VP of Engineering

Skills

About the Role

You will lead the engineering organisation and oversee all engineering teams. You will ensure strong, predictable delivery and resolve cross-team dependencies and risks. You will design and evolve the organisation, lead workforce planning, develop engineering managers and technical leaders, and set standards for hiring and performance. You will define and implement AI-enabled strategies and automation to improve developer productivity and scale engineering output without relying solely on headcount.

Requirements

• Experience leading and scaling engineering organisations
• Proven ability to manage engineering managers and senior technical leaders
• Ability to operate independently and proactively solve problems
• Comfortable making difficult decisions and setting clear direction
• Strong understanding of modern software engineering practices
• Ability to evaluate technical architecture and engineering estimates
• Solid understanding of infrastructure, DevOps, and distributed systems
• Familiarity with backend environments; Node.js knowledge is helpful
• Interest in crypto infrastructure and the Web3 ecosystem
• Experience in Web3 is helpful but not required
• Experience in fintech, trading systems, or financial infrastructure is highly relevant

Responsibilities

• Ensure engineering teams deliver reliably with high quality and predictable velocity
• Identify and resolve cross-team dependencies, risks, and bottlenecks
• Establish clear ownership and accountability across teams
• Continuously improve engineering processes, delivery, and operational effectiveness
• Partner with Product leadership to align engineering execution with product priorities and roadmap
• Enable teams to ship MVPs quickly and iterate rapidly
• Design and evolve the engineering organisation
• Lead workforce planning and resource allocation
• Improve communication flows, team structure, and decision-making processes
• Identify structural challenges early and implement solutions
• Manage and develop engineering managers and technical leaders
• Set high standards for hiring, performance management, and career development
• Foster an engineering culture of ownership and high execution standards
• Define and implement AI-enabled engineering strategy
• Identify opportunities for automation and developer productivity improvements
• Support teams in adopting AI tools and agents in development workflows
• Scale engineering output without relying solely on headcount growth

Benefits

• Annual team offsites
• 30 days of PTO
• Flexible remote days
• Flexible working hours
• Equity participation from day 1
• Entitlement to work computer (choice of equipment)
• Annual 1,000€ personal development budget after 6+ months (pro-rated first year)
• One-time 1,000€ remote budget for coworking or office setup