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# VP of Engineering Organization

- **Company:** HELIUX INC.
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Software Applications, C Sharp (Programming Language), Distributed Systems, Amazon DynamoDB, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Systems Development Life Cycle, Next.js, Software Systems, Systems Integration, TypeScript, WebSocket, Rust (Programming Language), Scripting, ReactJS, Large Language Models, Reliability of Systems, Backend, Event Driven Architecture, Production Code, Front End Software Development, Terraform, Industrial Software, Programming Languages
- **Published:** August 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/vp-of-engineering-san-francisco-ca--58dfb6d0-e5b3-4e51-9abc-d9b4a2a80977

## About the Role

* Proven experience personally building complex, scalable software systems from zero-to-one-i.e., first-principles problem identification to production-grade solution.
 * Proven experience building and leading high-performance engineering organizations: from attracting and closing talent to designing an organizational system that develops engineers at scale.
 * Proven experience successfully designing and shipping enterprise-grade, LLM-based software systems.
 * Experience with large-scale industrial systems and their customers a strong plus., Amazon Web Services (AWS), Application Programming Interface (API), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cross-Functional, Distributed Computing, Government Regulations, Health Plan, Identify Issues, Large-Scale Systems, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Systems, Nuclear Reactor, Operating Systems, Organizational Development/Management, Performance Engineering, PostgreSQL, Production Systems, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Robotics, Rust Programming Language, Scalable System Development, Systems Reliability, Systems Scalability, Technical Strategy, United States Citizen

## Description

The VP of Engineering will report directly to and partner closely with the CEO, and will be responsible for setting technical direction, building the engineering organization, and leading its execution from the trenches:

 * Own and evangelize the company's technical vision, strategy, and applied AI roadmap.
 * Build a world-class engineering organization and operation
 * Architect both Heliux's core operating platform and its customer deployment platform.
 * Personally ship production code that sets a standard of engineering excellence for the organization., * Backend: Rust, Python, high-performance backend services, APIs, data-intensive systems.
 * Frontend: TypeScript, React, Next.js, real-time interfaces, WebSockets, Server-Sent Events (SSE).
 * Systems/Integrations: C#, Electron, building deployed-native/desktop applications
 * Distributed Systems & Orchestration: durable workflow execution, Temporal, event-driven architectures, distributed systems
 * Infrastructure: Terraform, AWS, Bedrock, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, containerized infrastructure, production systems with demanding reliability and security requirements
 * Security/Compliance: CMMC, FedRAMP, ITAR


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