Director/VP of Engineering

At Paradigm, we are seeking an experienced engineering leader to join our team and help build a world-class engineering organization. As a member of our engineering leadership team, you will be responsible for managing a team of 10-25 engineers, including managers, and ensuring their performance and delivery. Your role will involve providing a strong technical voice, implementing and evolving our engineering process, collaborating with the Product team to prioritize and deliver on product requirements, and championing a rewarding and productive company culture. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a fast-paced, cutting-edge industry and shape the future of finance.

• Manage a team of 10-25 engineers, including managers, and be fully responsible for their performance and delivery
• Regularly review the work of the team, provide coaching, resolve conflicts and blocking dependencies
• Provide a strong technical voice on the team to ensure secure, reliable, scalable, and maintainable design and architecture
• Implement and evolve the engineering process to keep up with the growing team, product features, and market traction
• Collaborate with the Product team to understand and resolve customer requirements and ensure delivery on product priorities
• Assist in recruiting efforts for the entire engineering team
• Champion a rewarding and productive company culture
• Understand and manage the resources, people, and technology that the teams need to share versus where they need to run independently
• Hold frequent syncs with team managers and dive deep into tech and product independently
• Monitor ongoing activities and intervene when things don't go well
• Work closely with product, quant, and business strategy departments to develop strong relationships and ensure smooth inter-departmental collaborations
• Spot problems and help managers make better decisions
• Assist when there are concerns or gaps in the team's work
• Take a hands-on approach to managing, understanding the product and technology deeply
• Operate in a resource-constrained situation and make significant progress before escalating issues
• Balance the need to support a live product while still building new features
• Have 10+ years of experience in high-performing software engineering organizations
• Have 5+ years of experience directly managing talented engineers
• Have 2+ years of experience managing managers
• Have experience managing all employment phases: interviewing, hiring, onboarding, evaluating and improving performance, promotions, and terminations
• Have a deep technical and product understanding of the problems the team solves, resulting from a product engineering background prior to, or alongside, management
• Have a passion for managing and leading engineering teams.

• 10+ years experience in high-performing software engineering organizations
• 5+ years experience directly managing talented engineers
• 2+ years experience managing managers
• Experience managing at all employment phases: interviewing, hiring, onboarding, evaluating and improving performance, promotions, and terminations
• Deep technical and product understanding of the problems your team solves, resulting from a product engineering background prior to, or alongside, management
• Passion for managing a team and building a world-class engineering organization
• Strong technical voice to ensure secure, reliable, scalable, and maintainable design and architecture
• Ability to implement and evolve engineering processes to keep up with team growth and market traction
• Collaborative mindset to work closely with the Product team and resolve customer requirements
• Experience in recruiting efforts for the engineering team
• Ability to champion a rewarding and productive company culture
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to make decisions in resource-constrained situations
• Ability to balance supporting a live product while building new features

• Competitive pay and transparent pay bands
• Flexible work environment
• Unlimited vacation with a minimum required PTO of 10 days annually
• Celebrate national holidays, in addition to floating holidays
• Full benefits package (benefits vary by country)
• Generous technology and learning allowances
• $3500 first-year budget for computer and office essentials, with a $2000 refresh every 2 years
• $1000 budget for learning and development materials, courses, or conferences
• Equal opportunity employer