VP, Engineering
Req ID: 81694
Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States, 94089
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Vice President of Engineering
RUCKUS Networks powers enterprise networking for customers worldwide. Weโre looking for a Vice President of Engineering to lead our global engineering organization and define the next chapter of AIโpowered networking, cloud platforms, and enterprise infrastructure.
How Youโll Help Us Connect the World
Youโll step into a highโimpact role with executiveโlevel ownership, global visibility, and the ability to shape outcomes at scale. This is a rare opportunity to lead an AIโfirst transformation and build the next generation of enterprise networking.
This role blends deep technical leadership, operational excellence, and AI transformation โwith full accountability for delivery, quality, security, and scale.
What Youโll Own EndโtoโEnd Engineering Leadership
- Full RUCKUS portfolio: WiโFi access points, switching & routing, controllers, cloud control planes, analytics, AI, IoT, and identity
- Multiโgeneration roadmap execution (WiโFi 7 โ WiโFi 8, AIOps, NaaS)
- QA, Release Engineering, CI/CD, and CodeOps with disciplined release trains.
Cloud, Security & Operations
- Cloud operations & SRE for RUCKUS One (uptime, incidents, resiliency)
- Security & compliance across engineering and products (SOC 2, FedRAMP/GovRAMP, NIST)
- DevOps, CloudOps, and infrastructure automation at scale
AI Transformation
- Introduce AI across the entire SDLC , delivering measurable quality and velocity gains
- Establish AI governance, guardrails, auditability, and quality gates
- Ensure AIโnative, agentic capabilities ship as core product features , not addโons
Organization & Talent
- Lead a 660+ person global engineering org across 7 sites
- Evolve org design for an AIโaugmented future with clear ownership and fast feedback
- Build a culture of accountability, engineering excellence, and outcomes
Executive & External Leadership
- Partner closely with Product, Operations, Supply Chain, Security, Sales Engineering, and Support
- Serve as a credible technical voice with customers, partners, analysts, executives, and the board
- Support M&A diligence and technology integrations as needed
Required Qualifications
- 15+ years of engineering leadership; 5+ years leading Directors/Sr. Directors
- Experience running large, multiโsite organizations with real revenue accountability
- 10+ years building enterprise or carrierโgrade networking or cloud platforms
- Proven ownership of production cloud services, SRE, and customer SLAs
- Ownership of largeโscale security and compliance programs
- Engineering budget ownership of $50M+ annually
- A clear, opinionated point of view on AI in the SDLC , backed by execution
- Strong product instincts and executiveโlevel communication skills
- BS in CS/CE/EE or equivalent (advanced degree a plus)
Our salary ranges consider a wide variety of factors, including but not limited to benchmarking by independent thirdโparty consultants, skill sets, years of experience, training, education, geography, and other business needs. Depending on experience, the range can be higher for candidates with exceptional experience and a demonstrated history of successful performance. This position's expected total compensation (base salary and commission range) is $202,000.00-$310,000.00.
The candidate will be rewarded with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, life and accidental death insurance, a 401(k) plan, and participation in the Companyโs Incentive Plan. Candidates starting with the Company will be eligible for eleven paid holidays in a full calendar year, two weeks of paid vacation (prorated based on start date), as well as other leave options.
Vistance Networks is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO), including people with disabilities and veterans.