Vice President of Software Engineering

VP of Software Engineering (Relocation to Kuwait)

Location: Kuwait (Full Relocation Required)

Industry: High-Traffic eCommerce / Digital Platforms

Reporting to: C-Level Executive / Board

Team Size: 100+ engineers (scaling)

🌍 About the Role

We are a high-growth, high-traffic eCommerce company operating at regional scale, processing millions of transactions and users annually.

We are building a long-term executive technology leadership team and are seeking a VP of Software Engineering who will relocate to Kuwait and own engineering strategy, execution, and organizational scale.

This is not a remote role and not a short-term contract.

This is a full executive mandate with ownership, autonomy, and board-level visibility.

🎯 What You Will Own

• Full accountability for engineering strategy, delivery, and reliability
• Scaling and leading large, multi-disciplinary engineering organizations
• Architecture ownership for:
• High-availability, high-traffic platforms
• Cloud infrastructure, microservices, data platforms
• Engineering governance:
• SDLC, quality, security, observability, cost control
• Talent strategy:
• Hiring, structuring, succession planning, leadership development
• Close partnership with:
• Product, Data, Security, Operations, and Executive Management

👤 Who We Are Looking For

Must-have

• 15+ years in software engineering
• Proven experience as VP / Head of Engineering / Director+
• Led platforms with:
• Millions of users or orders
• Peak traffic and mission-critical uptime
• Strong background in:
• Cloud-native architectures (AWS/GCP/Azure)
• Distributed systems
• Modern engineering org design
• Comfortable operating at board / C-suite level
• Willing to relocate to Kuwait (long-term)

Nice-to-have

• eCommerce, marketplace, fintech, or logistics experience
• Experience scaling teams across regions
• IPO-readiness or hyper-growth exposure

🌴 Relocation & Package Highlights

• Tax-free executive compensation
• Full relocation package (family included)
• Housing allowance
• Annual flights
• Comprehensive private healthcare
• Long-term leadership mandate (not a turnaround role)

We strongly encourage applications from candidates currently based in the UK, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, and Southern Europe who are open to executive relocation to the GCC.

📩 How to Apply

Qualified candidates will be contacted for a confidential executive discussion.

Only candidates willing to relocate to Kuwait will be considered.

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