VP of Cloud Engineering

Qdrant is the leading open-source V ector Search Engine powering the next generation of AI applications. From semantic search and RAG to recommendation systems and AI agents, Qdrant enables developers and enterprises to build intelligent systems that deliver high performance, scalability, and reliability.

With a fast-growing open-source community and increasing enterprise adoption, we are expanding Qdrant Cloud to deliver a fully managed, production-ready Vector Search platform trusted by startups and global enterprises alike.

We are seeking a VP of Cloud Engineering to lead the next stage of Qdrant Cloud’s evolution.

Tasks

The Role

As VP of Cloud Engineering, you will define and execute the strategy for Qdrant Cloud and Enterprise Product. You will lead distributed engineering teams responsible for infrastructure, platform, SRE, DevOps, security, and reliability.

You will be accountable for delivering a secure, scalable, highly available, and cost-efficient managed service that meets enterprise-grade expectations while preserving the performance and flexibility that define Qdrant.

This is both a strategic and hands-on leadership role in a high-growth environment.

Strategy & Vision

• Define and own the technical vision and roadmap for Qdrant Cloud
• Scale the platform to support enterprise workloads and global deployments
• Drive multi-cloud and cloud-native architecture decisions
• Ensure strong alignment between Cloud Engineering, Core Engineering, Product, and Go-To-Market teams

Platform & Infrastructure Leadership

• Lead infrastructure, DevOps, SRE, and platform engineering teams
• Architect for high availability, fault tolerance, scalability, and performance
• Oversee Kubernetes-based orchestration and cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure)
• Improve CI/CD, release engineering, and operational excellence

Reliability, Security & Compliance

• Establish best-in-class reliability practices (SLOs, SLAs, observability, incident response)
• Lead cloud security initiatives and enterprise compliance (SOC 2, ISO 27001, etc.)
• Build a strong DevSecOps culture and processes

Cost & Performance Optimization

• Optimize cloud cost efficiency at scale
• Implement strong FinOps practices
• Balance performance, reliability, and infrastructure spend

Leadership & Organizational Growth

• Hire, mentor, and scale a high-performing cloud engineering organization
• Develop engineering managers and technical leaders
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and operational excellence
• Drive cross-functional execution with product and sales teams

Requirements

Experience

• 10+ years in engineering leadership, including senior roles in cloud/platform engineering
• Experience building and scaling B2B SaaS platforms
• Proven track record in managing distributed teams
• Deep experience with Kubernetes and cloud-native architectures
• Experience operating high-scale, production-critical infrastructure
• Experience with enterprise security and compliance frameworks

Technical Depth

• Strong background in distributed systems
• Experience running large-scale infrastructure in AWS/GCP/Azure
• Deep knowledge of observability, reliability engineering, and automation
• Strong understanding of DevOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code

Leadership Traits

• Strategic thinker who can also dive deep technically
• Strong decision-making in high-growth, fast-changing environments
• Clear communicator across technical and business stakeholders
• Data-driven and customer-focused

Nice to Have

• Experience with search engines, databases, storage systems, or data infrastructure
• Experience in open-source companies
• Familiarity with AI/ML infrastructure or vector search systems

Benefits

• Shape the future of AI infrastructure

• Lead cloud strategy at a fast-growing open-source company

• Work with a globally distributed, high-talent engineering team

• Competitive compensation + equity

• Remote-first culture

• Candidates, please submit a short non-AI-generated cover letter and explain why you think you are a great fit for this role.

• It is a remote position, but candidates from Europe will be given preference.

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