Director of Engineering, Dynamic Platform

About the role

The Director of Engineering for Platform will own the complex, highly-distributed systems required to deliver the vision of dynamic.xyz, a company at the intersection of enterprise security and consumer accessibility. Positioned at the heart of Fireblocks, the leading platform for securing digital assets, dynamic.xyz provides the simplest and most secure way for companies to work with digital assets, trusted by some of the largest financial institutions, banks, globally-recognized brands, and Web3 companies.

What You'll Do

• Define the long-term technical roadmap, architecture, and standards for the Platform team, ensuring unparalleled scale, security, and resiliency.
• Maintain a high level of technical engagement and remain actively hands-on, contributing to critical design reviews, setting coding standards, and demonstrating a genuine passion for writing and shipping code.
• Oversee the design and implementation of highly complex distributed systems capable of handling massive transactional volume and user growth, demonstrating a great track record of delivering software at high velocity.
• Lead, mentor, and expand a high-performing engineering organization.
• Work closely with our customers, understanding their technical needs, gathering feedback, and ensuring the platform meets their requirements for integration and performance.
• Drive the adoption of modern engineering practices, including leveraging latest AI models and technology to enhance platform efficiency, security, and feature development.

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years of engineering management experience, leading multiple teams and consistently delivering complex initiatives on schedule in time-sensitive environments.
• 10+ years of hands-on experience in backend development, architecting and operating large-scale, complex, and highly-secure distributed systems.
• Exceptional focus on Security: Experience architecting or building platforms where the design required thinking deeply about security and attack vectors (e.g., in finance, payments, crypto, or authentication).
• Deep expertise in one or more of the following sectors: Crypto/Web, Financial Services, or High-Security/Authentication Platforms.
• Demonstrated experience in scaling platforms to support millions of users and high throughput transaction volumes.
• Prominent ability to attract, hire, and develop top-tier engineering talent, with a focus on growing senior and principal-level engineers.
• Strong technical foundation and the ability to influence architecture, including familiarity with modern development paradigms and cloud technologies.
• Proficiency in TypeScript and AWS infrastructure (experience with TEE big plus).

Qualifications

This is a leadership role requiring a proven track record of success in managing and growing engineering teams. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in backend development and a deep understanding of security principles and practices. They should have experience in designing and implementing large-scale, complex, and highly-secure distributed systems. A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field is required, along with a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.