Vice President of Engineering, ArchitectureThis is a hands-on executive leadership role for a proven technology leader who has successfully scaled complex SaaS platforms through both technical transformation and organizational growth. You'll own the company's architectural vision and strategy-consolidating systems, defining core frameworks, and establishing a foundation for sustainable velocity and innovation.
This is not a role for a theoretical strategist; you'll be an active individual contributor who can move seamlessly between long-term vision and hands-on technical execution. This role leads with influence, it is not a people management role.
In this role, you'll get to:Technology Strategy & Execution- Define and drive a 1-3 year global architecture roadmap that delivers on scalability, security, resilience, and performance.
- Lead the unification and modernization of systems-reducing complexity and enabling a coherent platform architecture.
- Establish and champion core architectural principles, frameworks, and patterns to guide engineering excellence.
- Evaluate, select, and introduce best-in-class technologies and tooling that accelerate developer productivity.
- Partner with the CTO to align architecture strategy with business priorities and product evolution.
Platform & Infrastructure Consolidation- Oversee re-architecture and modernization initiatives that consolidate legacy or disparate platforms into a unified technical foundation.
- Drive alignment across multiple product lines and services to create a seamless, scalable ecosystem.
- Lead the unification of data and event-driven infrastructure, ensuring maintainability, security, and global performance.
- Balance standardization with team autonomy-establishing frameworks that scale without stifling innovation.
Leadership & Cultural Impact- Lead and develop a global team of architects and senior engineers across the US, EU, and other distributed regions.
- Foster a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and psychological safety-where engineers are empowered to innovate and deliver impact.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, DevOps, and Security to ensure architecture supports business goals and operational efficiency.
- Mentor senior technical leaders and architects, developing deep bench strength across the organization.
- Communicate complex technical decisions clearly and persuasively to executive stakeholders and non-technical audiences.
Who you are and what you'll need for this position:
- 10+ years in technology leadership roles, including 3+ years in architecture or platform strategy at scale.
- Demonstrated success in scaling and consolidating multi-product or post-M&A SaaS platforms.
- Deep expertise in distributed systems, modern SaaS architecture, and database design.
- Experience leading and influencing teams of 50+ engineers and architects globally.
- Proven track record driving system migrations, refactoring, or platform unification initiatives.
- Expertise in cloud-native architectures (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and event-driven or microservices ecosystems.
- Strong technical judgment in balancing polyglot environments with standardization.
- Experience in compliance-heavy industries (finance, healthtech, adtech, or similar) is a plus.
- Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels-from engineering teams to the boardroom.
Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we'll let you in on a secret: there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. Have 50% of the criteria? Excited about this opportunity? Passionate about what we do at CreatorIQ? Please apply! CreatorIQ is a place where everyone can grow.
Compensation, benefits, and beyond:We understand that a comprehensive benefits package plays a significant role in your overall compensation. To gain more insight into the various components of our total compensation, we invite you to review our benefits and perks.
