VP of Engineering

The role

The VP of Engineering will own the engineering organization end to end, including architecture, delivery, and day-to-day operating rhythm. This role involves leading a distributed team across the Bay Area and Bangalore to design and deliver software solutions.

What you will do

• Lead the engineering team in designing and delivering high-quality software solutions.
• Lead and scale a distributed engineering org spanning Palo Alto and Bangalore.
• Develop and implement engineering processes and standards.
• Collaborate with the CEO and senior leaders to define and execute technology strategy.
• Manage and allocate resources to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the engineering team.
• Build and maintain a strong engineering culture across the US and India.
• Stay current with emerging trends and technologies.
• Work with the Product team to define product roadmaps.
• Champion secure software development lifecycle practices.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• At least 8 years of experience in software engineering
• At least 5 years in a leadership role
• Track record of growing from a hands-on technical role into engineering leadership
• Experience joining a B2B SaaS company at an early stage and growing with it through significant scale
• Proven track record of delivering high-quality software solutions on time and within budget
• Strong technical skills in software development, architecture, and design
• Experience managing and mentoring large engineering teams
• Experience building or closely partnering with an engineering team based in India
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and senior leaders
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills

Nice to have

• Master's degree or Ph.D.
• 5+ years at one company, moving from IC through senior leadership
• Startup experience
• Background in security, infrastructure, or data-intensive systems
• Direct security engineering experience (data protection, authentication, auditing, threat detection)
• Experience at a cybersecurity or data security SaaS company
• Experience with data infrastructure or large-scale data processing systems
• Track record shipping AI/ML-powered features in production

About the company

Nightfall is an AI-native, unified data loss prevention and insider risk management platform. It is backed by leading VC firms including Bain Capital Ventures and Venrock.