Chief Technology Officer
OmnidianSalary not specified
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Expert & Leadership (9+ years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
NoVisa
SaaS, Manufacturing, TechnologyIndustries
Requirements
- 10+ years in engineering leadership, with recent experience as the senior engineering leader (VP, CTO, or equivalent) responsible for engineering strategy, scaling teams, and supporting meaningful product and business growth
- Experience building and scaling B2B SaaS platforms; IoT experience is a plus
- Track record of taking early-stage products to scale, ideally across both technical and organizational dimensions
- Deep technical expertise in cloud architecture, APIs, real-time data, and ideally IoT or AI/ML systems
- Skilled at building high-performing teams and creating environments where engineers do their best work
- Strong communicator who can simplify technical complexity and align stakeholders across the company
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and making decisions with imperfect information
- A leader who drives execution by rolling up your sleeves when necessary
- US-based only (preference for candidates located in or near Seattle, San Francisco, or Chicago, but not a requirement)
Responsibilities
- Define and drive the long-term technical strategy to ensure scalability, reliability, and performance
- Oversee architecture across the stack, including AI/ML systems, APIs, integrations, and cloud infrastructure
- Implement practices and tools that allow us to move quickly while maintaining quality and security
- Lead, mentor, and grow our engineering team (currently five engineers, with significant growth planned over the next 12–24 months)
- Build and maintain a strong engineering culture grounded in accountability, innovation, and velocity
- Establish clear processes for technical delivery, sprint planning, and cross-team alignment
- Ensure engineering teams are set up to deliver high-quality, customer-facing products on time and at scale
- Oversee technical execution across multiple initiatives, ensuring alignment with company priorities
- Drive operational excellence in software development, testing, deployment, and monitoring
- Partner closely with Product, Sales, and Customer Success to ensure we deliver features that solve real problems and create measurable value for customers
Skills
Key technologies and capabilities for this role
Questions & Answers
Common questions about this position
Is this role fully remote or are there location requirements?
While Amper supports remote work, this senior leadership role benefits from in-person collaboration with a preference for candidates located in or near Seattle, San Francisco, or Chicago, but it is not a requirement. US-based candidates only.
What experience is required for the VP of Engineering role?
Candidates need 10+ years in engineering leadership, recent experience as a senior engineering leader (VP, CTO, or equivalent) responsible for engineering strategy, scaling teams, and supporting product and business growth, plus experience building and scaling B2B SaaS platforms.
What is the current size of the engineering team and growth plans?
The engineering team currently consists of five engineers, with significant growth planned over the next 12–24 months.
What does the engineering culture at Amper emphasize?
Amper aims to build and maintain a strong engineering culture grounded in accountability, innovation, and velocity.
What makes a strong candidate for this VP of Engineering position?
A strong candidate has a track record of taking early-stage products to scale across technical and organizational dimensions, deep technical expertise in cloud architecture, and experience scaling B2B SaaS platforms.
Ampere
Manufactures high-performance processors for cloud computing
About Ampere
Ampere Computing creates high-performance processors specifically for cloud computing applications, achieving significant performance improvements over competitors. Their processors are designed for sustainability, delivering high performance while using less power through a unique architecture and efficient design. Targeting data centers and businesses, Ampere's scalable processors cater to various environments, from large cloud data centers to edge computing. The company also offers developer tools and resources to support the creation of cloud-native solutions.
Santa Clara, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2017Year Founded
$369.6MTotal Funding
SECONDARYCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees
Risks
AWS's 896-core instance challenges Ampere's high-performance computing position.
Potential Arm acquisition may disrupt Ampere's business model and focus.
Oracle's lower CPU core pricing could affect Ampere's competitiveness.
Differentiation
Ampere's processors offer 50% higher performance than Genoa and 68% than Bergamo.
Their single-threaded core architecture ensures high performance with lower power consumption.
Ampere's Altra Family scales from 32 to 128 cores, suitable for diverse environments.
Upsides
Ampere's partnership with Qualcomm enhances their AI-specific cloud solutions.
The expansion to 256 cores in AmpereOne attracts high core density seekers.
Focus on sustainable computing aligns with eco-conscious market demands.
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