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VP of Engineering

VP of Engineering

LinktreeSan Francisco, CA, United States
1 day ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Overview

We are seeking a dynamic, hands-on VP of Engineering who will lead our product engineering organization from vision and architecture through delivery and operations. This person reports to the CEO, works closely with Product, Design, Customer Support, and other stakeholders, and will both set strategy and roll up their sleeves when needed to drive a fast moving, dynamic product and growing Engineering organisation in the AI era.

What You'll Own

Technical Leadership & Strategy

  • Define the technical roadmap and architecture of our product(s).
  • Make critical architecture and systems design decisions, ensure that systems are scalable, maintainable, secure, and performant.
  • Stay current with technology trends / innovations and evaluate / adopt where beneficial.
  • Ensure security and data privacy are embedded into our systems architecture and development practices.

Hands-On Execution

  • Contribute to major technical components, algorithm design, post mortems etc, occasionally contribute code and review code.
  • Be involved in solution design for high-complexity or high-risk modules to maintain technical quality and help unblock teams.
  • Lead or participate in technical deep-dives, code reviews, architecture reviews, especially for cross-team initiatives or when the design has broad implications.
  • Team Building, Mentorship & Management

  • Build, grow, and mentor engineering managers, leads, and senior engineers. Ensure strong leadership across your team.
  • Recruit and retain top engineering talent, help define hiring strategy, technical interviewing, and onboarding.
  • Foster a culture of learning, code quality, ownership, psychological safety, and accountability.
  • Lead adoption of AI-driven tools to drive productivity and ensure we’re on the forefront of modern engineering and product building workflows.
  • Delivery & Operations

  • Oversee execution : ensure high cadence, predictable delivery, managing technical debt, operational excellence.
  • Set and monitor engineering KPIs and metrics (velocity, quality, uptime, etc.). Use data to drive improvements.
  • Maintain reliability, monitoring, logging, incident management, and processes for disaster recovery.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Work with Product, Design, Sales, and Customer Support to balance technical debt vs feature delivery, prioritize properly.
  • Represent engineering to the executive team, communicate technical tradeoffs, risks, and timelines in terms non-tech stakeholders understand.
  • Collaborate on budget, resource allocation, technology investment decisions.
  • Evangelize engineering excellence both internally and externally through thought leadership, conference speaking, and showcasing our architectural decisions or technical wins.
  • Process, Governance & Scaling

  • Establish best practices for coding, testing, deployment, security, and operations.
  • Continuously evaluate and evolve the engineering org structure to match the company’s growth, ensuring clarity of ownership, effective cross-functional collaboration, and sustainable decision-making velocity.
  • What Success Looks Like

  • The engineering org delivers on roadmap milestones with high quality and reliability.
  • Systems are architecturally sound, maintainable, and scalable; technical debt is under control.
  • Team attrition is healthy, engineers are growing in their roles; management pipeline is strong.
  • Stakeholders (Product, Customers, Execs) trust engineering estimates, trade-offs, and delivery timelines.
  • The engineering function is a key partner in business decision making, not just a delivery engine.
  • You’ll work directly with the CEO, who is product-led and values engineering as a thought partner, not just a delivery function.
  • Who We’re Looking For

  • 12+ years in software engineering, with at least 5+ years leading engineering managers or directors in growing, fast-paced environments.
  • Deep technical expertise : architecture, distributed systems, performance, security, infrastructure.
  • Proven track record of hands-on contributions at technical / architectural level even as leader.
  • Strong experience designing and launching large scale software products (or component platforms) with reliability, measurable performance, high availability.
  • Excellent leadership, mentoring, and people-management skills; ability to recruit and retain strong talent.
  • Strong collaboration, communication, ability to simplify & explain technical issues to executives and cross-functional teams.
  • Experience defining / using engineering metrics & KPIs to measure and improve performance.
  • Preferred / Nice-to-Haves

  • Experience scaling teams across multiple geographies
  • Prior experience in Saas / Consumer tech
  • EEO Statement : Linktree is committed to providing a fair and competitive compensation package including cash, equity, and benefits. The base salary offered for this role is targeted at $350,000-$420,000 for roles based in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Final offers depend on multiple factors including location, experience, expertise, and role scope, and may vary from the range listed.

    Our Story

    We’re on a mission to empower anyone to curate, grow, and monetize their digital universe. We created the “link in bio” category — and we’re just getting started. We’re a global, diverse team with offices in London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, and San Francisco. We work together flexibly and you can choose the setup that works best for you : fully remote or a hybrid mix of office and home.

    We offer autonomy in how you structure your days and weeks. While we’re mindful of time zones and occasionally collaborate outside the typical 9–5, we lean into async work to keep things flowing. Our culture is family-friendly and Zoom-casual where kids, pets, and delivery drivers are welcome.

    How We’ll Help You Thrive

    Our approach to benefits considers the whole person and the unique contributions they bring to Linktree. We want the experience at Linktree to be one that enables people to truly thrive so we can Go Further Together. Some ways we support you :

  • An annual wellbeing allowance to use on things like fitness memberships, development courses, childcare, travel, charitable donations, pet insurance, home office set-up - the choice is yours!
  • 100% coverage (and 80% for your dependents) of your monthly premiums for medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance for US-based employees.
  • Employer contribution towards your retirement.
  • Generous time off for vacation, holidays, parental leave, volunteer time, and other categories.
  • Employee stock option program - we want each and every employee to share in the company’s success.
  • Equal Opportunity Linktree is an equal opportunity employer and we celebrate diversity. If you require accommodations to fully participate in opportunities, please reach out at talent@linktr.ee.

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