Vice President of Engineering

Position: Vice President of Engineering
Location: Boston area

About us:
Vizit is one of the fastest-growing AI startups in the U.S., pioneering the field of image analytics and introducing the world’s first content measurement standard—Vizit Scores. Our patented AI-powered Visual Content Effectiveness Platform helps global brands like Mars, L’Oréal, and Unilever capture consumer attention, increase audience appeal, and boost conversion effectiveness.

Having recently secured our Series B funding, Vizit is poised to scale rapidly and bring our innovative platform to more companies worldwide. Our platform enables businesses to measure, understand, and optimize their visual content in real time, driving more sales, engagement, and connection with target audiences. Powered by patented AI technology and a proprietary database of over one trillion visual cues, Vizit lets brands see through the eyes of their consumers to create impactful Visual Brands and Experiences.

Position Overview:
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Vice President of Engineering to lead our core engineering teams, which includes back-end engineers, front-end engineers, and DevOps. This role is critical to building and expanding Vizit’s groundbreaking visual intelligence platform and proprietary visual analytics software.

As the VP of Engineering, you will be responsible for driving innovation, ensuring best-in-class engineering practices, and scaling the technical infrastructure that powers Vizit's patented technology. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of leadership in a SaaS startup environment, strong technical expertise, and experience with cloud-native, serverless architectures.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leadership & Strategy:
  • Lead and mentor the engineering team, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
  • Collaborate with the CTO and other senior leaders to define and execute the technical vision and strategy for Vizit’s core platform, self service product, and partner program technology.
  • Drive the engineering roadmap to support product development and customer success goals.
  • Ensure alignment between engineering efforts and business objectives, delivering scalable solutions on time and within budget.
  • Customer-Obsessed Leader: A proven track record of championing the customer experience, deeply understanding customer needs, and driving product decisions that prioritize delivering exceptional value.
  • Builder of Self-Service Excellence: Demonstrated success in designing and scaling self-service solutions that empower customers to achieve outcomes independently, reducing friction and increasing engagement.
  • Automation and Streamlining Advocate: Passionate about leveraging technology to simplify and accelerate the customer’s path to value through innovative automation and process optimization.
• Operational Excellence and Compliance:
  • Champion agile methodologies and processes to ensure high performance, transparency, and predictability across engineering teams.
  • Implement and manage tools and processes for continuous integration, delivery, and deployment (CI/CD) with an emphasis on test-driven development (TDD).
  • Own the reliability and scalability of Vizit's platform, ensuring high availability and performance for our enterprise customers.
  • Ensure adherence to Vizit’s SOC procedures and maintain compliance standards, serving as a role model for security and compliance across the organization.
• Team Development & Growth:
  • Attract, hire, and retain top engineering talent, building a team capable of supporting Vizit’s rapid growth and technological advancement.
  • Promote a culture of ownership, creativity, and accountability, driving high engagement across the engineering organization.
  • Establish career development plans for engineers, fostering both technical and leadership growth within the team.

• Technical Leadership:
  • Oversee the design, development, and deployment of high-quality enterprise software systems and services using Python, AWS, and serverless infrastructure.
  • Lead the organization’s efforts in CI/CD, automated testing, and other engineering best practices, ensuring a robust and reliable codebase.
  • Support the continued development and refinement of Vizit’s Visual Content Effectiveness Platform.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical specifications.

Qualifications:

• Experience:
  • 10+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership role managing high performance teams of engineers.
  • Proven success leading engineering in a startup enterprise SaaS environment, ideally one that scales products using cloud-native and serverless technologies.
  • Recent experience leading strategic initiatives at a fast paced, high-growth enterprise SaaS company
  • Strong experience with core technologies such as Python, AWS, serverless infrastructure, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Experience managing the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), from planning and architecture to testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Technical Skills:
  • Deep understanding of AWS, serverless architecture, microservices, and cloud infrastructure.
  • Proficiency in Python, with experience in architecting scalable systems on AWS.
  • Strong grasp of modern engineering practices including TDD, automated testing, and CI/CD.
  • Experienced with AWS Lambda and SQS as part of architecting and scaling event-driven systems.
  • Familiarity with front-end development (UI/UX) and DevOps best practices is a plus.
• Leadership & Communication:
  • Highly entrepreneurial with a natural desire to move fast, and win.
  • Exceptional leadership, team-building, and coaching skills with the ability to inspire and motivate high-performance teams.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders across the company and lead cross-functional initiatives.
  • Strategic mindset with a strong ability to balance short-term deliverables with long-term planning.

Why Join Vizit:

At Vizit, we are transforming the way brands engage with consumers through cutting-edge visual content analytics. By joining our passionate and innovative team, you’ll play a critical role in shaping the future of AI and visual intelligence on a global scale. As Vice President of Engineering, you’ll have the unique opportunity to lead breakthrough innovations and steer our engineering organization during an exciting phase of growth and expansion.

What’s In It for You:

• A chance to expand your leadership skills at an innovative, fast-growing AI company that's defining a new software category.
• Work alongside a smart, experienced, and fun team committed to building revolutionary solutions for global brands.
• Enjoy the security of a well-funded, venture-backed company that has just secured Series B funding and is ready to scale.
• Competitive salaries, stock options, and a range of benefits including 401k, generous PTO, health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Flexible remote work options and a work/life allowance to support your well-being.

Although we are headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Vizit is a remote-first company. We provide opportunities for teams to gather in person to enhance collaboration and productivity. In addition to excellent benefits, our culture is influenced by our Growth Principles: Customer Obsessed, Invent and Improve, Take Ownership, and Be Human! We have an awesome team that is building an amazing, successful product and company. Whoever you are and however you identify, if this sounds like a role and a team that you'd be excited to join, we would love to hear from you.

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