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VP of Engineering

Stairwell builds an evasion‑proof security platform used by leading enterprises to detect and analyze malware at extreme scale. We seek a VP of Engineering to lead platform, infrastructure, and detection pipeline execution while designing the architecture for petabyte-scale processing and building a high-performance engineering organization.

Skills

  • Proven experience leading backend, platform, and infrastructure teams at scale.
  • Deep technical knowledge of cloud-native systems (GCP preferred), Kubernetes, and Go.
  • Experience designing and operating distributed systems that process massive telemetry and artifact data.
  • Practical application of AI/ML to product features, detection logic, and developer productivity.
  • Strong execution, prioritization, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

  • Drive execution across core platform, infrastructure, detection pipelines, artifact ingestion, and customer integrations.
  • Translate product direction and threat research into system architecture, engineering plans, and delivered software.
  • Design and evolve system architecture to support petabyte-scale data, real-time analysis, and continuous reprocessing.
  • Build and scale a high-performance engineering organization: hire, set standards, and define career expectations.
  • Partner closely with CTO, Threat Research, Sales Engineering, and Customer Success to align technical and product strategy.
  • Champion engineering quality: secure-by-default design, code review culture, automated testing, and reliable releases.
  • Make tradeoffs between short-term delivery and long-term architecture, communicating rationale to stakeholders.

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in relevant fields is a plus but not required.

Benefits

  • Work remotely with a senior, high-impact engineering team
  • Equity ownership in a venture-backed company
  • Competitive salary and bonus potential
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits (typical for comparable startups)
  • Flexible PTO and professional development support
  • Opportunity to shape product architecture and engineering culture
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August 14, 2025
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