VP Of Engineering

Teleskope•New York, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Teleskope is seeking a VP of Engineering to lead and scale our engineering and AI organizations during a critical growth phase. This role owns engineering execution end-to-end—translating product vision into secure, scalable systems while building a high-performing team. You will report directly to the CEO and partner with product, data science and go-to-market leadership to deliver a reliable, extensible platform used by every Teleskope customer. This is a hands-on leadership role suited for someone who thrives in early-stage environments and can operate at both strategic and tactical levels. This is a hybrid role requiring 3+ days in-office in New York City.

Requirements

15+ years of engineering experience, including 8+ years in engineering leadership roles.
Proven experience scaling teams and systems at high-growth startups.
Strong technical foundation with the ability to guide architecture and complex systems.
Experience with data-intensive or distributed systems in production.
Familiarity with ML and AI-driven products.
Strong communication skills and comfort partnering with executive leadership.

Nice To Haves

Experience in security, privacy, or data governance domains.
Background working closely with ML or data teams.
Experience scaling teams post–Series A.
Experience working with multiple clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP) as well as on-premise environments.

Responsibilities

Own engineering strategy, execution, and delivery across the Teleskope platform.
Build, scale, and lead the engineering team, including hiring and development.
Set technical direction and architectural standards for scalable, reliable systems, while staying close to the work through engagement in the codebase and guidance on execution.
Partner with CEO and product leadership to execute the roadmap with speed and quality.
Establish strong engineering processes without sacrificing velocity.
Guide the productionization of ML-powered and agentic systems.

Benefits

A foundational leadership role at a fast-growing Series A company.
Ownership over systems and teams that power every customer workflow.
An opportunity to reshape the fragmented data security market through genuine technical innovation.
Competitive salary and meaningful equity.
A beautiful, well-stocked office in NYC’s Financial District.
Flexible vacation and work-from-home days.
Health, vision, dental, 401k and more benefits, heavily subsidized by Teleskope.

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