Vice President of Engineering, Maze

• We’re looking for someone who cares deeply about people and performance, and who’s excited to bring structure, clarity, and momentum to a team that’s ready for its next phase of growth
• Experience with high-craft products where design and user experience matter
• You have 10+ years of engineering experience, including 5+ years leading teams in high-growth B2B SaaS environments
• You have experience leading teams through hyper-growth and scale challenges. You have built teams of double-digit size (60+ engineers) and are able to fly at different altitude, from strategy to hands-on engagement with the team
• You have a track record of setting clear performance standards and building orgs where excellence is the norm
• You have the altitude to engage in high-level strategic discussions while also being close enough to the technical team to understand the codebase and workflows
• You have a proven track record of hiring Tier 1 talent in Europe & the US, ensuring the team remains at the highest caliber as they scale
• You’ve worked in lean or rebuilding environments where culture and delivery needed reshaping
• You’ve integrated AI/ML into products and engineering workflows—not just for hype, but for real leverage
• You bring experience in AI developer tooling (e.g., Cursor, intelligent CI/CD, AI-based QA)
• You’ve led the delivery of a full end-to-end AI product and have experience with models, evals strategy, and bring a vision on how to get excellent AI products to market
• You lead with urgency, clarity, and care, and bring teams with you through ambiguity
• You’re a strong thought partner to CEOs and product leaders who can push back with substance and vision
• You communicate transparently and have the EQ to lead distributed, diverse teams
• You enjoy mentoring EMs and building leaders around you - not just scaling IC capacity

Desirable

• We’re looking for a Vice President, Engineering to join Maze’s executive leadership team and help shape the next chapter of our engineering organization
• This is an opportunity to lead with impact. Reporting directly to the CEO, you’ll play a key role in evolving our culture, scaling our systems, and unlocking the full potential of our team
• The company's key engineering and product teams are based in Europe and Portugal
• [Leading & Scaling] Leading and scaling Maze’s global engineering organization with strategic direction, clarity, and urgency
• [Hiring] Lead the recruitment and development of engineering talent, with a focus on hiring exceptional engineers and managers who align with Maze’s mission and values
• [Performance Culture] Building a performance culture rooted in excellence, accountability, and innovation
• [Set the Bar] Establishing clear expectations for quality, speed, and team contribution to ensure engineering drives business impact
• [AI Vision] Owning AI strategy, vision, and technical delivery across Maze, including integration into workflows and product surfaces
• [Cross-functional partner] Partnering with Product, Design, and the GTM org to ship research-driven features that serve real user needs in innovative ways
• [Ship the Org Chart] Supporting EMs in building team structure, performance rhythms, and individual career paths
• [Business Partner to CEO] Bringing executive presence and influence to the leadership team - be a thought partner to the CEO & the executive team to drive business & roadmap decisions
• Set a clear vision for Engineering and align it with company priorities and product strategy
• Drive high velocity, AI-forward product delivery in a lean and distributed environment
• Lead and develop a team of globally distributed, Engineering Managers and ICs, fostering autonomy, trust, and performance
• Establish systems for accountability, clarity, and consistent quality across pods and platforms
• Bring thought partnership to executive conversations, connecting technical opportunity with business ambition
• Model strategic, focused, and decisive leadership through moments of change and uncertainty
• Invest in the growth and upward mobility of engineers and leaders by building systems of support that empower development
• Reports directly to the CEO
• Acts as a peer to the executive team and carries ownership for engineering’s strategic contribution
• Oversees all Engineering across product surfaces
• Will influence future hiring of technical leadership and org design