Director of Platform Engineering: Scale & Security Leader

Fireblocks

New York, Northern (NY, KY)

Hybrid

USD 220,000 - 300,000

Full time

14 days+
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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

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