VP of Engineering
About Dash0
Join Dash0 and help us define the future of observability. We are OpenTelemetry-native, building a delightful, simple, and AI-centric platform that eliminates vendor lock-in and meaningless toil. Shape a product that developers love—all with transparent pricing and cost-control built in.
The Opportunity
We're looking for a VP of Engineering to lead and scale our engineering organization. Reporting to the CTO, you'll be responsible for our Directors of Engineering, Engineering Managers, and the teams they lead. This is a cross-cutting leadership role spanning all of engineering.
This is a leadership-focused position. While deep technical expertise is essential for engaging with staff engineers and technical decision-making, the role emphasizes people leadership, organizational design, and delivery excellence over hands-on contribution.
What You’ll Do
Lead, mentor, and grow a distributed engineering organization across Europe
Partner with the CTO, Head of Platform, and other leaders to align engineering efforts with company strategy
Collaborate closely with Product to ensure alignment on priorities, timelines, and delivery
Scale the team thoughtfully: Hiring, onboarding, and developing engineering talent
Establish and refine engineering processes that support a growing organization without creating unnecessary overhead
Bring structure and clarity to task tracking, planning, and delivery mechanisms
Continuously improve delivery velocity and predictability across teams
Foster a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in a remote-first environment
Who You Are
Significant experience leading engineering organizations of similar or larger scale
A track record of scaling teams and establishing effective processes during growth phases
Solid experience partnering with Product organizations—keeping projects on track and maintaining strong cross-functional alignment
Strong experience in the developer tooling space (observability experience is a plus)
Deep technical background: You can engage with staff engineers on architecture and technical trade-offs as a peer (our stack includes OpenTelemetry, ClickHouse, Kafka, and Kubernetes)
Experience with structured delivery practices and the judgment to apply them pragmatically
Excellent communication and the ability to build trust across a distributed, remote team
Based in Europe with the ability to collaborate across European time zones
Why You'll Love Working at Dash0
Competitive salary
Equity participation
Collaborative and supportive team culture