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VP, Software Engineering (NwPS)
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote
Experience
3 years
Job description
VP of Engineering for Network Powered Solutions (NwPS) at Vonage, a strategic engineering leadership role accountable for engineering vision, architecture, platform delivery, and growth. The role shapes how network data becomes intelligent, production-ready capabilities, including agentic AI, digital identity, and emerging network API categories.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote
What you'll do
- Define the engineering vision and long-term technical roadmap for NwPS, aligning investment and priorities with product strategy and commercial OKRs
- Represent engineering on the SA NwPS leadership team alongside Product, Solution Sales, and Strategic BD
- Partner with the CTO, Architecture, and SA CPaaS Engineering to shape shared platform standards and practices
- Define the architectural direction for NwPS engineering, with end-to-end accountability and direct leadership of the Architecture function
- Establish architectural standards, technical design governance, and domain architecture that support the evolution and scale of all NwPS products
- Lead technical decision-making on platform design, CSP integration patterns, and engineering standards
- Shape and execute the agentic AI and data platform engineering strategy
- Set the technical direction for AI-based analytic and insight platforms, guiding the evolution from raw network data to production-ready intelligent services
- Partner with Product to identify and validate new product opportunities using proof-of-concepts, then progress promising capabilities to full production readiness
- Translate engineering strategy into end-to-end delivery across all NwPS products, setting the bar for quality, cycle time, and operational excellence
- Own QA/SDET capability and SRE practices to ensure platform reliability at scale
- Support DevRel engineering in service of the NwPS developer ecosystem
What we're looking for
- Proven experience leading engineering organisations in SaaS, data platform, or AI/ML product businesses at scale - VP or Senior Director level
- Hands-on experience with cloud-native engineering and AWS in a product environment
- Track record building or leading agentic AI or AI-based analytics platforms, with a strong understanding of data-driven product architecture
- Demonstrated ability to scale and lead distributed, multi-squad engineering teams, including growing teams significantly and managing through structural change
- Ability to operate as both a strategic thought leader and a credible technical authority
- Startup or scale-up experience: comfortable with ambiguity, willing to take calculated risks, and able to move fast with a can-do mindset
- Strong collaborative instincts - able to partner effectively with Product, Commercial, and executive stakeholders across EMEA and APAC time zones
Nice to have
- Familiarity with telco/network API standards (CAMARA, GSMA) or CSP integration patterns
- Experience with developer-facing API products or platforms
- Background in identity, authentication, or network-based security products
- Exposure to FinTech, Healthcare, or Transportation verticals as end-customer segments
Your team
Network Powered Solutions (NwPS)
Engineering function within SA NwPS, working alongside Product, Solution Sales, and Strategic BD
Benefits
- Private Medical Insurance
- Group Pension Plan
- Life Insurance and Group Personal Accident
- Ericsson Care Line (EAP)
- Discretionary Time Off (DTO)
- Volunteer Time (VTO)
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About Vonage
A global cloud communications leader
Vonage is a global cloud communications leader providing fully programmable-based unified communications, contact center solutions, and communications APIs.
Key facts
- Cloud communications
- Brands such as Airbnb, Viber, WhatsApp, and Snapchat use Vonage to accelerate their digital transformation
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