VP Engineering (AI)

About

I’m partnered with a highly backed AI venture builder creating AI-native companies across life sciences, health, and sustainability.

They’re hiring a VP Engineering to lead the core platform powering the portfolio.

Why this role stands out:

• Lead a team of Principal Engineers only
• Stay hands-on with architecture + system design
• Build AI-first systems from scratch
• Work in a genuinely AI-native engineering environment
• High autonomy, low bureaucracy

You’ll:

• Own technical strategy for a portfolio-wide AI platform
• Lead and grow an elite engineering team
• Drive architecture, scalability, and build-vs-buy decisions
• Partner with researchers, scientists, and product leaders
• Allocate engineering resources across multiple ventures

Ideal background:

• Experience leading senior/principal engineers
• Strong systems + architecture expertise
• Startup or high-autonomy environment experience
• Comfortable balancing strategy with hands-on engineering

The opportunity:

Shape the engineering foundation behind multiple AI-driven companies alongside exceptional founders, engineers, and researchers.