Head of Engineering

Role SummaryAs Head of Engineering, you will be the driving force behind the technology roadmap, teamscalability, and engineering excellence. You’ll lead protocol design, smart contractdevelopment, backend scalability, DevSecOps, and architecting high-performance, secureinfrastructure, and manage the complete technical solution. You will drive hiring and build ahigh-performing team of developers and partners, and collaborate cross-functionally withproduct, business development, and compliance. This is a hands-on, strategic leadershiprole that requires deep technical acumen, team-building experience, and a product-drivenmindset.Responsibilities:● Technical Leadership: Own and evolve the technical architecture of our stablecoinInfrastructure and networks, including smart contracts, cross-chain bridging, custodysolutions, and API infrastructure.● Team Building & Management: Recruit, mentor, and scale a world-class engineeringteam. Foster a culture of collaboration, ownership, and technical excellence.● Execution & Delivery: Lead planning, sprints, and development & maintenancecycles to ensure consistent delivery of high-quality, secure, and performant code.● Security & Reliability: Champion best practices in secure coding, smart contractaudits, and platform uptime. Ensure fault-tolerant and scalable systems.● Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with product, compliance, businessdevelopment, and operations to align engineering with company objectives andregulatory standards.● Innovation: Stay on the pulse of new technologies in the crypto ecosystem (L2s, ZKproofs, interoperability protocols, etc.) and proactively introduce solutions that keepus ahead.Must Have Requirements:● 6+ years in software engineering, with 3+ years in Web3 or DeFi● Proficient in Solidity + EVM experience | bonus: Rust, zk, or Cosmos SDK)● Extensive Experience of Integration with DeFi platforms staking, liquidity pools,CDPs, yield aggregation● Strong understanding of infrastructure (AWS, Vercel, Microsoft Azure).● Should have a Builder mindset i.e. ready to be hands-on and solve challengingtechnical problems, and know how to ship fast and iterate.● Have led small,async-first, globally distributed teams● Thrive in zero-to-one environments with high autonomy and ownershipNice to Have● Experience with compliance/regulatory tech (KYC, AML, on-chain forensics)● Contributions to open-source projects in the Web3 space● Knowledge of stablecoin design models (collateralized, algorithmic, hybrid)Bonus points if you have launched a protocol, open-source repo, or contributed to DAOsCultural Fit:● A sense of urgency and high energy.● Evidence of a proactive, forward-thinking mindset

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