Head of Engineering
March 15
Description
• This is a brand new role at Shakepay, and we are looking for an experienced and impact-focused individual to lead everything engineering at Shakepay, and help us build the best money app in Canada: One that merges the internet of money (bitcoin) and everyday financial products. • Lead and grow a foundational, high performing team of engineers and managers working on complex, full-stack projects with a wide impact across the company • Coordinate and direct company-wide initiatives, making detailed plans to accomplish technical and product goals • Foster a culture of excellence by creating an environment that encourages innovation, accountability, and a high degree of engineering craftsmanship. • Ensure engineers and managers are productive, learning, and doing meaningful work • Hire, mentor, and manage a world-class engineering team as the company scales • Own and drive the culture and processes in the engineering team • Analyze technology, resource needs, and market demand to plan and assess the feasibility of projects • Contribute your fair share of memes to our #dev-null slack channel
Requirements
• Must have 3+ years working experience as a software developer • 7+ years working experience as an engineering manager or higher • Ability to manage multiple teams spanning software development, QA, data and others • Proven experience leading an engineering organization at a high growth startup, scaling teams from 20 to 100+ engineers • Track record of shipping successful, customer-centric digital products in a consumer tech company • Experience with Node.js, React-Native, Vue, Postgres, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, Datadog • Experience building financial apps • Bitcoin knowledge
Benefits
• Competitive Salary - Base salary for this role will be $275,000+ with additional equity options & benefits. • Be part of a groundbreaking journey: you'll live on the frontier of financial innovation. Bitcoin is rewriting the rules, and Shakepay is at the forefront. • Impact and scale: with only 2% of Canadians on Shakepay, the potential for growth is massive. You can help us bring Shakepay and bitcoin to all Canadians. • Rewarding benefits: we offer competitive compensation (every shaker owns stock options), benefits (health, dental, paramedical, disability, etc), and generous vacation time. • Embrace continuous learning: ambitious individuals with an insatiable thirst for knowledge will feel at home. Working at Shakepay means you'll be working in an environment that encourages constant growth and development. • Get paid in bitcoin: choose to take a percentage of your salary in the hardest, soundest money the world has ever known. • Work remote: work from anywhere in Canada. If you're in Montreal or Toronto, you can also work from our offices.
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