VP of Engineering
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.
Tasks
The Role
This role combines technical leadership, organizational scaling, and ownership of product delivery. You will be responsible for building and operating our cloud platform, delivering commercial features, and ensuring enterprise-grade reliability, security, and scalability — while staying deeply aligned with our open-source core.
You will work closely with the executive team, Product, and Go-to-Market functions to translate the company's strategy into engineering execution.
Your Tasks
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
Requirements
Experience
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
Nice to Have
Experience with search engines, databases, storage systems, or data infrastructure
Experience in open-source companies
Familiarity with AI/ML infrastructure or vector search systems
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 and explain why you think you are a great fit for this role.
It is a remote position, but candidates from Europe will be given preference.
Recruiters: we accept candidate profiles from external recruiters and headhunters only via :// .
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.
Tasks
The Role
This role combines technical leadership, organizational scaling, and ownership of product delivery. You will be responsible for building and operating our cloud platform, delivering commercial features, and ensuring enterprise-grade reliability, security, and scalability — while staying deeply aligned with our open-source core.
You will work closely with the executive team, Product, and Go-to-Market functions to translate the company's strategy into engineering execution.
Your Tasks
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
Requirements
Experience
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
Nice to Have
Experience with search engines, databases, storage systems, or data infrastructure
Experience in open-source companies
Familiarity with AI/ML infrastructure or vector search systems
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 and explain why you think you are a great fit for this role.
It is a remote position, but candidates from Europe will be given preference.
Recruiters: we accept candidate profiles from external recruiters and headhunters only via :// .