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Original posting from Acceler8 Talent via LinkedIn
VP Engineering (AI)
📍 Cambridge, MA (Hybrid - 3/4 days in office per week)
I’m partnered with a highly backed AI venture builder creating AI-native companies across life sciences, health, and sustainability.
They’re hiring a VP Engineering to lead the core platform powering the portfolio.
💡 Why this role stands out:
- Lead a team of Principal Engineers only
- Stay hands-on with architecture + system design
- Build AI-first systems from scratch
- Work in a genuinely AI-native engineering environment
- High autonomy, low bureaucracy
🧠 You’ll:
- Own technical strategy for a portfolio-wide AI platform
- Lead and grow an elite engineering team
- Drive architecture, scalability, and build-vs-buy decisions
- Partner with researchers, scientists, and product leaders
- Allocate engineering resources across multiple ventures
🔧 Ideal background:
- Experience leading senior/principal engineers
- Strong systems + architecture expertise
- Startup or high-autonomy environment experience
- Comfortable balancing strategy with hands-on engineering
🌍 The opportunity:
Shape the engineering foundation behind multiple AI-driven companies alongside exceptional founders, engineers, and researchers.