Vice President of Engineering

This is a rare moment to lead engineering at Orb As part of Adyen, we’re taking Orb toward a massive revenue line, with Adyen’s global sales org behind our distribution You get the ambition and reach of a platform business, plus the scrappiness, ownership, and speed of an early-stage team You’ll lead a ~30 person engineering team building infrastructure where correctness and scale aren’t nice-to-haves They’re the product Billing is unforgiving: every number has to be right, in real time, at volume We’re looking for a leader who’s energized by the monetization and billing domain Someone who wants to build the technical and process foundations for the next phase of growth, and who’s ready to roll up their sleeves to do it Coach and grow our engineering managers and senior ICs via hands‑on mentorship, clear growth paths, and real career development for the people building Orb Build our engineering leadership bench and own talent and retention strategy as the team grows and expands to multiple offices Set and clearly articulate technical strategy by holding your own in deep technical conversations, and raising the bar on how we design systems for correctness and scale Partner cross-functionally with GTM and our VP of Product to shape product, competitive, and monetization strategy Establish the technical and process foundations for Orb’s next stage of growth: lightweight, high-leverage, and built to scale without slowing the team down At Orb, we believe great engineers can learn any stack, so you do not need experience with these specific tools, and we encourage you to apply regardless Frontend: Typescript + React + Tailwind CSS Backend: Python Datastores: PostgreSQL + Apache Druid+ Clickhouse Streaming Platforms: Kafka + Spark Streaming Cloud Platform: AWS Benefits Medical insurance - 100% coverage for you and dependents Dental, vision, and life insurance Unlimited PTO, with 15 days minimum encouraged 401k plan 16-week paid parental leave with equity vesting Commuter stipendCatered lunches in the office You’ve scaled teams and systems through meaningful growth and you’re excited to re-calibrate into scrappy, early-stage mode rather than run a heavy processBias toward lightweight, high-leverage processes; you’ll build foundations that scale without bureaucracyA proven people leader who has coached managers, developed senior ICs, and built durable leadership benches, ideally across multiple officesGenuinely leaned into billing and monetization. Usage-based pricing and revenue infrastructure is a domain you find interesting and want to go deep on — this is central to the roleInfra- or platform-heavy technical background, with real depth in distributed systems, data, and designing for correctness and scaleA strong cross-functional partner who works naturally with product and go-to-market to turn technical strategy into business results10+ years in engineering with several years leading engineering organizations, ideally at infrastructure, platform, or developer-tools companies #J-18808-Ljbffr