Location: Remote
Hours: Part time (10-20 hours/week)
Contract: Consulting agreement, Equity based
As VP of Engineering, you will be both a strategic thought partner and an execution lead. You’ll play a key role in defining VendueTech’s technical roadmap, scaling our platform infrastructure, and aligning engineering work with business goals and funding milestones. This role combines technical leadership, cross-functional influence, and long-term architecture ownership — and is designed as a springboard into the CTO position.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and drive the strategic technical vision for the Bidsale™ platform
- Lead the technical development of our MVP into a production-ready, scalable platform
- Collaborate with AWS partner SnapSoft (Hungary) to modernize our infrastructure
- Prioritize development work using ClickUp with product and design
- Provide hands-on leadership: write code, review PRs, guide implementation
- Align engineering with business milestones and grant deliverables
- Partner closely with Chief Data Engineering Officer, AI/NLP engineers, Sr. FE/BE engineers, DevOps, and fractional CTO
- Influence strategy around security, scalability, and observability
- Support team formation, recruiting, and mentorship
- Contribute to EU R&D grant planning and represent VendueTech in technical stakeholder meetings
Requirements:
- 6+ years in software engineering
- Minimum of 4 years in technical leadership roles
- Proven success leading platform-scale projects in startups
- Proficient in Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, React/Next.js, Docker, CI/CD, and AWS
- Strategic thinker with excellent cross-functional collaboration skills
- Bonus: experience in legal-tech, real estate, AI/ML, or EU grant-funded projects
Additional Information:
As a fully remote team, we are looking for someone who has experience working in a remote setting and can effectively maintain project timelines and deadlines. You will need to foster strong communication habits, keeping stakeholders and team members informed and engaged through digital channels, and work efficiently across time zones.
What We Offer:
- Career Progression: A clear pathway to CTO
- Equity: Participation in VendueTech Ltd ESOP Trust, with share allocation based on hours worked and achievements.
- Innovative Projects: Work on cutting-edge AI and data-driven solutions transforming real estate auctions.
- Flexible Remote Work: Join a globally distributed team with the freedom to work from anywhere.
- Growth & Impact: Directly contribute to a mission-driven, fast-growing company in the proptech space.
VendueTech is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and encourage applications from all qualified individuals.