VP of Engineering / SaaS

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC

Waltham, Northern (MA, KY)

Hybrid

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 visibility

Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC in the United States is seeking a Vice President of Engineering for a fast-growing SaaS organization serving construction, facilities, and asset management. This role blends hands-on coding with strategic leadership, guiding the platform's modernization and AI adoption.

You will lead a small engineering team, shape technical direction, review architectures, mentor engineers, and collaborate with executives on product and business strategy.

Qualifications

10+ years software engineering experience.
3+ years in engineering leadership.
Hands-on development for modern web apps.
Experience with SaaS platforms.
Knowledge of architecture, APIs, microservices, cloud infra.
Full-stack capability across frontend and backend.
Able to lead projects while coding.
Experience partnering with product/executives.
Experience leveraging AI in development.

Responsibilities

Hands-on software development across the platform.
Lead architecture and technical direction.
Mentor and manage a small engineering team.
Collaborate with product and executives.
Drive platform modernization and AI adoption.

Skills

Senior software engineer

Engineering leadership

Hands-on development

API design

Microservices

Cloud infrastructure

Frontend & backend

Mentoring engineers

Stakeholder collaboration

AI in development

Tools

PHP/Laravel

Angular/TypeScript

AWS

Azure

CI/CD tooling

Cloud platforms

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