Vice President - Software Engineering - SaaS Platform

Job Description

Spectral Consultants is hiring for a Vice President of Software Engineering SaaS Platform with one of the leading US Product based organization.

What Youll Do

- Define and execute the platform engineering strategy aligned with product vision and business objectives.

- Lead global R&D roadmap execution and drive product transformation initiatives.

- Build, mentor, and retain a high-performing, collaborative engineering organization.

- Oversee development and operations of a scalable, reliable SaaS platform with high availability.

- Partner cross-functionally with Product, Design, Sales, and Customer Success to ensure seamless launches and customer adoption.

- Make daily technical decisions balancing engineering, business, and customer needs.

- Drive continuous improvement in scalability, stability, performance, and security.

- Champion Agile methodologies and foster a data-driven engineering culture.

- Represent engineering to senior stakeholders, communicating progress, achievements, and key challenges.

What You 'll Bring

- 15+ years of experience in software engineering, including 10+ years leading SaaS platform/product development in Agile environments.

- Proven leadership managing engineering organizations of 100+ team members across diverse skill sets.

- Deep expertise in cloud-native architectures, containers, APIs, Infrastructure-as-Code, and serverless computing.

- Strong understanding of software & infrastructure cost dynamics.

- Technical background in Java, .NET, AWS, RedHat, ETL tools, and front-end technologies; familiarity with Github Copilot, Jira a plus.

- Track record of coaching, mentoring, and building engineering talent pipelines