitive compensation philosophy

Unlimited PTO

13+ paid holidays

Company-sponsored wellness stipend

Pre-tax Commuter and FSA/Dependent Care FSA

401(k) plan

Employee recognition program

Responsible for adherence to all security and privacy requirements, rules and regulations and implement as required.

Paperless Parts is committed to cultivating an equitable, inclusive, and supportive environment for all employees. We believe this environment creates a safe space for employees to share their experiences, brainstorm ideas, and grow their careers. Paperless Parts is an Equal Opportunity & Affinity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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