Vice President of Software Engineering

VP of Software Engineering (Relocation to Kuwait)

Industry: High‑Traffic eCommerce / Digital Platforms

Reporting to: C‑Level Executive / Board

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
• High‑availability, high‑traffic platforms
• Cloud infrastructure, microservices, data platforms
• Close partnership with Product, Data, Security, Operations, and Executive Management

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 distributed systems
• 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
• Tax‑free executive compensation
• Full relocation package (family included)
• Housing allowance
• Annual flights
• 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.