VP R&D
MetalBear
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: New York City • New York • United States
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About the role
- Lead and scale MetalBear’s R&D department, currently composed of the Core, Integrations, and Windows teams, as well as architecture and DevSecOps functions.
- Own and evolve the technical strategy, ensuring strong alignment with MetalBear’s product vision and business objectives.
- Mentor and empower engineering managers, fostering a culture rooted in technical excellence, autonomy, and accountability.
- Guide architectural direction and system design decisions, ensuring mirrord and future products are scalable, reliable, and delightful for developers to use.
- Build and retain exceptional talent, helping MetalBear attract and grow world-class engineers who thrive in high-impact, low-ego environments.
- Partner cross-functionally to deliver developer-centric solutions at startup speed.
- Stay close to the technology — providing technical direction, reviewing critical code and designs, and setting the bar for engineering excellence.
Requirements
- A seasoned engineering leader (8+ years experience) with hands-on systems or infrastructure background.
- Proven experience building and scaling R&D or engineering organizations in fast-paced, early-stage environments.
- Strong understanding of cloud-native systems, Kubernetes, developer tools, or distributed infrastructure.
- Experience leading teams working in Rust, C++, or similar systems-level languages — with the ability to dive deep technically when needed.
- Thrives in open, asynchronous, remote-first cultures — balancing autonomy with alignment.
- Deep care for developer experience, both for your own teams and for end users.
- Excitement about scaling a product loved by developers, not just building software.
Benefits
- Remote-first, async-friendly: Flexible environment designed for focus and deep work.
- Growth-stage momentum: Backed by top investors with a strong runway, now entering a phase of scaling and expansion.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
RustC++cloud-native systemsKubernetessystems-level languagessystem designDevSecOpsarchitectural directionscalable systemsdeveloper tools
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringempowermenttechnical excellenceautonomyaccountabilitycollaborationdeveloper experienceadaptabilityculture building