[Hiring] Vice President, Engineering @Submittable

Role Description

Submittable is hiring a Vice President of Engineering who is deeply technical, works hands-on, and builds with AI every day. You will report to the CTO and run engineering day to day: delivery, quality, reliability, cost, and the people who make them happen.

We want a different VP than the old SaaS playbook produced. That playbook grew output by growing headcount and adding layers of management. We believe AI coding tools now let a small team of strong engineers ship what once took a team several times its size. We intend to run engineering that way. You will keep the organization lean, keep layers few, and raise output per engineer rather than the number of engineers.

You cannot lead that change from a slide deck. You need to know firsthand what it is like to ship production software with AI agents, including where they fail. We expect you to have done this yourself in the last 12 months and to keep doing it here. Plan on roughly a fifth of your week going to hands-on technical work: reading and writing code, reviewing pull requests, working incidents, and building the tools your teams use.

We are choosing depth over span. This is a hands-on leadership role for a small, senior team, not a role leading a large organization through layers of managers. If you want to make architecture calls, contribute and ship code, and help a lean team deliver well beyond its size, we want to talk.

What You'll Do

• Run engineering day to day.
• Turn the CTO's technical strategy and the product roadmap into plans, priorities, and shipped software.
• Stay hands-on.
• Review pull requests, prototype, debug production issues, and write tools.
• Make AI the default way we build.
• Measure what AI changes.
• Keep the organization lean.
• Automate the toil.
• Raise the technical bar.
• Own platform reliability, security, and cost.
• Build AI into the product.
• Hire and grow a small, strong team.
• Partner across the company.

Qualifications

• You have shipped software with AI in the last 12 months.
• Deep technical skill.
• You have run lean, high-output teams.
• B2B SaaS at scale.
• Predictable delivery.
• Distributed teams.
• Comfort with fast change.
• A clear storyteller.
• A builder of strong teams.

Requirements

• 15+ years in software engineering, with real depth in distributed systems, API design, data modeling, cloud infrastructure (AWS and Azure, Kubernetes), and DevOps.
• 7+ years in engineering leadership, including at least 3 years leading other managers.
• Experience building and running multi-tenant, cloud-based B2B SaaS products.
• A record of shipping complex software on predictable timelines without trading away quality, security, or reliability.
• You have led teams across multiple countries and time zones.
• A track record of hiring, developing, and keeping strong engineers and building inclusive teams.

Nice to Have

• Experience in a private equity-backed or high-growth SaaS company.
• Familiarity with SOC 2 and GDPR.
• Experience shipping LLM-based features to customers.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Location

This is a remote, U.S.-based role — you must live and reside in the U.S. full-time.

Salary Details

The annual salary range for this position is $220,000 - $260,000. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and life insurance with optional HSA, FSA, and DCA accounts.
• 401(k) plan with employer match starting day one.
• Equity stock options to share in our success.
• Flexible hours, remote work options, and generous vacation and sick leave.
• Paid parental leave for mothers, fathers, and adoptive parents.
• Professional development stipends to support your career growth.
• Opportunities to participate in community outreach and volunteer programs.
• Monthly company-sponsored happy hours and gatherings to connect and unwind.