VP Engineering required by food tech start up, with diverse product traction and an exciting enterprise client base. They’re leading the charge to remove food waste, revolutionize the food transportation supply chain and provide innovative ML, Computer Vision and robotics solutions, that are creating game changing value for the quick service restaurant world.

This is a rare opportunity to step into a leadership role where you’ll shape both the technical and product direction of the business. You’ll combine strategic thinking with hands-on leadership, empowering a 12-person engineering team while owning the end-to-end engineering vision - from architecture through to ML innovation.

What We Offer

  • Up to $300,000 & Huge 1-3% Equity
  • Mostly remote (Eastern Time work hours) – Ideally once a week meetup in New York for the initial period
  • Unlimited PTO, medical
  • Flexibility, ownership, and real-world impact

What You’ll Do

  • Own and drive the engineering vision and roadmap across software, ML, CV and Robotics
  • Act as a key voice in shaping product direction, influencing high-impact decisions
  • Lead, mentor, and scale a multidisciplinary engineering team
  • Partner cross-functionally to ensure strong alignment between engineering, product, and customer outcomes
  • Oversee the design and delivery of scalable, reliable systems
  • Define and execute ML strategy, enabling intelligent, data-driven decision making
  • Establish best practices across architecture, development, and deployment in a fast-paced environment
  • Act as a thought leader in AI-driven supply chain innovation, both internally and externally

What We’re Looking For

  • Proven success as a VP, CTO or Head of Engineering in a startup or high-growth environment
  • Strong track record of building and scaling software platforms and ML and CV driven products
  • Product-minded leader who can connect engineering decisions to commercial outcomes
  • Experience across AI/ML, data platforms, or supply chain/logistics tech (FoodTech a plus)
  • A hands-on leader who can inspire teams while staying close to technology

Why Join Us?

Join a company operating at the forefront of sustainability and advanced technology - tackling food waste, supply chain optimization, and real-world AI applications. With proven enterprise traction and a strong market position, you won’t be building from zero - you’ll be scaling something that already works.

If you want ownership, influence, and the chance to deliver measurable global impact, this is an ideal opportunity.

We help founders and leaders build high-impact teams by connecting them with exceptional talent globally, with a focus in the US. We operate at the intersection of AI, next-gen infrastructure, data, and advanced technology - where hiring decisions are integral to success. Vero is the evolution of KE Technology. Not a new business, but a clearer expression of the one we have been building for the past seven years. Over that time, we’ve seen the technology landscape shift at a rapid pace. AI and advanced systems are now foundational. The cost of the wrong hire is huge. Hiring is no longer about volume. Getting it right, quickly, has never been more critical. That is what Vero is built for. We bring a clear, honest approach to technical recruitment, aligned with how modern technology businesses operate. We support hiring across: - AI - Next-Gen Infrastructure - Software Engineering - Data - Platform, DevOps, SRE - Technical and Product Leadership - Sales Engineering - Financial Technology We work across permanent, contract, and project delivery, supporting companies at different stages of scale and maturity. We also support niche and hard-to-fill roles through tailored search and headhunting, where clarity, discretion, and precision matter most. Whether you are building your first tech team, scaling an existing one, or navigating a shift in your product or business, our role is to help you hire with confidence.

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Apr 27, 2026

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Mar 28, 2026

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