VP Engineering

The role

Reporting directly to the CTO and co‑founder, the VP of Engineering is a newly created leadership role designed to professionalize delivery, strengthen execution, and build a scalable engineering organization.

The CTO owns Strategy & Technical Vision.

The VP Engineering owns People, Delivery & Execution.

The VP of Engineering is responsible for building and leading a structured, high‑performing engineering organization capable of delivering product value predictably at scale.

He/she will complement the CTO’s strong architectural mindset with strong people intuition and structured coaching.

He/she will build the leadership layer, and execution discipline that allow engineering to deliver predictable product value at scale.

The engineering team counts +/-15 collaborators. It is structured into three feature squads, each including:

• 1 Product manager
• 1 Team Leader (strong technically, evolving toward structured EM role)
• 2 Backend Engineers
• 1 Frontend Engineer
• 1 QA (centralized, Mauritius)

Additionally, the tech team counts one product designer and one data analyst.

Expected skills

Hard skills

P1 – Team management and structuring

• Leading multi‑team engineering organizations.
• Experience in structuring teams, delivery processes, and leadership layers.
• Exposure to acquisitions, integrations, or large organizational change.

P1 – Strong software engineering background

• Strong backend‑heavy foundation, former developer (no need to be hands‑on).
• Strong in architecture, comfortable operating in multi‑platform environments, and exposed to multiple programming languages.
• Experience in Testing & QA, Security, and Refactoring.
• Prior exposure to PHP/Symfony is a nice‑to‑have.

P1 – AI & continuous improvement

• Already a strong user of AI.
• Able to define and apply AI best practices and guardrails.
• Drive measurable impact through AI adoption.
• Lean knowledge is a plus; willingness to learn is mandatory.

P1 – Strong execution and delivery culture

• Ensure predictable delivery against product commitments.
• Improve Lead Time and Quality.
• Comfortable with explicit trade‑offs (capacity, tech debt, risk).
• Ability to operate in a disciplined, profitability‑driven environment (not hypergrowth‑at‑all‑costs).

Soft skills

P1 – Ownership

• Takes responsibility end‑to‑end.
• Makes informed decisions and follows through without waiting for validation.
• Turns priorities into concrete outcomes.

P1 – Team over Ego

• Works collaboratively with CTO, Product, and peers.
• Challenges constructively and commits once aligned.
• Complements rather than competes.

P1 – Pragmatism & execution

• Balances speed, quality, and scope.
• Avoids over‑engineering.
• Favors Go&See pragmatism over purely analytical approaches.
• Identifies bottlenecks and automates processes.
• Customer Obsession: decisions driven by impact for nonprofits and users.

P1 – Talent Growth & culture

• Develops Team Leaders.Drives engagement and accountability.
• Radical candor: Energy, rhythm, emotional intelligence, clear communication.
• High intellectual sharpness (“brain power”) combined with humility and kindness.

Your profile

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering.
• 3–5+ years in engineering leadership roles.
• Experience in a product‑led SaaS environment.
• Experience in a startup or scale‑up context (not too early stage).
• Experience leading multi‑team engineering organizations.
• Exposure to acquisitions, integrations, or large organizational change is a clear plus.