About the role
Liberating Money Head of Engineering (Hands-on) N3XT is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Head of Engineering to lead our product engineering teams. This hands-on role requires a blend of technical expertise, leadership, and a passion for building high-performing teams and robust, scalable platforms. You'll be instrumental in shaping our engineering culture, optimizing our processes, and directly contributing to the development of the N3XT platform.
Responsibilities Engineering Leadership & Execution
- Hands-On Contribution: Actively participate in the design, development, and delivery of features for the N3XT platform. Act as the glue between technical teams.
- Process Optimization: Establish and enforce engineering best practices, methodologies, and processes (e.g., agile planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, code reviews, testing strategies) to drive efficiency and consistency across all product engineering teams.
- Project & Delivery Management: Oversee the successful execution and delivery of the business and product roadmap, ensuring projects are completed on time, within scope, and to high-quality standards. Identify and mitigate project risks and bottlenecks.
- Operational Excellence: Manage project tracking, collaborate with SREs on application monitoring, and lead incident response efforts.
Quality Assurance & Technical Debt
- Standards & Reliability: Define and maintain high standards for code quality, testing, and system reliability.
- Technical Debt Management: Proactively manage technical debt, working closely with Tech Leads to prioritize and address it effectively.
Team Enablement & Growth
- Technical Guidance: Provide hands-on technical guidance and support to Tech Leads, helping them resolve day-to-day challenges and unblock their teams.
- Talent Development: Foster a culture of continuous improvement, learning, and accountability within the engineering department. Oversee the onboarding process for new engineers.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Facilitate seamless collaboration between product engineering and other departments to ensure smooth project delivery and alignment.
Qualifications (All Apply)
- 7+ years of experience in technical software engineering positions. The perfect candidate is ideally still hands-on and delivering code daily.
- Technical Acumen: Solid understanding of testing methodologies, test planning, and test case design.
- Problem-Solving: Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills.
- Communication: Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Leadership: Demonstrated leadership qualities, including the ability to provide technical guidance and mentorship, inspire teams, and drive results.
- Technical Know-how: Fluent with TypeScript, Node.js, Next.js and with demonstrable experience of working on Google Cloud, or AWS, and/or Vercel.
Bonus Points
- Bachelor's/Master’s degree in Computer Science.
- Experience working on blockchain applications or DeFi platforms.
- Familiarity with performance testing tools (e.g., k6, LoadRunner).
- Knowledge of accessibility best practices.
About the role
Liberating Money Head of Engineering (Hands-on) N3XT is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Head of Engineering to lead our product engineering teams. This hands-on role requires a blend of technical expertise, leadership, and a passion for building high-performing teams and robust, scalable platforms. You'll be instrumental in shaping our engineering culture, optimizing our processes, and directly contributing to the development of the N3XT platform.
Responsibilities Engineering Leadership & Execution
- Hands-On Contribution: Actively participate in the design, development, and delivery of features for the N3XT platform. Act as the glue between technical teams.
- Process Optimization: Establish and enforce engineering best practices, methodologies, and processes (e.g., agile planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, code reviews, testing strategies) to drive efficiency and consistency across all product engineering teams.
- Project & Delivery Management: Oversee the successful execution and delivery of the business and product roadmap, ensuring projects are completed on time, within scope, and to high-quality standards. Identify and mitigate project risks and bottlenecks.
- Operational Excellence: Manage project tracking, collaborate with SREs on application monitoring, and lead incident response efforts.
Quality Assurance & Technical Debt
- Standards & Reliability: Define and maintain high standards for code quality, testing, and system reliability.
- Technical Debt Management: Proactively manage technical debt, working closely with Tech Leads to prioritize and address it effectively.
Team Enablement & Growth
- Technical Guidance: Provide hands-on technical guidance and support to Tech Leads, helping them resolve day-to-day challenges and unblock their teams.
- Talent Development: Foster a culture of continuous improvement, learning, and accountability within the engineering department. Oversee the onboarding process for new engineers.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Facilitate seamless collaboration between product engineering and other departments to ensure smooth project delivery and alignment.
Qualifications (All Apply)
- 7+ years of experience in technical software engineering positions. The perfect candidate is ideally still hands-on and delivering code daily.
- Technical Acumen: Solid understanding of testing methodologies, test planning, and test case design.
- Problem-Solving: Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills.
- Communication: Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Leadership: Demonstrated leadership qualities, including the ability to provide technical guidance and mentorship, inspire teams, and drive results.
- Technical Know-how: Fluent with TypeScript, Node.js, Next.js and with demonstrable experience of working on Google Cloud, or AWS, and/or Vercel.
Bonus Points
- Bachelor's/Master’s degree in Computer Science.
- Experience working on blockchain applications or DeFi platforms.
- Familiarity with performance testing tools (e.g., k6, LoadRunner).
- Knowledge of accessibility best practices.