Sr. Director, Engineering - Digital Assets

Early Warning Services • San Francisco, CA

14h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Sr. Director, Engineering – Stablecoin will lead the engineering organization responsible for building Early Warning’s next-generation cross-border money movement platform. This new solution will extend the trust, speed, and security of Zelle® to international payments, leveraging stablecoin and modern distributed ledger technologies to deliver fast, compliant, and reliable global transfers. This leader will drive the end-to-end engineering strategy—building scalable, secure, and regulatory-compliant systems that power real-time cross-border transactions. The role requires deep technical expertise, operational rigor, and the ability to build a high-performing team focused on delivery excellence and innovation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related technical field (or equivalent professional experience).
• Typically, 15+ years of progressive software engineering experience, with at least 7 years leading large-scale technology organizations.
• Experience with blockchain, stablecoin, or digital asset infrastructure (e.g., wallet management, settlement, or tokenized payments).
• Proven experience architecting or scaling payments, banking, or blockchain-based systems in highly regulated environments.
• 3+ years of experience delivering cloud-based systems using containerization, CI/CD, automated testing, and security-compliant DevOps.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical design and delivery for mission-critical, distributed systems with global reach.
• Superior leadership and management skills with strong business acumen.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across executive, technical, and external stakeholder audiences.
• Demonstrated track record of building and leading high-performing teams in fast-moving, complex environments.
• Background and drug screen required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience migrating or scaling enterprise systems in Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Prior experience partnering with financial institutions, regulators, or global payment networks.
• Deep understanding of secure system design, encryption standards, and regulatory compliance for financial technology.
• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering strategy and execution for the cross-border payments platform, ensuring systems are designed for scalability, security, and regulatory compliance.
• Define the technical roadmap in collaboration with Product, Architecture, and Security leaders.
• Champion cloud-native design, resilient infrastructure, and modern software development practices to support global expansion.
• Partner closely with Product, Risk, Compliance, and Operations teams to deliver production-ready, compliant financial systems.
• Establish shared goals and accountability across disciplines to meet business and regulatory expectations.
• Build scalable engineering processes for uptime, observability, and reliability.
• Partner with SRE and Cloud Operations to establish world-class monitoring, CI/CD, and incident management practices.
• Recruit, develop, and mentor top engineering talent.
• Foster a high-performance culture grounded in technical excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Serve as a visible and inspiring leader who elevates technical standards across the organization.
• Keep senior leadership informed on progress, risks, and strategic tradeoffs.
• Provide clear visibility into program execution and technical decisions that impact business outcomes.

Benefits

• Competitive medical (PPO/HDHP), dental, and vision plans as well as company contributions to your Health Savings Account (HSA) or pre-tax savings through flexible spending accounts (FSA) for commuting, health & dependent care expenses.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Featuring a 100% Company Safe Harbor Match on your first 6% deferral immediately upon eligibility.
• Flexible Time Off for Exempt (salaried) employees, as well as generous PTO for Non-Exempt (hourly) employees, plus 11 paid company holidays and a paid volunteer day.
• 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave
• Maven Family Planning – provides support through your Parenting journey including egg freezing, fertility, adoption, surrogacy, pregnancy, postpartum, early pediatrics, and returning to work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director