Head of Engineering

Summary

Join Career Renew's client as their Head of Engineering - DeFi! This fully remote role (Western Coast US to Eastern Europe) offers a chance to revolutionize finance with a fractional-reserve stablecoin. You'll collaborate with leadership to translate vision into actionable plans, work with UX consultants on dApp design, coordinate technical teams, and fine-tune tokenomics. You'll manage developer efforts, advise on hiring, and ensure deadlines are met. Competitive salary, equity, and advancement opportunities are available. The role requires significant technical expertise and leadership experience in DeFi.

Requirements

• Experience working in a well-known DeFi-related organization
• 5+ years of experience in a technical role and + minimum 1 year in leadership
• Experience in building new products from scratch (not from forks)
• Security-first mindset

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Leadership to realize their vision. Daily communication will be expected
• Oversee both Architecture and Engineering development efforts and manage their resources on a day-to-day basis
• Within architecture, collaborate with existing stakeholders on technical architectural efforts (CEO, Lead Dev) to translate their vision into more granular components
• Within architecture, collaborate with existing stakeholders on tokenomics (CEO, Head of BD, Analyst) to fine-tune tokenomic design and associated go-to-market strategy
• Within architecture, collaborate with UX consultants to translate technical architecture into user stories
• Within Engineering, collaborate with our Lead Dev to manage and assign tasks across our development team. Keep development efforts on schedule and delegate tasks
• You will be expected to advise management on technical hiring decisions
• Coordinate on deadlines with Leadership and request additional resources when necessary to ensure that those deadlines are met

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity
• Fully-remote working environment
• Working on the bleeding-edge of DeFi
• Budget for conference trips and team events (some past trips have included Istanbul, Columbia, and the Bahamas)
• Budget for professional development