Role Overview
You will be part of an organization focused on delivering a world-class self-custodial wallet for app users of digital assets
In this role, you will lead a team of around 20 highly skilled and talented professionals (5 internal, and a 15-person outsourced team in Europe) responsible for delivering RockWallet features
Your team follows a disciplined process to prioritize, design, develop, build, and maintain applications, their backend service portals and the supporting blockchain infrastructure
As a leader in this organization, you will have a proven track record of building and delivering front and back-end apps to demanding customers and internal stakeholders
You will be working closely with product management, architects, engineering-operations, SREs, finance-operations, support and other subject matter experts
You will report to the CTO and engage directly with the executive team
This role has been designated as ‘Remote’, which means you will primarily work remotely
Some international travel is required
Your team is located primarily in GMT+1 time zone, so you will be expected to adjust your schedule to be available during most of this workday, followed by most of the day in the GMT-5 time zone
RockWallet strives to excel in continuous learning and adopting digital asset best practices
You will need to embrace and foster this culture; feel comfortable challenging the status quo and driving changes in financial technology
If you are a Fintech / Crypto / Digital Asset enthusiast, with a passion for user acquisition, a strategic mindset, and a proven track record of success, who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, and is ready to take on a high-impact role, we would love to hear from you!
Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer, the Director of Software Development will be responsible for the following duties and obligations:
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage a high-performing engineering team
- Plan and allocate resources, meet goals, and priorities based on business and technology roadmap
- Communicate and collaborate effectively across disciplines such as Engineering Operations, Financial Operations, Product Management, Customer Care, Quality, Marketing and other teams/stakeholders to gain commitments on dependencies, improvements and remediations
- Actively engage in technical discussions, project execution and incident management to ensure that goals are met or exceeded
- Apply broad perspective/system-level thinking to drive efficient solutions and ensure security of all customer funds
- Promote the adoption of industry best practices for financial technology applications
Education and Experience Required:
- Bachelor’s or Engineering degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- 7+ years’ professional experience in software product development, with 3+ years as a leader
- Experience in the cryptocurrency industry is a plus
Knowledge and Skills
- Strong leadership skills, including coaching, team-building, and conflict resolution
- Proven ability to lead/mentor and grow geographically distributed teams across time zones and cultures
- Experience in anticipating operational needs and impact on the business, function, or department
- Advanced relationship management skills, including partnering and consulting with senior management and executive roles for internal and external partners
- Has familiarity with various security best practices and tools
- Results-oriented, with a proven track record of success technically leading an engineering team
- Deep understanding and experience of software development and life cycle (working knowledge of JIRA desired)
- Advanced communication skills catered to a wide variety of audiences ( written, verbal, and presentation)
- Demonstrated versatility and strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to take extreme ownership over your work
- A passion for software development and a commitment to continued learning and growth
- Collaborative and open-minded
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt to changing priorities
We offer:
- A competitive salary
- Diverse and dynamic work environment
- Work-life balance and support for career development
We thank all interested applicants, however, only those under consideration will be contacted
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