Vectra AI · 3 days ago
Vice President of Engineering
California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$292K/yr - $341K/yr
5+ years expVectra AI is seeking a VP of Engineering to lead the development of their innovative Security Operations Center (SOC) initiative utilizing AI/ML technologies. This hands-on leadership role involves building a high-performance engineering team, guiding technical direction, and collaborating with key stakeholders to enhance product offerings.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud SecurityCyber SecurityNetwork SecuritySoftware
Hiring Manager
Ranadhir (Randy)
Responsibilities
Hire a top-class engineering team
Build team culture which values very rapid iteration with customer feedback over stable roadmaps and lower cadence release delivery
Partner with CTO and PM leader to choose tactics in support of overall strategy
Identify potential technical risks and quickly determine whether they are real risks
Grow the team by attracting, vetting and hiring talent
Mentor and grow team members both technically and in their soft skills
Participate in architecture discussions and guide the technical direction of the team
Interface with the core Vectra product organization to keep stakeholders abreast of progress and discuss what maturing features should also be implemented in the Vectra platform
Qualification
Required
5+ years of technical management experience
5+ years professional software development experience
Knowledge of software design principles and leading software development practices
Strong communication & collaboration skills
Track record of getting things done, taking initiative and challenging assumptions
Experience with real-time processing pipelines (Kafka, Flink, etc.) and surrounding technologies
Experience with LLMs (e.g., OpenAI, Claude, Mistral, Llama), embeddings, and vector databases
Experience delivering products via public cloud knowledge, preferably AWS
BS or MS or PhD in Computer Science or similar technical degree
Preferred
Experience with delivering solutions involving ML, expert systems, or traditional AI
Experience working in the Cybersecurity industry
Company
Vectra AI
Vectra AI develops an AI-driven integrated attack signal for threat detection and response.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$352.54MKey Investors
TCVAtlantic BridgeWipro Ventures
2021-04-29Series F· $130M
2019-06-10Series E· $100M
2018-02-21Series D· $36M
Leadership Team
Hitesh Sheth
CEO
Oliver Tavakoli
CTO
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