VP Engineering

Storm2
⚡VP Engineering
🌍 Hybrid (2-3 days in office). Office location to be built where the VPE is located
💲$250k -350k base plus Series-A equity
We’re partnering with a Series A commerce platform company that’s building a unified platform for businesses to accept and manage payments more efficiently. With strong traction in Europe and a growing merchant base, they’re simplifying the payments stack, from processing through to point of sale, using modern, scalable tech.
With funding secured and US expansion underway, they’re now hiring a founding VP of Engineering in the States. This is a critical leadership hire. You’ll build and lead their US engineering team from scratch. You’ll scale to 15 to 20 engineers over the next 12 months and help shape the future of their technical organization as they grow into a global leader.
About you:
You’re probably coming from a modern payments or FinTech environment. Companies like Stripe, Adyen, or Toast come to mind. You’re a hands-on technical leader who can scale teams, ship quality code, and foster a high-performing culture. You’ve mentored engineers, worked closely with product, and know how to move fast without compromising engineering integrity.
In this role, you’ll:
- Set technical direction and architecture in close collaboration with the CEO
- Hire, mentor, and grow the US engineering team
- Stay close to the codebase in the early stages, especially as the team scales
- Drive engineering excellence while aligning with broader product and business goals
- Help define the culture, structure, and workflows of a brand-new function
Why consider this?
- You’ll have full ownership of building something from the ground up
- You’ll shape both the product and the team during a pivotal phase of growth
- The US office will be built around your location, hybrid, 2 to 3 days per week in-office
- The company already has product-market fit, revenue, and backing. This is about scaling
If you’re an engineering leader who still loves being close to the tech, and you want to build, hire, and lead at speed, this is one worth exploring. Easy Apply or if you feel a super strong fit, please email me on ben.watts@storm2.com with the subject line ‘VPE Role 1281’
You don’t need to tick every box to be considered. If this role excites you and you believe you could grow into it, we’d love to hear from you. Diverse perspectives build better teams.