Our client is looking for a hands-on VP of Engineering to lead, design, and build technology solutions and execute on a strategy that will reduce reliance on outsourced advisors and set them apart as a leader in innovative cultural technology. The VP of Engineering will rapidly assimilate cross departmental technology requirements and thoughtfully assemble the necessary internal and external resources required to address those requirements.
Responsibilities:
- Understanding and organizing cross departmental technology needs into highly efficient, well-run project solutions.
- Hire and manage internal or external partners to execute and deliver project requirements on time and within budget.
- Establish and maintain an annual tech budget alongside co-founders.
- Maintain high degree of knowledge on cutting edge blockchain technology.
- Participate in ideation and continually evaluate feasibility of new technological product concepts.
- Build technology and make decisions that ensure a stable, strong, and scalable Product.
- Provide technological insight as part of the investment committee.
- Contribute to organizational production goals.
Requirements:
- Master’s preferred, or Bachelor’s degree, in Computer Science.
- 10+ years of professional experience, including a high-growth startup environment.
- 5+ years of people management and building a high-performing technology team.
- Strong understanding of blockchain technology, including its underlying principles, architecture, and different types of platforms (e.g., Ethereum, Solana).
- Extensive experience with smart contract development and programming languages such as Solidity and Rust and software development tools like Git, JIRA, and Visual Studio.
- Expertise in building decentralized applications (dApps) and a deep understanding of cloud-based platforms, such as AWS and Azure.
- Knowledge of distributed systems and consensus mechanisms.
- Understanding of blockchain scalability solutions such as sharding and off-chain Scaling.
- Familiarity with blockchain security best practices and experience with implementing security measures for blockchain systems.
- Excellent leadership, interpersonal and relationship management skills.
- Proficiency with various operating systems like Windows, Linux and MacOS and big data technologies such as Hadoop and Spark.
- Understanding of database management systems like Oracle Database, MySQL, and SQL Server.
- Well-versed in data analysis, machine learning, and AI.
Benefits:
- Paid federal holidays
- Generous vacation policy
- Paid maternity leave
- 401k and FSA
- Continued education opportunities
- Paid family medical leave
- Fully remote
- No meeting Wednesdays
- A supportive and collaborative team