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1Kosmos is a Series B identity verification and passwordless authentication platform serving 75M+ users across Fortune 500 enterprises in financial services, government, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, and retail. The company is FedRAMP High authorized and certified to FIDO2, ISO 27001, and SOC II Type 2 standards, with recognition from Gartner for workforce identity verification capabilities.
As VP of Engineering, you will lead a mid-sized engineering team while remaining deeply hands-on in code, architecture, and infrastructure. The role emphasizes a builder-first leadership style where you actively participate in technical decision-making, code reviews, and problem-solving rather than managing from a distance.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing and mentoring the engineering team while staying deeply technical
- Taking full ownership of existing cloud-agnostic microservices architecture built primarily in Node.js
- Working hands-on with the agentic AI stack (AWS Bedrock, Python, Node.js) to build and optimize autonomous agent workflows beyond basic LLM implementations
- Driving performance, security, and reliability across the platform with focus on low latency and high throughput
- Partnering with product and QA to ensure reliable, zero-downtime deployments
- Fostering a collaborative, zero-ego culture centered on execution and ownership
You should have 10+ years of software engineering experience with recent hands-on leadership at Director/VP level in high-growth B2B SaaS. Deep expertise required in Node.js (90% of stack), Java or Go, Kubernetes, AWS, and containerized cloud environments. Applied experience building and operationalizing autonomous agents and agentic workflows is essential, with AWS Bedrock experience highly valued. A security-first mindset with appreciation for identity management, compliance, and secure development practices is critical. The ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity, moves fast, solves complex problems, influences cross-functionally, and is mission-driven around fraud prevention and customer protection.
