Product Engineering Lead, Keet Australia (Fully Remote)

Keet; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Keet, a fully remote, globally distributed engineering team, seeks a Senior Engineering Lead to drive API and frontend delivery with autonomy. You will collaborate with the CTO-level stakeholders, steer architectural decisions, and own execution strategies in a privacy-focused, peer-to-peer, local-first product environment.

The role emphasizes ownership of engineering strategy, architecture, and delivery momentum, with a strong bias toward offline-first and distributed architectures and rapid

Qualifications

• Experience with distributed and local-first systems, including offline-first and eventual consistency.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional engineering teams and collaborate with product managers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the API and frontend engineering teams day to day, removing blockers and maintaining delivery momentum.
• Partner with Product Managers to translate product vision into technically viable, well-scoped initiatives.
• Bring engineering and distributed-systems perspectives into product decisions.

Skills

Distributed systems

Local-first

Frontend & API leadership

Job description

• Lead the API and frontend engineering teams day to day, removing blockers and maintaining delivery momentum.
• Partner with Product Managers to translate product vision into technically viable, well-scoped initiatives.
• Bring engineering and distributed-systems perspectives into product decisions.

What we're looking for:

• Understanding of distributed and local-first systems, including offline-first and eventual consistency.

Why you'll thrive here:

• 100% remote work with a globally distributed, autonomous environment.
• Significant ownership over engineering strategy, architecture, and execution.
• Direct reporting line to the CTO and exposure to cutting-edge P2P and local-first technologies.

Keet

Develops a global peer-to-peer messaging and video-calling product focused on privacy, decentralization, and local-first technology. Operates as a fully remote, globally distributed team that values autonomy, experimentation, and high engineering standards.