Head of Engineering

Responsibilities

• Own the unified Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), including its definition, governance, and enforcement across all product tribes.
• Drive delivery predictability by ensuring the engineering function consistently ships committed scope on committed dates.
• Provide people leadership to Engineering Managers, overseeing their performance, growth, and hiring.
• Set and enforce engineering standards, including code reviews, retrospectives, and internal quality disciplines.
• Manage backend change management processes to ensure a regulator-ready audit trail for all material changes.
• Lead the engineering tech-debt roadmap and capacity planning.
• Oversee engineering incident response, post-mortems, and the closure of resulting action items.
• Drive the adoption of AI-first engineering standards, including AI-assisted coding, review, and testing.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering.
• 3–4 years of experience in an engineering leadership role, specifically managing Engineering Managers.
• Proven track record of owning delivery predictability at a functional level.
• Experience working in a regulated environment (e.g., fintech, banking, or payments).
• Strong understanding of backend distributed systems and the requirements for operating them in high-stakes environments.
• Ability to work in a 100% remote, globally distributed team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in crypto, Bitcoin, custody, or blockchain-adjacent engineering.
• Experience working within a Team Topologies organizational model.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tooling for test generation or review automation.
• Experience with observability tooling such as Coralogix or Datadog.
• Experience in mobile-first organizations where iOS and Android are core products.

Benefits

• 100% remote work environment with the ability to work from anywhere.
• Flexible PTO plan to support work-life balance.
• Yearly budget for individual learning and development goals.
• Opportunity to work with a high-performance, global team.

About the Company

Xapo Bank is a Bitcoin-native, regulated bank. We are a fully distributed team of over 160 Xapiens working remotely from 50+ countries. Our mission is to create a world that enjoys economic freedom and wealth protection, regardless of where you live.