VP of Engineering Full Time

Cape was founded in early 2022 by Palantir and Anduril alums with deep expertise in privacy and national security. While running Palantir’s US national security business, our CEO became passionate about privacy and security on mobile devices. Our mission is to be a force for good in global wireless.

At Cape, we are not just another cellular service provider; we are the architects of a privacy-centric movement that starts with the devices in your pocket. We are building a cellular network that helps citizens, including those responsible for our nation’s security, regain control of their own data.

We believe that where we are, where we go, and whom we are with are among our most personal information and should be kept private. Privacy is not something you achieve by limiting yourself or by doing less, it is a set of features to be built so you can do more. We have raised money from Andreessen Horowitz and other top-tier VCs, and are excited to grow the team.

The Team

We are relentless builders, constantly innovating and pushing the boundaries of what a telco can do. At Cape we trust our teammates to be great, and expect them to make profound impact. As a member of our team, you will collaborate with some of the smartest engineers, architects, and builders anywhere, working across organizational lines to deliver for our customers, every time.

Mission:

Cape’s VP of Engineering is our head builder. Our product is complex and growing, as are our ambitions in the wake of a recent, successful Series C fundraise. And the engineering team you will lead is unlike any ever assembled in the telecommunications space in terms of talent, creativity, and work ethic. They are up to the challenge, and with your leadership will truly change the game in privacy, security, and resilience for cellular connection.

The VP Eng is responsible for growing, steering, and motivating an engineering organization capable of scaling with the company — developing leaders, establishing clear goals and operating rhythms, and creating an environment where engineers can do the best work of their careers. And the right candidate probably can’t resist putting their hands on the keyboard for part of their day as well.

The VP Eng serves as the company’s technical face in senior level meetings with government customers and the C-Suite of security-forward enterprises.

Along with the rest of the leadership team, the VP Eng works with the CEO to develop and execute the company’s strategy. In this context, the VP must be a relentless builder, a fierce advocate for the engineering team, and a collaborative steward of the company’s direction. The VP Eng brings engineering perspective to company-level decisions, translates business and technical strategy into an executable engineering roadmap, and ensures that the team is resourced, structured, and focused to deliver against it. This role is based out of our NYC office and reports to our founder and CEO John Doyle.

Outcomes:

A Killer Engineering Organization

• The engineering team attracts and retains exceptional talent
• We are the most AI native telecom in the world
• Engineers have clear goals, accountability, and opportunities to grow into senior technical and leadership roles
• Engineers feel deep ownership over their work and the systems they build
• Teams operate with strong engineering discipline, thoughtful code review, and a focus on long-term maintainability

Highest-Quality Delivery

• Engineering consistently delivers for our customers with clear planning, realistic but aggressive timelines, and strong execution
• Product, business development, and engineering operate in tight alignment, with clear priorities and exceptional outcomes
• Teams ship high-quality software with a strong focus on reliability, performance, sustainability, and security

Strong Cross-Functional Partnership

• Engineering is a trusted partner to Business Development, Product, Design, Security, and Operations
• Technical tradeoffs are communicated clearly to leadership and stakeholders

Qualifications:

• 9 years experience, at least one startup or growth tech company
• Impeccable technical chops
• 3 years of people leadership, including hiring, promoting, and performance management. Have mentored at least one direct report to become a successful lead
• Genuine excitement about both privacy and defense use cases (they turn out to be the same use case)
• Clear written and verbal comms

Nice to haves:

• Telecommunications or network experience
• Security, privacy, or defense background
• Existing security clearance or willingness to get one

Location:

This role is based at our New York office.

Compensation:

We offer competitive compensation that is geo-adjusted based on your location, along with meaningful equity so you share in the value you help create. Our benefits include:

• 401(k) match
• 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision premiums for you and your dependents
• 12 weeks paid parental leave (for all parents, no waiting period)
• Stipends for
• Family-forming needs
• Gender-affirming care
• Unlimited PTO

Our Culture

• We are builders, and we choose to spend our time building things that matter. Many of our people have backgrounds in Defense Tech as well as the defense and intelligence community. We build to win.
• We hire excellent people, give them outsized responsibility, and trust them to execute at a high level. Everyone here has a track record of solving hard problems throughout their careers.
• We believe that personal privacy and national security interests are not inherently at odds, and can be reconciled via strong technology.
• We believe that companies exist to build awesome things and take care of their people. Our benefits reflect that– top-tier health care, 401(k) matching, and a generous vacation policy (that we actually use).
• We hire candidates of any race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital or family status, disability, Veteran status, and any other status. Achieving diversity across these categories will serve to make our company stronger and our product better.

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