Chief Technical Officer

Posted 122ds ago

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CTO responsible for defining technical vision and overseeing platform build for a Bitcoin financial platform. Collaborating with executives and stakeholders for robust institutional systems.

Responsibilities:

  • Define Encore’s end-to-end technical architecture, starting from a blank sheet.
  • Evaluate and select the appropriate execution environments, including blockchain, DLT, or hybrid architectures.
  • Design and implement core protocol or platform logic, including smart contracts where applicable.
  • Build or oversee backend systems, APIs, data pipelines, and operational infrastructure.
  • Design integrations with custodians, wallets, trading venues, and off-chain services.
  • Partner with leadership on product strategy, security design, and go-to-market execution.
  • Establish development standards, deployment pipelines, and security best practices.
  • Act as the technical authority in discussions with investors, partners, auditors, and counterparties.
  • Hire, mentor, and scale the engineering team over time.

Requirements:

  • 7+ years of experience building production systems in fintech, crypto, or financial infrastructure.
  • Strong systems-level thinking across smart contracts, backend services, and operational reliability.
  • Experience making early architectural decisions with long-term consequences.
  • Ability to build hands-on as an early engineer while also setting technical direction.
  • Comfort operating with ambiguity and incomplete information.
  • High ownership mindset and willingness to be accountable for outcomes, not just code.
  • Familiarity with institutional finance, including BTC markets, credit, custody, or trading infrastructure.
  • Experience working with regulated entities, compliance teams, or audited environments.
  • Prior founder, CTO, or early technical leadership experience.

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary and benefits.
  • Equity with long-term upside aligned to the success of the company.