Overview
Keyrock is expanding its operations and is looking for a Lead Software Engineer to head the Engineering department. This role involves leading a team dedicated to developing and maintaining high-performance trading and back-office systems in the cryptocurrency sector.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a team of talented engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.
- Drive the design, development, and maintenance of high-concurrency, high-performance trading and back-office systems.
- Collaborate closely with product management to align engineering efforts with product goals and roadmap.
- Implement and enforce best practices in software development, including code reviews, testing methodologies, and deployment strategies.
- Ensure the scalability, reliability, and security of our systems by implementing robust architectures and engineering practices.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to team members, fostering their professional growth and development.
- Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies, identifying opportunities for innovation and improvement.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.
- Collaborate with System Architect and other Engineering managers to align with our company-wide technical strategy.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or relevant field experience.
- Proven experience building and maintaining high-concurrency, high-performance trading and back-office systems.
- Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Rust, Node.js (JavaScript/TypeScript) and Python.
- Proficient in data-intensive systems.
- Experience managing and leading engineering teams, with a focus on fostering collaboration and professional growth.
- Deep understanding of software engineering best practices, including agile methodologies, DevOps principles, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for building scalable, reliable, and secure systems.
- Experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment within the financial industry is a plus.
Our Recruitment Philosophy
We believe the most important aspect of our recruitment process is self-awareness: we are looking for people who have a clear understanding of themselves and what they are looking for in their professional career. That means that we expect to work with people who not only have the right skills, but who have also made the conscious decision to look for a company in our industry and with our characteristics and are willing to ask questions and learn in a context that may not be familiar to them.
Benefits Extracted with AI
- Competitive salary with variable compensation
- Flexible working hours
- Remote work options
- Health insurance
- 25 vacation days
- Stock options
- Monthly wellbeing allowance
- Professional development support
- IT allowance
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