Vice President of Architecture & AI Engineering Transformation

Appspace is a company dedicated to enhancing work experiences, and they are seeking a Vice President of Architecture & AI Engineering Transformation. This role is crucial for driving engineering transformation, embedding AI into development processes, and ensuring the organization scales effectively.

Responsibilities:

• Architect and operationalize an AI native development environment across the engineering organization
• Redefine the software development lifecycle through AI enabled code generation, automated testing, documentation, observability, and incident response
• Establish measurable improvements in productivity, quality, and cycle time through responsible AI adoption
• Partner with Product leadership to embed AI capabilities into the Appspace platform as a core competitive differentiator
• Continuously assess technology trends and their relevance to Appspace’s long-term strategy
• Design systems and tooling that materially increase developer throughput and reduce time-to-production
• Build an engineering operating model optimized for $100M+ scale and beyond
• Introduce data-driven engineering KPIs (cycle time, deployment frequency, AI adoption rates, cost per feature, etc.)
• Embed automation across the SDLC to reduce manual effort and improve predictability
• Drive consistency and maturity across the software development lifecycle including development practices, testing, DevOps, observability, and reliability
• Establish architectural standards, principles, and reference designs that support scalability, reliability, security, and performance
• Serve as the primary escalation point for complex, cross-organizational technical and architectural decisions
• Guide modernization efforts across legacy and acquired platforms in alignment with business priorities
• Help rationalize platforms, services, and tooling to reduce complexity and long-term maintenance cost
• Ensure modernization initiatives deliver measurable improvements rather than isolated technical change
• Support technical due diligence for potential acquisitions
• Define and guide post-acquisition architectural integration strategies that balance speed, risk, and sustainability
• Partner with engineering leaders to integrate platforms, teams, and practices effectively
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to the CTO
• Partner closely with Engineering, Technology Operations, Security, and Innovation to align technical direction and execution
• Elevate the technical bar across the organization and institutionalize engineering excellence
• Challenge legacy patterns and introduce modern, high-performance engineering practices
• Build a culture that embraces experimentation, rapid iteration, and responsible AI adoption

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• 15 or more years of progressive experience in software engineering, architecture, or platform development
• 5 or more years of experience in senior technical leadership roles such as VP, SVP, Chief Architect, or equivalent
• Demonstrated success defining and governing enterprise architecture in complex, multi-product SaaS environments
• Deep technical expertise across modern software architecture, cloud platforms, DevOps practices, reliability engineering, and SDLC disciplines
• Proven experience driving technology modernization initiatives in growing or acquired organizations
• Experience supporting M&A technical due diligence and post-acquisition integration
• Strong understanding of security, compliance, and regulatory requirements in enterprise SaaS environments
• Experience working with globally distributed teams across multiple regions and cultures
• Possess deep technical expertise, enjoys being hands-on with code, while also possessing the business acumen necessary to effectively present and communicate with executive leadership
• Exceptional communication and influence skills with the ability to lead through partnership rather than direct authority