Director of Platform Engineering: Scale & Security Leader

Fireblocks; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 220,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grant

Generous benefits

Job summary

Fireblocks, based in New York City, is seeking a Director of Engineering for Platform to lead the core technology that enables scalable, secure wallet infrastructure. You will be a hands-on leader, shaping the platform's architecture, practice, and roadmap while mentoring a growing team of engineers.

You will drive distributed systems, security-first design, and collaboration with customers and partners. The role emphasizes attracting senior engineers, delivering high-velocity software, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of engineering management experience leading multiple teams.
• 10+ years of hands-on backend development, architecting large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong security focus and experience in finance, payments, crypto, or authentication.
• Experience scaling platforms to support millions of users and high throughput.
• Proven ability to attract, hire, and develop senior engineers.
• Familiarity with modern development paradigms and cloud technologies.
• Proficiency in TypeScript and AWS infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Define long-term technical roadmap, architecture, and standards for the Platform team.
• Maintain hands-on engineering involvement, participate in design reviews and coding standards.
• Oversee design and delivery of distributed systems with massive scale and reliability.
• Lead and grow a high-performing engineering organization.
• Collaborate with customers to meet integration and performance needs.
• Drive adoption of modern engineering practices and AI-enabled enhancements.

Skills

Engineering management

Backend architecture

Security

Distributed systems

Leadership

TypeScript

AWS

Tools

TypeScript

AWS

Job description

Fireblocks, based in New York City, is seeking a Director of Engineering for Platform to lead the core technology that enables scalable, secure wallet infrastructure. You will be a hands-on leader, shaping the platform's architecture, practice, and roadmap while mentoring a growing team of engineers.

You will drive distributed systems, security-first design, and collaboration with customers and partners. The role emphasizes attracting senior engineers, delivering high-velocity software, and