Chief Engineering Officer / Senior Vice President of Engineering (Equity Cofounder)

About the role

The Chief Engineering Officer / Senior Vice President of Engineering will be responsible for the architecture, implementation, security, and long-term evolution of Autheo’s quantum-safe Layer-0 Operating System and integrated Layer-1 blockchain.

Responsibilities

• Own overall technical architecture and multi-year engineering roadmap for the quantum-safe Layer-0 OS + Layer-1 stack
• Drive protocol-level work across Cosmos SDK, IBC interoperability, EVM execution, modular node design, consensus (Proof of Autheo), and high-throughput data structures
• Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing, distributed engineering organization spanning protocol, platform, security, infrastructure, QA, and DevOps
• Establish and enforce engineering excellence standards: architecture reviews, CI/CD, observability, testing, documentation, and operational readiness
• Oversee security posture, audit readiness (building on prior Halborn and CertiK work), and production reliability of Mainnet
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Research, CISO, Legal/Compliance, and Business teams on prioritization, IP strategy, regulated features, and ecosystem integrations
• Guide technical decision-making that balances innovation speed with enterprise-grade security, scalability, and long-term maintainability
• Represent engineering leadership in strategic discussions, technical publications, and external technical partnerships as needed

Requirements

• 15–25+ years of progressive experience in advanced systems architecture, large-scale distributed systems, and engineering leadership
• Proven track record architecting and delivering production blockchain systems (Cosmos SDK, EVM, Polkadot, Avalanche, or equivalent multichain environments)
• Deep hands-on expertise in post-quantum cryptography, Zero-Knowledge systems, decentralized identity, and/or privacy-preserving compute
• Demonstrated success leading engineering teams through design → testnet → mainnet (or equivalent high-stakes production launches)
• Strong background bridging enterprise Web2 architecture patterns with sovereign Web3 systems
• Experience scaling engineering organizations, establishing technical standards, and driving delivery in distributed / global teams
• Excellent communication skills and ability to operate effectively in a high-autonomy, equity-cofounder culture

Qualifications

• Lead authorship or significant contribution to research papers or patents in quantum-safe blockchain structures, dimensional data models, or AI-driven Web4 systems
• Prior experience with DePIN, agentic systems, regulated financial infrastructure, or high-assurance environments
• Familiarity with tuple expansion / dimensional chaining concepts or advanced modular blockchain designs
• ScrumMaster / Product Ownership certifications or equivalent process leadership experience