VP of Engineering / SaaS

Motion Recruitment

Waltham (MA)

On-site

USD 200,000 - 250,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligible

Equity opportunity

Flexible work environment

Executive-level visibility and impact

Job summary

Motion Recruitment seeks a Vice President of Engineering for a fast-growing SaaS company serving construction, facilities, and asset management. This full-time, hands-on leadership role combines technical leadership with strategic direction, including mentoring engineers and guiding platform modernization.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in software engineering and 3+ years in leadership, with experience building scalable SaaS platforms, APIs, microservices, and cloud infrastructure.

Qualifications

10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
3+ years of engineering leadership experience.
Hands-on development experience with modern web applications.
Experience designing and building scalable SaaS platforms.
Strong understanding of software architecture, APIs, microservices, and cloud infrastructure.
Experience working across both frontend and backend development.
Ability to lead technical projects while remaining actively involved in coding.
Experience partnering with product and executive stakeholders.
Experience leveraging AI tools and workflows within software development.

Responsibilities

Hands-on software development across the platform (65%).
Define architecture and technical strategy (15%).
Team leadership and mentorship (10%).
Product and business collaboration (10%).
Build features and review code, mentoring engineers, and guiding platform modernization.

Skills

Software engineering

Engineering leadership

Hands-on coding

SaaS architecture

APIs & microservices

Cloud infrastructure

Frontend & Backend

Project leadership

AI in development

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Vice President of Engineering

This full-time leadership opportunity is with a rapidly growing SaaS organization serving the construction, facilities, and asset management space. The company is modernizing its platform with a cloud-native architecture, AI-driven development practices, and enterprise-scale web applications built on PHP/Laravel, Angular/TypeScript, cloud infrastructure, and microservices.

The Vice President of Engineering will serve as both the technical leader and principal engineer for the organization, remaining deeply involved in software development while helping guide the overall technical direction of the platform. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who enjoys writing code, reviewing architecture, mentoring engineers, and solving complex technical challenges while partnering closely with executive leadership.

You’ll play a key role in platform modernization initiatives, AI adoption across the development lifecycle, and the continued evolution of the company's engineering practices. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable building features, designing systems, and leading a small, high-performing engineering team.

Required Skills & Experience

10+ years of professional software engineering experience
3+ years of engineering leadership experience
Strong hands-on development experience with modern web applications
Experience designing and building scalable SaaS platforms
Strong understanding of software architecture, APIs, microservices, and cloud infrastructure
Experience working across both frontend and backend development
Ability to lead technical projects while remaining actively involved in coding
Experience partnering with product and executive stakeholders
Experience leveraging AI tools and workflows within software development

Desired Skills & Experience