Vice President, Engineering

Amper is an early-stage, VC-backed SaaS technology company on a mission to modernize manufacturing from the ground up. Our platform transforms legacy shop-floor complexity into actionable intelligence, empowering teams across the plant to reduce costs, increase visibility, and drive efficiency.

We are looking for a Vice President of Engineering to lead our technical organization through this next stage of growth. This role focuses on scaling our engineering team, setting technical direction, and delivering a high-quality, AI-native product that redefines how manufacturers run operations.

Reporting directly to the CEO, you will own Amper’s engineering strategy and execution. You will lead and grow a team of engineers, establish practices and systems that enable rapid, reliable delivery, and ensure the technical foundation of our platform can scale with our ambitions. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll make critical architectural decisions, drive velocity, and create an environment where engineers can thrive.

While Amper supports remote work, this senior leadership role benefits from in-person collaboration. We have a preference for candidates located in or near Seattle, San Francisco, or Chicago, but not a requirement. US-based only.

1. Technical Strategy & Architecture

   • Define and drive the long-term technical strategy to ensure scalability, reliability, and performance.

   • Oversee architecture across the stack, including AI/ML systems, APIs, integrations, and cloud infrastructure.

   • Implement practices and tools that allow us to move quickly while maintaining quality and security.

2. Engineering Leadership & Scale

   • Lead, mentor, and grow our engineering team (currently five engineers, with significant growth planned over the next 12–24 months).

   • Build and maintain a strong engineering culture grounded in accountability, innovation, and velocity.

   • Establish clear processes for technical delivery, sprint planning, and cross-team alignment.

   • Ensure engineering teams are set up to deliver high-quality, customer-facing products on time and at scale.

3. Execution & Delivery

   • Oversee technical execution across multiple initiatives, ensuring alignment with company priorities.

   • Drive operational excellence in software development, testing, deployment, and monitoring.

   • Partner closely with Product, Sales, and Customer Success to ensure we deliver features that solve real problems and create measurable value for customers.

• 10+ years in engineering leadership, with recent experience as the senior engineering leader (VP, CTO, or equivalent) responsible for engineering strategy, scaling teams, and supporting meaningful product and business growth.

• Must have experience building and scaling B2B SaaS platforms; IoT experience is a plus.

• Track record of taking early-stage products to scale, ideally across both technical and organizational dimensions.

• Deep technical expertise in cloud architecture, APIs, real-time data, and ideally IoT or AI/ML systems.

• Skilled at building high-performing teams and creating environments where engineers do their best work.

• Strong communicator who can simplify technical complexity and align stakeholders across the company.

• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and making decisions with imperfect information.

• A leader who drives execution by rolling up your sleeves when necessary.

Bonus if you have:

• Background in manufacturing, industrial tech, or operations-heavy products.

• Experience building AI-native platforms.

The range of annual base salary for full-time employees for this position is $225,000-275,000, with additional incentive potential of $45,000-$55,000 at plan. Please note that pay offered will vary depending on factors including location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amper provides a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k), unlimited paid time off, and early-stage stock option equity.