Vice President of Software Engineering

About the role

Solidrange is seeking a Vice President of Software Engineering to lead its engineering organization in Riyadh. This full‑time, hybrid position combines strategic leadership with hands‑on technical contribution, driving the delivery of secure, scalable cybersecurity and GRC platforms.

Key responsibilities

• Set technical direction, define best practices, and ensure delivery of high‑quality software.
• Oversee multiple development teams, collaborating with product management on roadmaps and priorities.
• Partner with architecture leaders to define system design, technology standards, and security patterns.
• Drive engineering execution, improve development processes, and establish metrics for quality, performance, and security.
• Collaborate with executive leadership on IT strategy, resource planning, and budgeting.
• Mentor engineering leaders and foster an inclusive, high‑performing culture.
• Own reliability, scalability, SLAs, and uptime of enterprise‑grade production systems.

Required profile

• Extensive experience as a senior software engineer with a track record of building production systems.
• Demonstrated ability to transition from hands‑on coding to executive leadership while still contributing technically.
• Strong architectural mindset and capability to make fast, well‑reasoned build‑vs‑buy decisions.
• Proven experience leading large, cross‑functional engineering teams in a fast‑moving environment.

Required skills

• .NET
• Angular
• FastAPI
• Django
• Python
• CI/CD pipelines
• Security patterns and best practices
• Automated testing and testing discipline
• AI capabilities including LLM integrations, agentic workflows, and RAG pipelines