qdrant.tech - VP of Engineering
Requirements
• 10+ years in engineering leadership, including senior roles in cloud/platform engineering. • Experience building and scaling B2B SaaS platforms. • Proven track record in managing distributed teams. • Deep experience with Kubernetes and cloud-native architectures. • Experience operating high-scale, production-critical infrastructure. • Experience with enterprise security and compliance frameworks. • Technical Depth • Strong background in distributed systems • Experience running large-scale infrastructure in AWS/GCP/Azure • Deep knowledge of observability, reliability engineering, and automation • Strong understanding of DevOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code • Leadership Traits • Strategic thinker who can also dive deep technically • Strong decision-making in high-growth, fast-changing environments • Clear communicator across technical and business stakeholders • Data-driven and customer-focused • Experience with search engines, databases, storage systems, or data infrastructure • Familiarity with AI/ML infrastructure or vector search systems
Responsibilities
• Lead and scale a distributed engineering organization across core database infrastructure, cloud platform, and developer experience — owning hiring, culture, and team design. • Partner with the leadership team on product roadmap and architectural decisions, translating company strategy into executable engineering plans. • Drive reliability, performance, and velocity across Qdrant's core engine, Qdrant Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, and emerging products like Cloud Inference and Qdrant Edge. • Establish engineering excellence: code quality standards, incident response, observability, and the operational rhythm needed to run a production database at scale. • Work closely with Product, Developer Relations, and Customer Success to ensure engineering efforts are tightly aligned with the needs of Qdrant's developer community and enterprise customers. • Define and own the engineering hiring plan to meet aggressive growth targets, with a focus on Rust, distributed systems, and ML infrastructure talent. • Champion a culture of rigor, ownership, and craft — the kind of culture that builds a custom storage engine from scratch because the off-the-shelf solution isn't fast enough.
Benefits
• A remote-first, international team working on cutting-edge AI infrastructure. • A competitive salary with additional perks. • Flexible working hours and async-friendly culture. • High ownership and real impact. • Open-source, engineering-driven culture. • Choose your own laptop equipment. • For US-based candidates, we also offer a comprehensive benefits package including 401k match, health, dental, and vision insurance, plus flexible PTO policy. • Qdrant is an equal-opportunity employer. We believe the best ideas come from diverse teams, and we actively welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If this role excites you but you don't check every single box, we'd still love to hear from you! We don't want to miss out on great people because of a checklist. • COME BUILD WITH US! • FOR INFORMATION ON HOW WE HANDLE YOUR PERSONAL DATA, PLEASE REFER TO OUR RECRUITMENT PRIVACY POLICY https://qdrant.tech/legal/recruitment-privacy-policy/
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