[Hiring] Director of Engineering @Paxos
Mar 21, 2025 - Paxos is hiring a remote Director of Engineering. 💸 Salary: $276,285 - $325,041 usd. 📍Location: USA.
Role Description
As Director of Software Development for the Brokerage organization at Paxos, you will be at the forefront of building and maintaining market-leading crypto brokerage solutions for the world's most demanding broker-dealers. You will leverage your deep expertise in modern technologies and process-driven leadership to drive strategic direction, critical technology decisions, and operational excellence. In this role, you will empower engineering teams to deliver high-performance, scalable, and secure systems, ensuring Paxos remains the trusted partner for top-tier financial institutions.
- Manage and mentor multiple software engineering teams, driving technical excellence and ensuring business success for an independent business unit that generates tens of millions in annual revenue and hundreds of millions in daily gross trading volume.
- Oversee the design, development, and deployment of brokerage components and tooling, ensuring they align with both business objectives and technical requirements to deliver best-in-class solutions.
- Partner with Product, Growth, Customer Success, and other engineering teams to define project scope, set priorities, and execute on a roadmap that meets customer and business needs.
- Establish and enforce best practices in code quality, testing, security, and documentation to ensure long-term system reliability and maintainability.
- Lead resource planning, budget allocation, and project prioritization, maximizing productivity and ensuring the highest return on engineering investments.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship, empowering engineers at all levels to grow, innovate, and solve complex challenges.
- Play a key role in recruiting, hiring, and onboarding world-class engineers, building a strong, cohesive, and high-performing engineering organization.
Qualifications
- 15+ years of experience in software engineering, including 7+ years in a management role, leading global, distributed, and multi-layered engineering organizations.
- Successfully built and delivered enterprise-grade B2B and B2C products that drive hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue/ARR while maintaining world-class performance and reliability.
- Deep expertise in developing high-performance, highly available brokerage solutions with tier-1 SLAs, including 99.999% uptime.
- A strong track record of developing and scaling top engineering talent, mentoring engineering managers, staff engineers, and senior engineers to achieve their highest potential.
- Excel at working across teams—partnering closely with Product, Growth, Customer Success, and Business Development—to ensure engineering solutions meet the rigorous demands of the world's top broker-dealers.
- Thrive on solving complex technical challenges and troubleshooting mission-critical issues in high-stakes environments.
- Understand the strategic, regulatory, and business landscape of financial services and can drive key initiatives that balance technical excellence with business impact.
- Can manage multiple strategic initiatives simultaneously, delivering high-quality results in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
Benefits
- Competitive total compensation and benefits package, including equity and bonuses based on both individual performance and company performance.
- Eligibility for bonuses is dependent on job level, and actual salary within the range depends on skills, experience, and qualifications.
- Expected range for the base salary component for candidates located within the United States is: $276,285 — $325,041 USD.
Important Notice for Paxos Applicants
We’ve become aware of fraudulent accounts posting as Paxos recruiters on LinkedIn and other platforms. These scammers attempt to deceive applicants into paying for job opportunities or providing personal financial information.
- We only use @paxos.com email addresses.
- We never ask for payment or financial details to apply, interview, or work here.
- For technical roles, we do not perform a coding interview without prior screening by our engineering team.
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Salary
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$276,285 - $325,041 usd
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USA
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Job Type
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Posted
Mar 21, 2025
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| 📍 | Be aware of the location restriction for this remote position: USA |
| ‼ | Beware of scams! When applying for jobs, you should NEVER have to pay anything. Learn more. |
