Vice President, Engineering

Flagshippioneeringinc

Cambridge, United States
Competitive compensation; equity commensurate with...
On-site
Lead principal-level software engineers
Hands-on technical architectural decisions
Ai-native engineering culture leadership
Flagship Pioneering is seeking a Vice President of Engineering to lead a team of Principal Software Engineers in Cambridge, USA. This role emphasizes a hands-on technical approach combined with strategic leadership to support the development of AI-first companies within the life sciences sector

Job Summary

  • The role involves leading a non-traditional team of five Principal Software Engineers who operate as technical authorities.
  • Candidates must remain technically active, contributing roughly 25% of their time to hands-on architectural work and system design.
  • The position offers the opportunity to shape the technical strategy of an AI-native platform at the intersection of cutting-edge AI and life sciences.

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Flagship Pioneering is seeking a Vice President of Engineering to lead a team of Principal Software Engineers in Cambridge, USA. This role emphasizes a hands-on technical approach combined with strategic leadership to support the development of AI-first companies within the life sciences sector.

Salary

Competitive compensation; Equity commensurate with experience; Benefits not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Lead principal-level software engineers
  • Hands-on technical architectural decisions
  • AI-native engineering culture leadership
  • Build vs buy system design expertise
  • Hire and develop senior engineering talent

Nice-to-have

  • Experience in scientific domain products
  • Founder-minded approach to ambiguity
  • Fluency with Claude Code tools
  • High autonomy startup environment experience
  • Direct stakeholder communication skills

Key Requirements

  • Led team of senior individual contributors or principal-level engineers
  • Proven track record as technical authority on complex production systems
  • Experience scaling organizations in ambiguous fast-moving environments
  • Demonstrated ability to hire and develop staff or principal level engineers

Work Rights

Not specified

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