Global Head of Engineering
Posted on 4/26/2023
INACTIVE
Paxos

201-500 employees

Regulated blockchain infrastructure for financial solutions
Company Overview
Paxos stands out as a leading blockchain infrastructure company, providing reliable and transparent financial solutions that operate 24/7. Its competitive edge lies in its ability to offer unique services such as regulated, asset-backed tokens and efficient securities settlement, trusted by industry giants like PayPal, Mercado Libre, and Mastercard. The company's commitment to openness and trust in the financial sector is further underscored by its proactive approach to privacy policy updates, ensuring user data protection.
Financial Services
Crypto & Web3

Company Stage

Series D

Total Funding

$540.2M

Founded

2012

Headquarters

New York, New York

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

2%

1 year growth

15%

2 year growth

48%
Locations
Remote • United States
Experience Level
Entry
Junior
Mid
Senior
Expert
Requirements
  • You have seen what great looks like, you have led technology teams that have built products that are industry-leading and you are known for raising the bar
  • You have deep domain knowledge of distributed software systems and platforms with 15+ years' experience leading software development teams and at least 5 years of leadership experience overseeing managers and directors
  • You have a solid track record of developing software products from inception to mass adoption, and you have consistently rolled out complex features and new products
  • You have proven leadership experience in an engineering leadership role leading geographically distributed engineering teams and you have scaled these global teams to take advantage of top talent available across geographies
  • You have prior experience as a Director/VP/CTO leading a 200+ member engineering organization
  • You have a track record of being a talent magnet, and you have attracted top tech talent across all levels
  • Your technical expertise is industry-peer-acknowledged (e.g., published author of technical book/chapter/article, speaker at technical conferences) and you are sought after for your technical acumen
  • You have a strong ability to communicate and collaborate with technical as well as non-engineering stakeholders. You have also worked closely with Product leadership and established trust with PMs and PM leaders throughout your career
  • You have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
Responsibilities
  • We are solving highly complex problems at the intersection of crypto/blockchain and traditional finance. Experience in building a complex platform and making tradeoffs with customer needs is critical. You'll need the aptitude to understand these problems deeply and add your evidence-based point of view. You will own the Paxos platform vision, architecture, and strategy to deliver on the platform and product roadmap
  • You will build and scale using microservices architecture for all components to support the custody and movement of trillions of dollars of financial assets. You will lead the creation of multiple horizontal services and tools that will be utilized and supported by all vertical solutions. You will focus on developing a platform-services infrastructure that enables integration with a wide variety of products and external financial systems