VP, Engineering (Remote)

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VP of Engineering AI Voice Tech (Berlin/Hybrid, European Focus) Are you ready to take a thriving engineering team to the next stage of scale and innovation in AI-powered voice technology? We are seeking an exceptional VP of Engineering to lead a high-growth team working on advanced Golang and Python backend solutions.
About the Role
Hands-on technical leadership of a 30-person, multi-squad engineering team, recently scaled for in-house product delivery.
Five agile squads specialize across backend and AI-centric technologies, especially Golang (voice backend) and Python.
The VP oversees five direct reports: two team leads, head of engineering, and three senior engineers, driving technical vision and delivery across squads.
Leadership is paramount: devote 75% of your time to management, organizational alignment, and high-level cross-functional collaboration (product, design, advisory, investor relations).
Ownership extends from technical decisions to attracting talent, process evolution, and product impact.
What You'll Need
~8-12 years progressive engineering experience including direct management of at least 5+ engineers.
~ Track record scaling teams in fast-paced environmentsSeries A to C preferred.
~ Deep hands-on expertise in Golang; comfortable with Python and other modern backend languages.
~ Demonstrable experience building real-world AI or voice technology products.
~ Strong hybrid/remote management skills, able to motivate, coach, and unify distributed squads.
~ Exceptional cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder influence, and strategic vision.
~ Proven ability to thrive under ambitious, equity-driven incentiveshigh commitment required.
~ Open-source contributions a major plus.

Location & Flexibility
~ Berlin-based position with hybrid work model. Exceptional candidates in the UK or New York may be considered, but European backgrounds are prioritized.

Recruitment Process
Four rigorous stages: recruiter screen, interviews with CTO and product team, external advisor deep dive, investor/CEO conversation.
The process is designed to probe for scale-up experience, leadership style, technical range, and entrepreneurial drive.
Who Should Apply
Youve built and led engineering teams through hypergrowth, product pivots, and ambitious launchespreferably in AI or voice tech.
You love ownership and thrive on solving deeply technical challenges with lasting significance.
You see equity as a motivator and are ready for high reward, high expectation.
You favour action and effectiveness over work-life balance as your primary driver.
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