Vice President, Engineering

Amper•Chicago, IL

52d•$225,000 - $275,000•Remote

About The Position

Amper is an early-stage, VC-backed SaaS technology company on a mission to modernize manufacturing from the ground up. Our platform transforms legacy shop-floor complexity into actionable intelligence, empowering teams across the plant to reduce costs, increase visibility, and drive efficiency. We are looking for a Vice President of Engineering to lead our technical organization through this next stage of growth. This role focuses on scaling our engineering team, setting technical direction, and delivering a high-quality, AI-native product that redefines how manufacturers run operations. The Role Reporting directly to the CEO, you will own Amper’s engineering strategy and execution. You will lead and grow a team of engineers, establish practices and systems that enable rapid, reliable delivery, and ensure the technical foundation of our platform can scale with our ambitions. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll make critical architectural decisions, drive velocity, and create an environment where engineers can thrive. Location While Amper supports remote work, this senior leadership role benefits from in-person collaboration. We have a preference for candidates located in or near Seattle, San Francisco, or Chicago, but not a requirement. US-based only.

Requirements

10+ years in engineering leadership, with recent experience as the senior engineering leader (VP, CTO, or equivalent) responsible for engineering strategy, scaling teams, and supporting meaningful product and business growth.
Must have experience building and scaling B2B SaaS platforms; IoT experience is a plus.
Track record of taking early-stage products to scale, ideally across both technical and organizational dimensions.
Deep technical expertise in cloud architecture, APIs, real-time data, and ideally IoT or AI/ML systems.
Skilled at building high-performing teams and creating environments where engineers do their best work.
Strong communicator who can simplify technical complexity and align stakeholders across the company.
Comfortable navigating ambiguity and making decisions with imperfect information.
A leader who drives execution by rolling up your sleeves when necessary.

Nice To Haves

Background in manufacturing, industrial tech, or operations-heavy products.
Experience building AI-native platforms.

Responsibilities

Define and drive the long-term technical strategy to ensure scalability, reliability, and performance.
Oversee architecture across the stack, including AI/ML systems, APIs, integrations, and cloud infrastructure.
Implement practices and tools that allow us to move quickly while maintaining quality and security.
Lead, mentor, and grow our engineering team (currently five engineers, with significant growth planned over the next 12–24 months).
Build and maintain a strong engineering culture grounded in accountability, innovation, and velocity.
Establish clear processes for technical delivery, sprint planning, and cross-team alignment.
Ensure engineering teams are set up to deliver high-quality, customer-facing products on time and at scale.
Oversee technical execution across multiple initiatives, ensuring alignment with company priorities.
Drive operational excellence in software development, testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Partner closely with Product, Sales, and Customer Success to ensure we deliver features that solve real problems and create measurable value for customers.