VP of Engineering: Robotics, AI & Cloud Platforms

Simbe

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 300,000 - 420,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Simbe Robotics is a leading retail robotics company delivering in-store intelligence solutions that help retailers optimise operations, improve shelf execution, and unlock actionable data insights. We are seeking a Vice President of Engineering to lead and unify our full-stack engineering organization across robotics, hardware, AI, cloud, and data systems.

This role focuses on end-to-end execution, architectural cohesion, production readiness, and building a scalable enterprise-grade platform

Qualifications

Experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams delivering deployed robotic or IoT systems at scale.
Direct oversight of hardware and software teams.
Strong systems thinker integrating mechanical, electrical, embedded, AI, and cloud.
Ability to scale engineering organizations in growth-stage environments.
Experience delivering enterprise-grade products to Tier 1 B2B customers.

Responsibilities

Own engineering strategy, execution, and delivery across hardware and software domains.
Drive architectural alignment across mechanical, electrical, embedded, AI, cloud, and data systems.
Establish scalable engineering processes, quality standards, and release discipline.
Ensure production readiness, field reliability, and measurable system performance for Tier 1 B2B customers.
Partner closely with Product, Commercial, Customer Success, and Operations to align engineering priorities with revenue growth and customer outcomes.
Balance near-term delivery commitments with long-term technical innovation.
Build and develop high-performing, cross-disciplinary engineering leaders.
Advance Simbe’s leadership in robotics, computer vision, AI, and cloud-based retail intelligence.