Role 

Director of Engineering (reports to CEO) 

Responsibilities 

• Determine the ideal set of tooling to support current and future business needs 
• Design and implement a team structure that facilitates rapidly hiring developers and engineers — and subsequently lead the team, one initial hires have been made 
• Work closely with the Co-Founders to identify and hire key engineering talent 
• Collaborate with the product team to continually identify and prioritize the staff of technical resources, in support of the delivery of new products and features 
• Ship new software products, features and tooling on a bi-weekly basis; ensure that delivery time is in-line with the product roadmap 
• Establish appropriate engineering KPIs, in support of the commercial needs of the company 
• Provide regular updates and analysis to the Co-Founders — with specific suggestions to improve the development cycle, as well as support and maintenance of the existing codebase 
• Stay abreast of the latest developments in the broader Bitcoin, Lightning and Fedimint ecosystem — and share internal updates to all members of the company, regarding noteworthy trends 
• Oversee all quality control of the codebase, and implement best practices for systems and processes (as appropriate) 

Skills 

The ideal candidate has both a computer science background, as well as experience in managing people 

• 10+ years of software development as an engineer 
• Experience leading full-stack development, setting organizational goals, developing road maps and architecting complex systems — with the ultimate goal of minimizing technical debt for the organization in the years ahead 
• Demonstrated technical expertise, evidenced via well-designed, secure and reliable consumer products previously shipped 
• Familiarity with Bitcoin Core, and either LND or CLN 
• Proficiency in English (both written and verbal)
• Positive and solution-oriented mindset 
• Ability to work in a global, asynchronous environment