Vectra
Director, Engineering – Emerging Technologies
Vectra, San Jose, California, United States, 95199
Position OverviewVectra AI’s Office of the CTO is looking for an Engineering Director to lead a team tasked to build an advanced solution in the threat detection and response space. True to Vectra’s heritage, this solution will blend various forms of AI (including Gen AI) and deep security expertise to take SOC capabilities to a new level. The solution will be cloud-native and thus will be open to rapid iteration. The initial customers for the solution are already engaged and providing valuable and timely feedback.
The ideal candidate will have experience with the challenges of early-stage product development and particularly with SaaS-delivered products or services applying data analytics, ML or AI.
The ideal candidate is a leader of high-performance teams who is excited to work on cutting-edge technology and who delights in exceeding customer expectations.
The role reports directly to the CTO.
Responsibilities
Hire a top-class engineering team
Be a key partner in the strategic planning process identifying key technical decisions, milestones, roadmap, etc.
Build team culture which values rapid iteration with feedback over big bang delivery
Identify potential technical risks and quickly determine whether they are real risks
Mentor and grow team members in both their technical and soft skills
Participate in architecture discussions and guide the technical direction of the team
Interface with product organization to keep stakeholders abreast of progress and discuss what maturing features should be implemented in core product offering
Requirements
Experience leading teams of senior and junior engineers on complex projects with external dependencies
10+ years of software engineering experience in all phases of a software development lifecycle
Knowledge of software design principles and leading software development practices
Strong communication & collaboration skills
Track record of getting things done, taking initiative and challenging assumptions
Experience with real-time processing pipelines and surrounding technologies
Experience with delivering solutions involving ML, expert systems, or AI within streaming/real-time constraints
Solid grounding in the technology of at least one cloud environment (AWS preferred)
Preferred
Experience programming in any of the following: python, rust, C++
Experience with Terraform and CI/CD
Knowledge of networking and networking protocols
Knowledge of Cybersecurity
Education
BS or MS or PhD in Computer Science or similar technical degree
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The ideal candidate will have experience with the challenges of early-stage product development and particularly with SaaS-delivered products or services applying data analytics, ML or AI.
The ideal candidate is a leader of high-performance teams who is excited to work on cutting-edge technology and who delights in exceeding customer expectations.
The role reports directly to the CTO.
Responsibilities
Hire a top-class engineering team
Be a key partner in the strategic planning process identifying key technical decisions, milestones, roadmap, etc.
Build team culture which values rapid iteration with feedback over big bang delivery
Identify potential technical risks and quickly determine whether they are real risks
Mentor and grow team members in both their technical and soft skills
Participate in architecture discussions and guide the technical direction of the team
Interface with product organization to keep stakeholders abreast of progress and discuss what maturing features should be implemented in core product offering
Requirements
Experience leading teams of senior and junior engineers on complex projects with external dependencies
10+ years of software engineering experience in all phases of a software development lifecycle
Knowledge of software design principles and leading software development practices
Strong communication & collaboration skills
Track record of getting things done, taking initiative and challenging assumptions
Experience with real-time processing pipelines and surrounding technologies
Experience with delivering solutions involving ML, expert systems, or AI within streaming/real-time constraints
Solid grounding in the technology of at least one cloud environment (AWS preferred)
Preferred
Experience programming in any of the following: python, rust, C++
Experience with Terraform and CI/CD
Knowledge of networking and networking protocols
Knowledge of Cybersecurity
Education
BS or MS or PhD in Computer Science or similar technical degree
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