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VP of Engineering (Venture Studio Team)

Attack Capital · IN / Remote (IN) · Remote

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About Attack Capital

Access the start-up asset class with vetted private companies. Backed by Y Combinator.

About the role

Experience: 6-8 years in fast-paced startups, with 2+ years leading teams

What they're looking for

  • Managed 5-10 engineers (especially junior/mid-level developers)
  • Scaled products from 100 to 10,000+ customers
  • Worked in multi-product or platform companies
  • Integrated LLM APIs (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini)
  • Built Chrome extensions with real-time processing
  • Workflow automation (n8n, Zapier, or similar)
More about this role

Experience: 6-8 years in fast-paced startups, with 2+ years leading teams

  • Managed 5-10 engineers (especially junior/mid-level developers)
  • Scaled products from 100 to 10,000+ customers
  • Worked in multi-product or platform companies

Frontend: React, Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS

Backend: Node.js, Express, REST APIs, WebSockets

Database: PostgreSQL, Redis, query optimization

Cloud: GCP (Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions)

DevOps: Docker, CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions

  • Integrated LLM APIs (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini)
  • Built Chrome extensions with real-time processing
  • Workflow automation (n8n, Zapier, or similar)
  • Experience with audio/video processing APIs
  • Sprint planning and backlog grooming
  • Breaking down complex features into junior-friendly tasks
  • Code review processes that educate while maintaining velocity
  • 1:1 mentoring and skill development plans
  • Managing distributed/remote teams
  • Implemented engineering metrics (velocity, cycle time, PR turnaround)
  • Set up automated code quality gates (ESLint, Prettier, SonarQube)
  • Built documentation culture (ADRs, API docs, runbooks)
  • Experience with Linear/Jira, Notion, Slack workflows
  • GitHub...

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