VP of Engineering & Platform Growth for AI Research

Transluce; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 500,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Transluce, a San Francisco-based research lab, seeks a technically oriented engineering leader to scale its engineering function from 20 to 40+ by mid-2027. The role spans product, AI systems, and research infrastructure, tightly aligned with the research team.

Prior leadership in scalable environments is a strong plus; visa sponsorship is available. The position requires setting a clear technical direction, driving culture, and building a high-caliber team that delivers impact across the

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering at a fast-growing company.
• Ability to hire and develop engineers and managers.
• Strong communication of vision and strategy.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical and operational excellence across the engineering function and broader org through culture, process, and systems.
• Hire and retain an industry leading technical team to advance Transluce’s mission.
• Build engineers’ and managers’ careers across the org.
• Work with technical staff and leadership across Transluce to create clarity around goals, priorities, and roadmaps at both the org-level and team-level.
• Manage competing priorities and explain trade-offs, advocating for what’s best for the organization.
• Clearly communicate Transluce’s mission, strategy, and technical direction internally and externally; explain how each new hire contributes to the vision.
• Facilitate effective collaboration within and across teams.
• Set vision and prioritization for core infrastructure; design the platform/technical stack with senior engineers.

Skills

Leadership

Hiring engineers

Roadmap planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Job description

Transluce, a San Francisco-based research lab, seeks a technically oriented engineering leader to scale its engineering function from 20 to 40+ by mid-2027. The role spans product, AI systems, and research infrastructure, tightly aligned with the research team.

Prior leadership in scalable environments is a strong plus; visa sponsorship is available. The position requires setting a clear technical direction, driving culture, and building a high-caliber team that delivers impact across the