Head of Engineering

Location: Fully Remote

Reporting To: CIO

Summary

The Head of Engineering will be responsible for overseeing HBAR's core engineering function, ensuring the successful delivery of software and infrastructure projects in line with and in support of overall strategy. They will be effective individual contributors while also leading a team of engineers to architect, implement and maintain core technical infrastructure, deliver and enhance internal products, and work with external vendors, service providers and auditors as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering team, recruiting new staff into an existing team and transforming them into a high-performing, cohesive team
• Oversee the planning, architecture, execution, and delivery of engineering initiatives in a hybrid multi-cloud and managed service infrastructure, ensuring the optimal balance of time, scope, quality and budget
• Be a hands-on contributor, as well as providing technical guidance and mentorship to the engineering team
• Implement robust and extensible ancillary tooling and infrastructure to build, test, release, monitor and scale products and infrastructure - with a key focus on automation
• Work with the Technical Product Manager to deliver on the technical product roadmap
• Work with the SecOps team to deploy defensive tooling and platforms focusing on security, monitoring and observability

Skills, Qualifications & Experience

• Proven experience in an engineering leadership role, preferably as a Head of Engineering, Engineering Director or CTO
• Vast hands-on experience in software development, systems architecture, and hybrid cloud infrastructure
• Proven data analytics ability, including working with 1st- and 3rd-party structured and unstructured data, including warehousing, ETL, pipelines, storage management, retention and data governance
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and attention to detail with a strategic growth mindset
• Experience in delivering projects using in an Agile manner with limited resources
• People skills - able to build relationships within all levels of the organization and a natural consensus builder
• Detail-oriented yet able to multitask in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities
• Manages uncertainty flexibly and calmly
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience building and running DevOps pipelines and managing DevOps resources
• Skilled in development frameworks and API design
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment

Bonus Skills

• Good understanding of algorithms, data structures and optimization techniques - especially in a distributed microservices environment
• Experience with databases - both SQL and otherwise - including sharded, replicated clusters
• Familiarity with DLT and Blockchain, and how to work with network data on the read path
• Previous Web3 Experience, in particular working with and troubleshooting Hedera services
• Experience in the broader EVM and blockchain/cryptocurrency landscape
• Familiarity with Salesforce, including bespoke Apex-based functionality, services and solutions

How we’ll support you

• Competitive compensation package including restricted coin units

• Mentorship, training and development from industry leaders to help progress your career
• Flexible working to enable a balance between deliverables and personal priorities

• 100% company paid medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 100% company paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance
• 401(k) matching of 50% on 8% of salary
• EAP resources such as mental health counseling, financial, and legal services
• Flexible paid time off to enable a balance between deliverables and personal priorities
• 10 days of sick leave annually (not including leave for COVID related needs)

*As HBAR Inc. is a remote company hiring candidates around the world, our perks and benefit packages may adjust based on your location

HBAR Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic data, or other legally protected status.