VP, Engineering

Company Overview:

We are building Protege to solve the biggest unmet need in AI — getting access to the right training data. The process today is time intensive, incredibly expensive, and often ends in failure. The Protege platform facilitates the secure, efficient, and privacy-centric exchange of AI training data.

Solving AI’s data problem is a generational opportunity. We’re backed by world-class investors and already powering partnerships with some of the most ambitious teams in AI. The company that succeeds will be one of the largest in AI — and in tech.

We’re a lean, fast-moving, high-trust team of builders who are obsessed with velocity and impact. Our culture is built for people who thrive on ambiguity, own outcomes, and want to shape the future of data and AI.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP & STRATEGY

- Define and execute a long-term technical strategy aligned with company goals.

- Partner with executive leadership to decide product direction, innovation, and roadmap execution.

- Establish engineering-wide structures, processes, and operating rhythms that support growth at scale.

- Partner with cross-functional leaders to anticipate what Protege and engineering will need as it scales, and proactively seed the right processes, capacity, and operating rhythms so the rest of the org grows in step.

- Set the standard for technical excellence and execution, and build a high-trust culture where teams take ownership and move quickly with rigor.

TEAM BUILDING & PEOPLE LEADERSHIP

- Recruit, develop, and retain top engineering talent; serve as a talent magnet within the industry.

- Partner with the People team to determine Engineering recruiting strategy and take full ownership over process and outcomes.

- Mentor engineering managers and technical leaders to support career growth and strong technical judgment.

- Create a collaborative environment that fosters diversity of thought, high ownership and accountability, and contin...