Vice President of Engineering

Cobalt

2d•$250,000 - $275,000•Remote

About The Position

Lead and mentor a global team of engineers to build the world’s most powerful AI driven offensive security platform. Reporting to the CTO, you will work closely with product management to execute the technology initiatives required to support the company’s rapid growth plans.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field.
15 years of experience in software development, with 5 years of experience in building SaaS cybersecurity products.
Strong multi-cloud engineering experience
Experience establishing engineering standards and best practices for AI-assisted software development, including the effective use of tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or similar AI coding assistants.
Demonstrated success driving adoption of AI-powered developer tooling and modern engineering practices to accelerate delivery while maintaining high standards for quality, security, and maintainability.
Experience with Secure SDL best practices and building DevOps/DevSecOps teams
Experience leading distributed international engineering teams
Strong internal and external communication skills; experience working with a variety of business functions
High emotional intelligence, adaptable, and comfortable with change
Demonstrated ability to manage and scale engineering teams effectively, with a focus on technical excellence
Tech Proficiency: Strong skills in our architecture: Ruby on Rails + JavaScript (React). Additional familiarity with other aspects of our tech stack is a plus: Node.js, cloud environments (GCP, Kubernetes)
Proven ability to recruit, mentor, and retain great people
Proven ability to thrive with a high level of autonomy and responsibility

Nice To Haves

Additional familiarity with other aspects of our tech stack is a plus: Node.js, cloud environments (GCP, Kubernetes)

Responsibilities

Lead, hire, manage, mentor, and coach a team of global engineers as we build the leading scalable Offensive Security Platform
Own the ongoing improvements of our existing offerings and the build out of new innovative products as we grow our portfolio
Collaborate with the senior leadership team on cross functional initiatives
Own the technical vision and architecture of our platform, ensuring that we are building for scale, stability, and resiliency
Foster a culture of innovation and experimentation
Create and implement standards around quality, efficiency and security
Drive the adoption of best practices in engineering design, architecture, and development, ensuring all solutions are scalable, resilient, and high-performing
Develop and own the strategy to continuously improve engineering quality and efficiency leveraging AI technologies, coding best practices, and agile methodologies