[Hiring] Engineering Leader @The Job Sauce

Role Description

We're seeking a hands-on engineering leader who has owned mission-critical financial infrastructure processing high volumes of high-value transactions and is already building and orchestrating autonomous AI agents, not simply using AI to write code faster.

Equally important is a relentless curiosity for AI and software development. The ideal candidate is deeply immersed in emerging technologies, constantly experimenting, and driven to push the boundaries of what's possible.

This is a player/coach leadership opportunity for someone who combines deep technical expertise with the ability to lead, mentor, and scale high-performing engineering teams. You'll take ownership of critical systems while helping shape the future of engineering at CRS.

What You'll Do

• Lead the architecture, development, and operation of mission-critical financial infrastructure, ensuring reliability, scalability, security, and performance.
• Drive the evolution of our engineering organization toward AI-native software development, incorporating autonomous agents, intelligent automation, and emerging engineering practices.
• Remain technically hands-on, contributing to architecture, solving complex engineering challenges, and building alongside the team.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of engineers, fostering technical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Establish and evolve engineering processes, standards, and best practices that support rapid development without compromising system reliability.
• Collaborate with executive leadership, product teams, and business stakeholders to translate strategic objectives into technical direction and execution.
• Help scale engineering capabilities, infrastructure, and teams as the business continues to grow.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with deep expertise in backend systems, distributed architecture, and scalable infrastructure.
• 2+ years of experience leading or managing engineers in a hands-on, player/coach capacity.
• Demonstrated ownership of high-volume, mission-critical transactional systems where reliability, accuracy, and uptime are essential.
• Experience in fintech, financial services technology, financial infrastructure, or complex transaction-processing systems, ideally involving lending, payments, credit, or financial marketplaces.
• Hands-on experience building and orchestrating autonomous AI agents and agentic workflows, with a strong understanding of how AI can fundamentally transform software development.
• Deep technical curiosity and a demonstrated commitment to experimenting with emerging AI technologies, tools, and engineering methodologies.
• Strong software architecture and system design expertise, with a track record of solving complex technical challenges.
• Proven ability to mentor engineers, guide technical decisions, and balance hands-on execution with broader engineering leadership.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively across engineering, product, and executive teams.
• A collaborative, adaptable mindset with a strong sense of ownership and a bias toward action.

Benefits

• Build the future of engineering: Help pioneer AI-native software development and explore what's possible when autonomous agents become central to how software is built.
• Own critical infrastructure: Lead systems at the heart of a growing fintech business, with meaningful technical ownership and direct business impact.
• Lead and build: Stay close to the technology while developing talented engineers and helping shape the engineering organization.
• Drive innovation: Work on emerging products spanning financial infrastructure, intelligent marketplaces, and agentic commerce.
• Grow with the company: Join a rapidly evolving organization with significant opportunities to expand your technical and leadership responsibilities.

Compensation

Base Salary for this role is expected to land between $225,000 and $275,000 with flexibility for the ideal hire. The package will include a substantial equity package.