We’re looking for a VP of R&D to lead and grow our engineering team across all Mixtiles products—Photos, Plants, Lights, and AR home design. This role is about building great technology that makes our products simple, scalable, and delightful to use. The goal: Build a top-tier engineering team that delivers outstanding products. We want our technology to be as simple and reliable as our products feel to customers. That means strong engineering, fast execution, and a team of talented people who work well together. Your job is to ensure we have the right people, structure, and processes to keep building great products at scale while constantly exploring new technologies like AI, AR, and robotics to push our products forward.
In this role you will
- Lead all technical areas—software, hardware, AI, and robotics—ensuring they work together seamlessly.
- Build and mentor a strong engineering team, focusing on execution speed and technical excellence.
- Define and own the technical roadmap, making smart trade-offs between speed and quality.
- Solve tough technical challenges—from user experience to scalable automation in manufacturing.
- Explore and integrate new technologies that can elevate our products and customer experience.
- Make clear, practical decisions that drive product and business impact.
What we're looking for
- An experienced R&D leader—someone who has led 15-20 engineers across multiple teams.
- Strong technical ability—you’ve consistently been one of the strongest engineers in every team you’ve been in.
- A clear and structured thinker—able to set direction and make decisions with confidence.
- A talent builder—you know how to hire, retain, and develop great engineers.
- A no-ego communicator—clear, direct, and open to feedback.
- Pragmatic and execution-focused—you care about results and keeping things simple.
Bonus points if you have
- Have experience in startups or fast-growing B2C companies.
- Have worked in both software and hardware environments.
What We Do
Mixtiles is on a mission to create homes people love. We started by developing the easiest way to get photos out of your smartphone and onto your walls and expanded to delivering artwork, plants that live forever, a whole home design AR app, IoT and more.
Mixtiles manufactures and delivers over a million(!) physical products monthly to happy customers in the US and Europe. We rely heavily on software engineering, generative AI, AR/VR/XR technologies, industrial/digital design, marketing and manufacturing know-how to get this done.
We are one of the largest & fastest growing consumer startups in Israel.
Our products:
Mixtiles: https://www.mixtiles.com/
Mixtiles Art (Marketplace): https://mixtiles.com/art
Easyplant: https://easyplant.com/
Around (XR): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/around-reality-design/id1568933882
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Techie with an entrepreneurial mindset?
Check us out here: https://mixtiles.dev/
Product Designers, this one's for you: https://shorturl.at/djsDM
Wanna join us?
Our team is small relative to the size of our business and each member drives a lot of impact. We work in small groups with smart & resourceful individuals, and believe in bottom-up innovation. We also prioritize a fun and collaborative work environment.
We're seeking passionate engineers, designers, product managers & marketeers to join us and become part of something special
