About the role

  • VP of R&D leading MetalBear's engineering teams in developing tools for cloud-native environments. Driving technical strategy and mentoring engineers in a fast-paced startup environment.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and scale MetalBear’s R&D department, currently composed of the Core, Integrations, and Windows teams, as well as architecture and DevSecOps functions.
  • Own and evolve the technical strategy, ensuring strong alignment with MetalBear’s product vision and business objectives.
  • Mentor and empower engineering managers, fostering a culture rooted in technical excellence, autonomy, and accountability.
  • Guide architectural direction and system design decisions, ensuring mirrord and future products are scalable, reliable, and delightful for developers to use.
  • Build and retain exceptional talent, helping MetalBear attract and grow world-class engineers who thrive in high-impact, low-ego environments.
  • Partner cross-functionally to deliver developer-centric solutions at startup speed.
  • Stay close to the technology — providing technical direction, reviewing critical code and designs, and setting the bar for engineering excellence.

Requirements

  • A seasoned engineering leader (8+ years experience) with hands-on systems or infrastructure background.
  • Proven experience building and scaling R&D or engineering organizations in fast-paced, early-stage environments.
  • Strong understanding of cloud-native systems, Kubernetes, developer tools, or distributed infrastructure.
  • Experience leading teams working in Rust, C++, or similar systems-level languages — with the ability to dive deep technically when needed.
  • Thrives in open, asynchronous, remote-first cultures — balancing autonomy with alignment.
  • Deep care for developer experience, both for your own teams and for end users.
  • Excitement about scaling a product loved by developers, not just building software.

Benefits

  • Remote-first, async-friendly: Flexible environment designed for focus and deep work.
  • Growth-stage momentum: Backed by top investors with a strong runway, now entering a phase of scaling and expansion.

Job title

VP R&D

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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