VP of Engineering

Location: Brooklyn, NY or Bay Area preferredMathpix is looking for a VP of Engineering to lead our growing engineering organization. You'll own the technical roadmap, drive execution across backend, infrastructure, and ML teams, and ensure we ship reliable, scalable systems that power our document conversion products. This is a hands-on leadership role — you'll set the bar for engineering quality while building the team and processes needed to scale.The ideal candidate has led engineering teams at high-growth startups, has deep experience with distributed systems and ML infrastructure, and thrives in environments where they can both architect solutions and mentor engineers.Responsibilities:Lead and grow the engineering team, including hiring, mentoring, and setting technical directionOwn the engineering roadmap and ensure alignment with business objectivesDrive architectural decisions across backend services, infrastructure, and ML systemsEstablish and refine engineering processes for reliability, velocity, and qualityPartner with ML leadership to ensure models are deployed and scaled effectively in productionOversee incident response, production health, and operational excellenceRequired skills:7+ years of software engineering experience, with 3+ years in engineering leadershipExperience scaling engineering teams and systems at high-growth companiesDeep technical expertise in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure (AWS), and container orchestration (Kubernetes)Strong background in Python and/or Go for backend systemsTrack record of shipping and operating mission-critical production systemsExcellent communication skills and ability to work closely with founders and cross-functional teamsNice to have:Experience with ML infrastructure and model deployment pipelinesFamiliarity with computer vision, OCR, or document processing systemsExperience building developer tools and improving engineering productivityExperience working at a startup or high-growth company is a strong plus - bonus points if you've been part of a founding or early engineering teamContributions outside of work (personal projects, open-source work, published articles, or blog posts) are a strong plus and speak for themselves