Chief Technology Officer

Responsibilities:

• Define a comprehensive, 3 year technical roadmap to support current and future needs across the entire enterprise (product, compliance, customer success, etc)
• Determine the ideal set of tooling to support implementation of said roadmap 
• Design an appropriate engineering team structure, one that operates across multiple continents asynchronously 
• Work closely with the Co-Founders to identify and hire key engineering talent
• Subsequently lead the team once additional key hires have been made 
• Collaborate with the product team to continually identify and prioritize the staffing of technical resources, in support of the delivery of new products and features 
• Ship new software products, features and tooling on a bi-weekly basis; ensure that delivery time is in-line with the product roadmap 
• Establish appropriate engineering KPIs, in support of the commercial needs of the company 
• Provide regular updates and analysis to the Co-Founders — with specific suggestions to improve the development cycle, as well as support and maintenance of the existing codebase 
• Stay abreast of the latest developments in the broader Bitcoin and Lightning ecosystem — and share internal updates to all members of the company regarding noteworthy trends 
• Oversee all quality control of the codebase, and implement best practices for systems and processes (as appropriate) 

Qualifications: 

• 10+ years of software development as an engineer 
• Experience leading full-stack development, setting organizational goals, developing road maps and architecting complex systems — with the ultimate goal of minimizing technical debt for the organization in the years ahead 
• Demonstrated technical expertise, evidenced via well-designed, secure and reliable consumer products previously shipped 
• Familiarity with Bitcoin Core, and either LND or CLN 
• Proficiency in English (both written and verbal)
• Positive and solution-oriented mindset 
• Ability to work in a global, asynchronous environment 

Benefits:

• Ownership – 100% of employees receive generous equity 
• Salary can be paid in Bitcoin 
• Remote-first company 
• Bi-annual company retreats 
• Unlimited PTO