VP of Engineering- San Francisco HQ

Orb
San Francisco
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 320,000 - 395,000 annuallyFunction: Executive & General ManagementExperience: 10+ yearsSkills: ["People leadership","Mentorship","Technical strategy","Cross-functional partnership","High-leverage process design"]

Lead Orb’s engineering organization (~30 people) building infrastructure where correctness and scale are core to the product. Drive engineering management and senior IC growth, set technical strategy through deep system conversations, and establish lightweight, high-leverage processes for the next phase of growth. Partner with GTM and Product to shape product, competitive, and monetization strategy, including usage-based billing and revenue infrastructure as part of the Adyen platform.

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VP of Engineering- San Francisco HQ

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Job Summary

Lead Orb’s engineering organization (~30 people) building infrastructure where correctness and scale are core to the product. Drive engineering management and senior IC growth, set technical strategy through deep system conversations, and establish lightweight, high-leverage processes for the next phase of growth. Partner with GTM and Product to shape product, competitive, and monetization strategy, including usage-based billing and revenue infrastructure as part of the Adyen platform.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Coach and grow engineering managers and senior ICs through hands-on mentorship and clear growth paths.
  • •Build the engineering leadership bench and own talent and retention strategy as the team expands across offices.
  • •Set and communicate technical strategy, raising the bar for correctness and scale in system design.
  • •Partner cross-functionally with GTM and the VP of Product to shape product, competitive, and monetization strategy.
  • •Establish technical and process foundations for scalable growth with lightweight, high-leverage execution.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 320,000 - 395,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionOne MedicalPaid Leave401kParental LeaveCommuter BenefitsLearning BudgetEquity

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years in engineering with several years leading engineering organizations, ideally in infrastructure, platform, or developer-tools companies.
  • •Infra- or platform-heavy background with real depth in distributed systems, data, and designing for correctness and scale.
  • •Experience scaling teams and systems through meaningful growth, with comfort shifting into scrappy, early-stage modes.
  • •Deep interest in billing and monetization, including usage-based pricing and revenue infrastructure.
  • •Proven people leadership with experience coaching managers, developing senior ICs, and building durable leadership benches.
Experience:10+ yearsInfrastructurePlatformDeveloper toolsDistributed systemsBillingMonetization
Skills:People leadershipMentorshipTechnical strategyCross-functional partnershipHigh-leverage process design
Tech Stack:TypeScriptReactTailwind CSSPythonPostgreSQLApache DruidClickhouseKafkaSpark StreamingAWS

Company Brief

Orb
Orb provides developer-first billing and revenue infrastructure for modern AI and software companies, enabling usage-based, subscription, token-based, and hybrid pricing with metering, invoicing, and finance integrations.
Industry: SaaS
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Revenue: USD 1M to 5M
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Funding: Series B
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2021
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