Director of Platform Engineering

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director of Platform Engineering to join our dynamic and innovative team. As the Director of Platform Engineering, you will play a crucial role in leading and driving the development and maintenance of our platform infrastructure. You will be responsible for overseeing a team of talented engineers, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring the scalability, reliability, and performance of our platform. This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about leveraging technology to deliver exceptional products and services.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage a team of platform engineers, providing guidance, mentoring, and support to foster professional growth and development.
  • Develop and execute the platform engineering strategy, aligning it with business objectives and driving innovation and continuous improvement.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product and delivery management, to understand requirements, set priorities, and deliver high-quality solutions.
  • Define and implement best practices, standards, and processes for platform engineering, ensuring scalability, reliability, security, and performance.
  • Evaluate and select appropriate technologies, tools, and frameworks to enhance the platform's capabilities and efficiency.
  • Monitor and analyze system performance and reliability metrics, identifying areas for optimization and implementing necessary measures.
  • Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability within the company and the team.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree/MS in Computer Science, Physics, Math, etc.
  • Proven 5+ years of experience in a leadership role with a track record of successfully delivering large-scale, highly available platforms.
  • Strong technical expertise in platform engineering, including architecture design, cloud technologies, microservices, containerization, and scalability.
  • Solid understanding of DevOps principles and practices, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code concepts
  • Experience managing and leading a team of engineers, promoting a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive innovation, adapt to changing business needs, and lead through complexity and ambiguity.



Benefits

  • Competitive compensation package
  • World-class benefits package
  • Flexible working hours - please, have a healthy work/life balance
  • We will provide you with anything you need to work effectively and be productive: technics, workplace, educational courses, access to conferences
  • Exposure to industry thought leaders

Securrency has built a state-of-the-art blockchain-based financial service and compliance platform that will serve as the global rails along which all future value moves in a transparent and interoperable manner.We are well on our way to becoming a true technology unicorn, but while we are growing rapidly, we still retain the spirit and camaraderie of a dynamic start-up. Our mission is to be the world leader in financial logistics, much in the way that Amazon has become a global leader in retail sales logistics and SpaceX is transforming launch logistics. We do this by leveraging the power of blockchain technology to automate business logic and global compliance requirements. We attract bright, energetic people who thrive when challenged but enjoy a team-driven environment. We are also a multi-cultural company with employees from many different nations who bring their unique cultural perspectives to bear in support of our ambitious mission.

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