Vice President - Software Engineering - SaaS Platform

Spectral Consultants is hiring for a Vice President of Software Engineering SaaS Platform with one of the leading US Product based organization.

What Youll Do

• Define and execute the platform engineering strategy aligned with product vision and business objectives.
• Lead global R&D roadmap execution and drive product transformation initiatives.
• Build, mentor, and retain a high-performing, collaborative engineering organization.
• Oversee development and operations of a scalable, reliable SaaS platform with high availability.
• Partner cross-functionally with Product, Design, Sales, and Customer Success to ensure seamless launches and customer adoption.
• Make daily technical decisions balancing engineering, business, and customer needs.
• Drive continuous improvement in scalability, stability, performance, and security.
• Champion Agile methodologies and foster a data-driven engineering culture.
• Represent engineering to senior stakeholders, communicating progress, achievements, and key challenges.

What You 'll Bring

• 15+ years of experience in software engineering, including 10+ years leading SaaS platform/product development in Agile environments.
• Proven leadership managing engineering organizations of 100+ team members across diverse skill sets.
• Deep expertise in cloud-native architectures, containers, APIs, Infrastructure-as-Code, and serverless computing.
• Strong understanding of software & infrastructure cost dynamics.
• Technical background in Java, .NET, AWS, RedHat, ETL tools, and front-end technologies; familiarity with Github Copilot, Jira a plus.
• Track record of coaching, mentoring, and building engineering talent pipelines