Maze is seeking a Vice President of Engineering to join our executive leadership team and shape the next chapter of our engineering organization. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will lead and scale the global engineering team, set a clear vision, and drive AI-forward product delivery.
What You'll Do
- Lead and scale Maze’s global engineering organization with strategic direction, clarity, and urgency.
- Lead the recruitment and development of engineering talent, focusing on hiring exceptional engineers and managers.
- Build a performance culture rooted in excellence, accountability, and innovation.
- Establish clear expectations for quality, speed, and team contribution to ensure engineering drives business impact.
- Own AI strategy, vision, and technical delivery across Maze, including integration into workflows and product surfaces.
- Partner with Product, Design, and the GTM org to ship research-driven features that serve real user needs.
- Support Engineering Managers in building team structure, performance rhythms, and individual career paths.
- Be a thought partner to the CEO and the executive team to drive business and 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.
What We're Looking For
- 10+ years of engineering experience.
- 5+ years leading teams in high-growth B2B SaaS environments.
- Experience leading teams through hyper-growth and scale challenges.
- Experience building teams of double-digit size (60+ engineers).
- Track record of setting clear performance standards and building orgs where excellence is the norm.
- Altitude to engage in high-level strategic discussions while also being close enough to the technical team.
- Proven track record of hiring Tier 1 talent in Europe and the US.
- Experience working in lean or rebuilding environments where culture and delivery needed reshaping.
- Experience integrating AI/ML into products and engineering workflows for real leverage.
- Experience in AI developer tooling (e.g., Cursor, intelligent CI/CD, AI-based QA).
- Experience leading the delivery of a full end-to-end AI product, with experience with models and evals strategy.
- Lead with urgency, clarity, and care, and bring teams with you through ambiguity.
- Strong thought partner to CEOs and product leaders who can push back with substance and vision.
- Communicate transparently and have the EQ to lead distributed, diverse teams.
- Enjoy mentoring Engineering Managers and building leaders.
Nice to Have
- Experience leading a function through strategic shifts.
- Experience working in product-led/sales-assisted organizations.
- Strong commercial instincts and understanding of how engineering influences revenue and retention.
- Familiarity with tech stack (Node.js/TypeScript, React, AWS).
- Experience working closely with researchers, designers, or AI/ML teams to build highly usable products.
Technical Stack
- Node.js/TypeScript
- React
- AWS
Team & Environment
You will report directly to the CEO and oversee a team of 60+ engineers across all product surfaces, acting as a peer to the executive team.
Benefits & Compensation
- Health insurance with international coverage, vision, and dental: 100% of the team member premium paid.
- Free access to proper mental health care, unlimited virtual therapy sessions and 24/7 resources.
- Life and Disability Insurance, 100% of the team member premium paid.
- Flexible time off.
- Meaningful equity.
- Company retreats, fully paid for by Maze.
- New MacBook (laptop), paid for by Maze.
- Paid Family leave: 16 weeks for birth or adoptive parents.
- $500/month to be used for dependent health insurance coverage or flexible a-maze-ing benefits.
- $1,500 remote work setup fund.
- Flexible work schedule where you manage your own working hours.
- Monthly Bonus.ly points for recognition, cashable for gift cards.
- Virtual social engagements randomly throughout the year.
- SWAG.
- Open, transparent culture with virtual coffee chats, bi-weekly all-hands meetings.
Work Mode
This role is remote, with a preference for candidates based in the USA/East Coast, United Kingdom, or Portugal.
At Maze, we are dedicated to building an equitable, inclusive, and authentic workspace. Unique and diverse perspectives are welcomed, and continuous growth is encouraged.
