Neuralconcept

VP of Engineering

Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland · Hybrid · FullTime

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  • EmployerNeuralconcept
  • LocationLausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
  • Work styleHybrid
  • Employment typeFullTime
  • Employer posted

About the Role

As VP of Engineering, you will be responsible for building, scaling, and operating a high-performing software engineering organization capable of reliably delivering Neural Concept’s ambitious product and technology roadmap.

You will turn product vision into software reality, while ensuring our teams and culture scale sustainably — in quality, velocity, and people development.

What you will do

Own engineering execution and delivery

Ensure predictable, high-quality delivery across product and platform initiatives

Translate product and technical strategy into realistic plans, milestones, and commitments

Identify risks early and manage trade-offs transparently

Structure the engineering organization

Evolve team structures, ownership boundaries, and collaboration models as we scale

Build and coach engineering managers and tech leads

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Continuously adapt the organization to match company growth

Build strong and modern engineering processes

Establish lightweight, effective development processes that scale without bureaucracy

Leverage the best of AI technologies to amplify our impact while maintaining small, agile teams

Define and track the right engineering metrics

Guarantee technical quality, reliability, and security in practice

Partner with the CTO to uphold architectural principles and long-term technical health

Drive pragmatic approaches to technical debt, qulity testing, and operational excellence

Collaborate with GTM and deployment teams to guarantee smooth, secure deployments across diverse customer scaling scenarios

Collaborate closely with leadership and customers

Work together with Product, Research, Deployment, and Leadership

Represent engineering in cross-functional and customer-facing discussions

Act as a key partner to the CTO, providing clear signals on execution, risk, and org health

Who you are

You are a senior engineering leader who combines strong technical judgment with operational excellence and a deep understanding of how organizations scale. You are product-minded, pragmatic, think in systems and understand how outcomes derive from how people work together.

Proven experience leading software engineering organizations at scale

Experience scaling teams, at least x2 and 50+ engineers

Experience managing managers and tech leads

A track record of managing delivery in fast-growing, low-process environments

Strong technical credibility

Broad understanding of modern software architecture, infrastructure, and security

Deep understanding about modern AI technology for software engineering

Ability to engage deeply with engineers on design, trade-offs, and reliability

Comfort operating in AI- and data-intensive product environments

Product mindset and pragmatism

Ability to balance speed, quality, and long-term sustainability

User-first and product minded

Calm decision-making under pressure

Outcomes-focused, and not perfectionist

A people-first leadership mindset

High empathy and strong communication skills

Commitment to growing others and building healthy teams

Drive and ownership

Willingness to take responsibility and make hard calls

Track record of inspiring others and building confidence in high-uncertainty environments

What You Get

Work with a world-class technology team – our engineers are top-notch, and we always aim for excellence.

Benefit from a competitive salary and rewarding opportunities as we continue to scale.

Thrive in a collaborative, multicultural environment where your work is visible and recognized.

Develop professionally alongside talented colleagues who share knowledge freely and support one another.

Make a global impact by helping customers shift to AI-assisted design, making innovation faster, smarter, and more sustainable.

Balance life and work with a hybrid model and flexible hours—we care about results, not rigid schedules.

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we're committed to building a diverse and inclusive environment where you can thrive.

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  • Work styleHybrid
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