Vice President of Engineering, Architecture

Vice President of Engineering, Architecture

This is a hands-on executive leadership role for a proven technology leader who has successfully scaled complex SaaS platforms through both technical transformation and organizational growth. You’ll own the company’s architectural vision and strategy—consolidating systems, defining core frameworks, and establishing a foundation for sustainable velocity and innovation.

This is not a role for a theoretical strategist; you’ll be an active individual contributor who can move seamlessly between long-term vision and hands-on technical execution. This role leads with influence, it is not a people management role.

In this role, you’ll get to:

Technology Strategy & Execution

• Define and drive a 1–3 year global architecture roadmap that delivers on scalability, security, resilience, and performance.
• Lead the unification and modernization of systems—reducing complexity and enabling a coherent platform architecture.
• Establish and champion core architectural principles, frameworks, and patterns to guide engineering excellence.
• Evaluate, select, and introduce best-in-class technologies and tooling that accelerate developer productivity.
• Partner with the CTO to align architecture strategy with business priorities and product evolution.
  

Platform & Infrastructure Consolidation

• Oversee re-architecture and modernization initiatives that consolidate legacy or disparate platforms into a unified technical foundation.
• Drive alignment across multiple product lines and services to create a seamless, scalable ecosystem.
• Lead the unification of data and event-driven infrastructure, ensuring maintainability, security, and global performance.
• Balance standardization with team autonomy—establishing frameworks that scale without stifling innovation.

Leadership & Cultural Impact

• Lead and develop a global team of architects and senior engineers across the US, EU, and other distributed regions.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and psychological safety—where engineers are empowered to innovate and deliver impact.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, DevOps, and Security to ensure architecture supports business goals and operational efficiency.
• Mentor senior technical leaders and architects, developing deep bench strength across the organization.
• Communicate complex technical decisions clearly and persuasively to executive stakeholders and non-technical audiences.

Who you are and what you’ll need for this position:

• 10+ years in technology leadership roles, including 3+ years in architecture or platform strategy at scale.
• Demonstrated success in scaling and consolidating multi-product or post-M&A SaaS platforms.
• Deep expertise in distributed systems, modern SaaS architecture, and database design.
• Experience leading and influencing teams of 50+ engineers and architects globally.
• Proven track record driving system migrations, refactoring, or platform unification initiatives.
• Expertise in cloud-native architectures (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and event-driven or microservices ecosystems.
• Strong technical judgment in balancing polyglot environments with standardization.
• Experience in compliance-heavy industries (finance, healthtech, adtech, or similar) is a plus.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels—from engineering teams to the boardroom.

Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. Have 50% of the criteria? Excited about this opportunity? Interested about what we do at CreatorIQ? Please apply!

Compensation, benefits, and beyond:

We know that benefits play a significant role in your overall compensation. We invite you to review our benefits and perks.

Who we are:

CreatorIQ is enterprise infrastructure for creator marketing, trusted by more than 1,300 of the world's leading brands and agencies, including Beiersdorf, Delta Air Lines, Dentsu, Google, Nestlé, and Wella. Powered by the Creator Graph®, CreatorIQ's proprietary AI and intelligence foundation grounded in over 11 years of data, it’s built for teams, agents, and the entire enterprise tech stack. With headquarters in Los Angeles and offices in Austin, London, Manila, New York, San Francisco, and Warsaw, CreatorIQ’s global team moves quickly and deliberately because we're setting the pace for an industry that's still being defined.

Learn more at www.creatoriq.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

At CreatorIQ, different perspectives make our work better. The people we hire come from different backgrounds and think in different ways — and that's exactly what helps us connect with each other, and with the customers and creators we serve.We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and empowering work environment where everyone can thrive, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes us unique. By embracing our core values of being intentional, pursuing excellence every day, embracing the journey together, and being a good human, we create an atmosphere that promotes collaboration and growth. Join us to celebrate differences, innovate together, and be a part of a business that is disrupting the marketing industry.

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Compensation: $250K - $280K