About Maze

Maze is the user research platform that helps companies build the right products faster by making user insights available at the speed of product development.

In most companies, research demand far exceeds supply. Time, cost, and lack of access to expertise hold teams back. In today’s AI-powered world, anyone can build a product fast. The real challenge? Deeply understanding user needs and building the right product. That’s where Maze comes in.

We believe companies shouldn’t have to choose between building fast and building right. Maze makes research accessible, intuitive, and fast so product teams can put user insights at the center of every decision.

Our platform enables researchers, designers, and product managers to quickly recruit participants, run studies autonomously, and surface insights that actually drive product decisions. Our AI capabilities automate the busywork and add depth and direction to the insights themselves.

That’s why Maze was recently named the #1 user research platform in UX Tools’ Design Tools Survey—and why we’re scaling fast across industries like B2B SaaS, e-Commerce, Financial Services, Retail, and Automotive, supporting world class customers such as Uber, Amazon, Atlassian, Anthropic & more.

Maze is a Series B company backed by top-tier investors (Felicis, Emergence & Amplify). We operate a global remote workforce driven by our core values.

The Role

We’re looking for a Vice President, Engineering to join Maze’s executive leadership team and help shape the next chapter of our engineering organization.

This is an opportunity to lead with impact. Reporting directly to the CEO, you’ll play a key role in evolving our culture, scaling our systems, and unlocking the full potential of our team. We’re looking for someone who cares deeply about people and performance, and who’s excited to bring structure, clarity, and momentum to a team that’s ready for its next phase of growth.

Location: Remote, Preference for USA/East Coast, United Kingdom, or Portugal. The company's key engineering and product teams are based in Europe and Portugal.

Experience with high-craft products where design and user experience matter.

You'll work on:

• Leading and scaling Maze’s global engineering organization with strategic direction, clarity, and urgency

  Lead the recruitment and development of engineering talent, with a focus on hiring exceptional engineers and managers who align with Maze’s mission and values.

  Building a performance culture rooted in excellence, accountability, and innovation

  Establishing clear expectations for quality, speed, and team contribution to ensure engineering drives business impact

  Owning AI strategy, vision, and technical delivery across Maze, including integration into workflows and product surfaces

  Partnering with Product, Design, and the GTM org to ship research-driven features that serve real user needs in innovative ways

  Supporting EMs in building team structure, performance rhythms, and individual career paths

  Bringing executive presence and influence to the leadership team - be a thought partner to the CEO & the executive team to drive business & roadmap decisions.

  As a VP of Engineering at Maze, you will:

  • Set a clear vision for Engineering and align it with company priorities and product strategy

    Drive high velocity, AI-forward product delivery in a lean and distributed environment

    Lead and develop a team of globally distributed, Engineering Managers and ICs, fostering autonomy, trust, and performance

    Establish systems for accountability, clarity, and consistent quality across pods and platforms

    Bring thought partnership to executive conversations, connecting technical opportunity with business ambition

    Model strategic, focused, and decisive leadership through moments of change and uncertainty

    Invest in the growth and upward mobility of engineers and leaders by building systems of support that empower development

    You should apply if:

    • You have 10+ years of engineering experience, including 5+ years leading teams in high-growth B2B SaaS environments

      You have experience leading teams through hyper-growth and scale challenges. You have built teams of double-digit size (60+ engineers) and are able to fly at different altitude, from strategy to hands-on engagement with the team.

      You have a track record of setting clear performance standards and building orgs where excellence is the norm

      You have the altitude to engage in high-level strategic discussions while also being close enough to the technical team to understand the codebase and workflows.

      You have a proven track record of hiring Tier 1 talent in Europe & the US, ensuring the team remains at the highest caliber as they scale

      You’ve worked in lean or rebuilding environments where culture and delivery needed reshaping

      You’ve integrated AI/ML into products and engineering workflows—not just for hype, but for real leverage

      You bring experience in AI developer tooling (e.g., Cursor, intelligent CI/CD, AI-based QA)

      You’ve led the delivery of a full end-to-end AI product and have experience with models, evals strategy, and bring a vision on how to get excellent AI products to market.

      You lead with urgency, clarity, and care, and bring teams with you through ambiguity

      You’re a strong thought partner to CEOs and product leaders who can push back with substance and vision

      You communicate transparently and have the EQ to lead distributed, diverse teams

      You enjoy mentoring EMs and building leaders around you - not just scaling IC capacity

      Bonus Points

      • You’ve led a function through strategic shifts

        You have worked in product-led/sales-assisted organizations

        You bring strong commercial instincts and understand how engineering influences revenue and retention

        You’re familiar with our tech stack (Node.js/TypeScript, React, AWS)

        You’ve worked closely with researchers, designers, or AI/ML teams to build highly usable products

        Reporting Structure

        • Reports directly to the CEO

          Acts as a peer to the executive team and carries ownership for engineering’s strategic contribution

          Oversees all Engineering across product surfaces

          Will influence future hiring of technical leadership and org design

          Inclusivity and Pay

          At Maze, we are dedicated to building an equitable, inclusive, and authentic workspace. Unique and diverse perspectives are welcomed, and continuous growth is encouraged. We believe that people are more than their resumes, so if your past experience looks different than the criteria listed, we'd still love to hear from you. We appreciate and celebrate non-traditional life routes and encourage you to apply should you connect with a job description or the Maze culture. 

          Maze values transparency and it enables us to approach compensation equitably across the world. We are informed by data and regularly check our salary ranges (either United States or Rest of World) against other venture backed companies. Additionally, we are proud of our holistic and generous benefits offerings, included in every compensation package.

          Your salary is dependent upon many factors, including years of experience, expertise, etc. During your first interview, you can expect to have an open conversation with your recruiter regarding your compensation expectations.

          Why Maze is unique

          • Early-stage startup: You will join an early-stage startup with less than 150 team members. This means you'll have the unique opportunity to directly impact success and help shape the future of Maze.

            Market disruption: We believe that the way companies build products is fundamentally broken and the user research market is ripe for disruption. For too long, companies have been forced to choose between rapid development without user insights or investing months into research before bringing products to market. But there's finally a groundswell building around a path forward that eliminates this compromise - and Maze is leading the charge.

            Product-market Fit: Maze is used by 100,000+ brands across 4,000 companies, from SMB to enterprises, and in the last fiscal year, we saw 6.5M questions answered, supporting 25K decisions

          Benefits

          • Health insurance with international coverage, vision, and dental: 100% of the team member premium paid

            For some locations, coverage options vary, please see our benefits pages for more information

            Free access to proper mental health care, unlimited virtual therapy sessions (with a human) and 24/7 access to resources

            Life and Disability Insurance, 100% of the team member premium paid

            Flexible time off

            Meaningful equity

            Company retreats, fully paid for by Maze

            New MacBook (laptop), paid for by Maze

            Paid Family leave: 16 weeks for birth or adoptive parents

            $500/month to be used for dependent health insurance coverage

            If you don't have dependents to add to your plan, you will still get access to this money to be used at your discretion to get the benefits that matter to you with our flexible a-maze-ing benefits - gym memberships, co-working spaces, food, travel, whatever!

            $1,500 remote work setup fund to ensure you can set up a productive work space

            Flexible work schedule where you manage your own working hours

            Monthly Bonus.ly points that are awarded to others to recognize teamwork, dedication and helpfulness - points can be cashed out for gift cards and more

            Virtual social engagements randomly throughout the year

            SWAG, we have some really cool swag

            Open, transparent culture that includes virtual: coffee chats, bi-weekly all-hands meetings, and more

            Check out all of our a-maze-ing benefits here. 

            Outreach Notice

            We understand you might be excited about the job you’re applying for, we are excited you are interested! However, please refrain from reaching out to our current team members on LinkedIn for referrals. Our policy is that referrals can only be provided by team members who personally know the candidate. With the high volume of interest in our roles, contacting our team members who are not involved in recruitment can be overwhelming. Additionally, please avoid submitting support tickets regarding your application, as our support team is not involved in the hiring process. Rest assured, our recruitment team is diligently reviewing all applications and will reach out directly if there is a match.