VP of Engineering

Banyan Software

1d•$200,000 - $250,000•Remote

About The Position

Banyan Software is seeking a VP of Engineering to lead the technical strategy for printIQ and DocketManager, two market-leading platforms. This role involves owning the full technology strategy, engineering organization, product delivery, and platform architecture. The ideal candidate is a proven SaaS engineering leader with deep technical expertise and an AI-first approach, energized by transformation. This is an opportunity to shape the next generation of these platforms within a permanent ownership structure.

Requirements

Led an engineering organization through a major platform transition (replatforming, modernization, cloud migration, or acquisition integration) while maintaining delivery throughput.
Shipped AI-embedded product capabilities with measurable customer outcomes, or led sustained AI experimentation with clear conviction about where it creates durable value.
Owned a SaaS platform’s security posture and compliance requirements (SOC 2, industry-specific standards) without relying on a dedicated security team.
Designed or redesigned a data architecture that serves analytics, BI, and AI as a unified asset.
Built and scaled an engineering team, including hiring technical talent, developing engineers into leaders, and managing performance directly.
Served as a CEO’s or GM’s primary technology partner, representing the technical vision in executive, board, or customer conversations.
Made architecture and infrastructure investment decisions with direct commercial rationale (tied to retention, revenue, or competitive positioning).
Identified a commercial or product opportunity from a technical vantage point that others in the organization may have not seen.

Nice To Haves

Deep technical expertise and engineering leadership in equal measure.
AI-first approach.
Energized by transformation rather than threatened by it.
Close enough to the code and infrastructure to stay personally connected.
Leadership maturity that comes from having done this before in equally or more sophisticated organizations.

Responsibilities

Define and execute the technical vision for the printIQ and Docket Manager platforms, ensuring they are scalable, secure, and built for the next phase of growth.
Drive platform modernization: infrastructure, APIs, performance, and security posture.
Design a data architecture that serves analytics, BI, and AI as a unified estate, positioning the company for AI capabilities competitors using generic models cannot replicate.
Lead adoption of AI-assisted development practices to increase engineering throughput and embed intelligent workflows into the product.
Manage technical debt pragmatically, balancing remediation with forward momentum.
Build and lead a high-performing engineering organization of approximately 20 developers across printIQ and Docket Manager, hiring well, setting clear expectations, and developing the next layer of technical leadership.
Evolve engineering practices, development standards, and delivery rhythms to support the next phase of growth.
Champion AI-native ways of working and invest in the team's continued growth.
Lead a multi-geography team spanning New Zealand, North America, and the UK, bringing external perspective and best practices to a deeply experienced group.
Serve as the CEO's primary technology co-strategist on business direction, product decisions, and market positioning.
Partner with the CEO to translate the company's growth plan into a concrete technical strategy and AI roadmap that drives profitable revenue.
Identify where AI and platform capabilities can reshape market position and create durable competitive advantage.
Represent the technology vision with conviction in executive, customer, and board conversations.
Push back constructively on decisions that trade short-term feature velocity for long-term platform health.