VP of Engineering

Summary

Join Nabis, the leading licensed cannabis wholesale platform, as their VP of Engineering! Lead and grow a 44-person engineering team across the U.S. and India. You will define and execute the technical roadmap, architect and scale infrastructure, and drive engineering excellence. This role requires extensive experience in software engineering leadership, particularly with distributed teams and AI/ML platforms. The ideal candidate is a strategic operator who can build and scale engineering organizations. Nabis offers a competitive salary, equity, and benefits package.

Requirements

• 10+ years in software engineering, with 5+ years in engineering leadership roles (Director/VP level or above)
• Proven success leading distributed or hybrid teams, especially managing international contractors in India or other offshore partnerships
• Experience with AI/ML-powered platforms, developer infrastructure, or automation tooling
• Background in fast-growing startups or scale-ups; you've built engineering orgs and processes from the ground up
• Strong technical depth with the ability to participate in high-level system architecture, technical decision-making, and problem solving
• Expertise in organizational design, hiring, and people development
• Excellent cross-functional leadership and communication skills, with a low-ego, high-accountability mindset
• Strategic operator who thrives in ambiguity and scales operations through systems, not heroics
• Must be able to pass a background check

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a globally distributed engineering org (U.S. + India-based contractors), fostering alignment, accountability, and inclusive culture
• Define and execute the technical roadmap in partnership with the Product and Executive teams
• Architect and scale infrastructure to support AI-native, data-heavy systems and automation tooling
• Drive engineering excellence across delivery, quality, documentation, and velocity
• Own hiring, org design, career development, and team performance across engineering
• Partner with cross-functional leaders to define quarterly priorities and long-term investments
• Build systems that integrate automation, security, scalability, and reliability as defaults
• Ensure contractors are effectively managed, scoped, and integrated with full-time teams
• Provide technical mentorship, unblock ICs and EMs, and dive into architecture when needed
• Represent Engineering in executive meetings and help drive company-wide decisions

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in supply chain, logistics, or B2B platforms a plus, but not required

Benefits

• Competitive salary at $275,000 - $300,000 + equity depending on experience and location
• Medical/Dental/Vision offered to all full-time employees: 75% of employee premium paid by Nabis
• 401(k) plan with a match
• Competitive salary and equity packages