VP of Engineering - Remote

Overview

Qdrant is the leading open-source Vector Search Engine powering the next generation of AI applications. From semantic search and RAG to recommendation systems and AI agents, Qdrant enables developers and enterprises to build intelligent systems that deliver high performance, scalability, and reliability.

We’re looking for an exceptional VP of Engineering to lead and grow our engineering organization at a pivotal moment — post-Series B, as we scale from a beloved open-source tool into the definitive vector search platform for enterprise AI. You will partner directly with our CEO and leadership team to shape technical direction, build an engineering culture, and ship products that developers and enterprises trust for their most critical workloads.

In Short

• Lead and scale a distributed engineering organization across core database infrastructure, cloud platform, and developer experience.
• Partner with the leadership team on product roadmap and architectural decisions.
• Drive reliability, performance, and velocity across Qdrant's core engine and emerging products.
• Establish engineering excellence: code quality standards, incident response, and operational rhythm.
• Work closely with Product, Developer Relations, and Customer Success.
• Define and own the engineering hiring plan to meet growth targets.
• Champion a culture of rigor, ownership, and craft.

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.
• 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.

Benefits

• Shape the future of AI infrastructure.
• Lead cloud strategy at a fast-growing open-source company.
• Work with a globally distributed, high-talent engineering team.
• Competitive compensation + equity.
• Remote-first culture.
• Candidates, please submit a short non-AI-generated cover letter.
• It is a remote position, but candidates from Europe will be given preference.