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VP of Engineering

We are looking for a VP of Engineering to build and scale an engineering organization as we grow our autonomous Voice AI platform. You will own engineering end-to-end: building the leadership layer, scaling teams and processes, driving predictable delivery, maintaining operational excellence, and ensuring our technology and organization can support rapid business growth. You'll work closely with the founders and Product leadership to shape the engineering strategy behind one of the most advanced platforms for autonomous AI employees.

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What you will do:

Grow the team from 45 → 100+ engineers
Hire, coach, and develop the engineering management layer
Structure the organization and architect the platform for hypergrowth
Establish a predictable SDLC
Partner closely with Product Management to deliver the most impactful business outcomes in priority order
Set quality standards and SLAs
Scale production capacity so it never bottlenecks growth
Own FinOps and vendor management
Refine career ladders and the hiring process

Requirements:

10+ years of engineering management experience
Experience leading teams of 30+
Experience with high-scale software development and operations
Experience leading engineering teams on customer-facing SaaS
Strong knowledge of agentic systems (even without production experience)
Strong software architecture skills
English and Russian at B2+: excellent communication skills, both spoken and written
Location: any, except Russia and Belarus
Startup experience

Additional experience we value:

A track record of scaling an engineering organization from ~ 40 to 150 people as a VP of Engineering or CTO
A background in AI/ML, voice, or real-time systems
A track record of building high-scale software in a public cloud
A background in zero-to-one organization building and rapid decision-making

It will be a plus:

A clear and empathetic leadership style
The ability to handle disagreements constructively and keep discussions focused on solutions
Motivation to help build and scale an advanced AI company

Why join us:

At Mad Devs, you will join a company that values creativity, strategic thinking, and continuous improvement. You will work on projects that reach millions of users worldwide, alongside a strong and supportive team. Here, you will grow professionally, take on meaningful challenges, and contribute to products that solve real problems at scale.