VP of Engineering

Overview

Job Description

Responsibilities

• - Define and evolve our engineering strategy in alignment with company goals
• - Shape and execute on technical product roadmap
• - Champion technical excellence while making pragmatic decisions for velocity and scale
• - Design and grow the engineering org from early stage through intentional growth
• - Hire and manage top-tier engineering talent across protocol and app
• - Develop a culture of ownership, quality, and high performance
• - Ensure consistent, high-velocity delivery of complex projects
• - Oversee technical roadmap execution with a focus on resilience, speed and quality
• - Build and enforce strong QA and testing practices
• - Provide architectural direction, particularly on protocol and backend infrastructure
• - Guide trade-off discussions, balancing short-term needs with long-term maintainability
• - Act as the primary liaison between engineering and executive leadership
• - Communicate priorities, progress, and blockers with clarity and transparency
• - Foster cross-functional collaboration across Product, Design, Protocol, and Ops

Required Skills

• - Minimum of 10+ years of engineering experience, including 5+ years leading and scaling high-performing teams
• - Experience building and growing an engineering org from early stage to 50+ people
• - Deep understanding of technical trade-offs, protocol design, and system architecture
• - Strong preference for leaders with experience in developer infrastructure, developer tools, or protocols (e.g., Cloudflare, Datadog, GitHub, Vercel, Buf, etc.)
• - Comfortable overseeing both protocol-level complexity and consumer app execution
• - Proven track record of shipping production-grade software in complex environments
• - Skilled at creating clarity from ambiguity and driving execution across teams
• - High EQ leadership style with a focus on mentorship, accountability, and alignment
• - Experience with secure messaging, cryptography, or open-source protocol development
• - Contributions to open-source developer platforms or infrastructure
• - Background as a founder or early technical leader in a fast-growing startup
• - Familiarity with React Native, Swift, Go, Rust, or Kotlin

Benefits

• - Fully paid Medical, Dental, and Vision
• - Parental Leave
• - Monthly wellness + lifestyle stipend
• - IT equipment + WFH setup
• - Personal assistant support
• - Unlimited time off
• - Remote-first team, with semi-annual IRL gatherings