Head of Engineering

2 days ago

Malaysia CoinGecko Full time 437,014 - 498,780 per year
CoinGecko is a global leader in tracking cryptocurrency data. Operating since 2014, CoinGecko has built the world's largest cryptocurrency data platform, tracking over 10,000 tokens across more than 400 exchanges, serving over 300 million page views in more than 100 countries. We are proud to have played a major part in mainstream awareness, adoption, and education of cryptocurrency globally.
We at CoinGecko believe that cryptocurrency and blockchain will define the future of finance, bringing greater financial and economic freedom around the world. In anticipation of that future, CoinGecko is building the foundation to scale cryptocurrency market data to serve billions.
We practice transparent salaries and a level structure at CoinGecko:
• The salary range for this position is RM36,090 - RM39,699.
• Learn more about our level structure at CoinGecko's Career Progression. 
Job Responsibilities
  • Strategy and Vision: Define overall technical vision, strategy and roadmap aligned with business goals and objectives. Accomplish high-level outcomes and lead quarterly reviews and OKR planning. Build and lead a high-performing team.
  • Architecture and Delivery: Oversee all software and operational components and  develop long-term technical roadmaps and milestones. Establish delivery standards and working processes for all engineering functions.
  • Business Continuity Planning: Align and maintain service-level objectives, compliance and business continuity plans for all systems including financial, brand and regulatory impact. Identify technical risks, develop mitigation plans and address challenges in the process. Provide technical direction to engineering leads. 
  • Talent as a Resource: Lead managers to develop management skills, feedback and progression frameworks and implement programs for upskilling and career progression. Review capacity planning to ensure continuous staffing and competencies of the department. Nurture and advocate for staff well-being and uphold company core values.
  • Engineering Leadership: Coordinate engineering staff, workflows and structure based on feedback and synergy with other teams. Communicate team and tech status to internal and external stakeholders. Work closely with human resources and finance to influence resource planning and other requirements.
  • Engineering Excellence: Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies and their impact on the company technical roadmap. Develop and direct R&D projects, communicate insights, and manage resource planning with related lines of business. 
  • Partnerships & External Engagements: Represent the company in technical forums and industry events to establish the company's competencies in tech. Foster working relationships with ecosystem partners, vendors and industry experts on strategic initiatives. 
  • Evangelism: Evangelize all aspects of CoinGecko's engineering while communicating strategic context across and beyond the organization. Support any ad hoc tasks as required by the company.
Job Requirements
  • Proven track record: Up to 12 years of software development experience and leadership. Proven track record over multiple years as a leader responsible for engineering vision, strategy, and managing multiple teams across different domains. Strong general business acumen. Experienced implementing business planning and management frameworks to accomplish meaningful business growth.
  • Product Knowledge: Demonstrated complete understanding of tech businesses, startup growth, product development with sufficient knowledge of the blockchain/cryptocurrency domain. Demonstrated proven ability to adapt into an organization and pick up overall business and department operations quickly.
  • Software Development Knowledge: Breadth of knowledge of software development processes across a variety of organizational structures. Deep, substantial expertise in different technologies and proven experience implementing product and tech-driven changes to achieve business outcomes.
  • People Skills: Charismatic leader who can establish effective collaborative relations with other internal departments or external organizations. Proven ability to engage with both individual contributors and leaders of all levels in constructive and collaborative relationships.
  • Leadership: Strong sense of leadership and empathy for entire teams. Experienced in advocating and influencing changes across the department. Experienced implementing goal-driven strategies in all areas of work. Demonstrate servant-based leadership and knowledge of leading by example.
  • Coaching: Has a clear understanding of your role as the primary coach of engineering and other leaders, distinct from managing software delivery.
  • Engineering Vision and Strategy: Proven track record of articulating and executing engineering vision, strategies, and roadmap encompassing multiple domains/product lines in accordance with the company vision, business priorities, and industry trends.
  • Scope of Work: Worked on open-ended business interests across multiple domains and contributing by defining key results and developing department-wide roadmaps.
  • Problem Solving: Solve hard problems with many constraints, using sound judgment to assess risks and present arguments in a well-structured, data-backed, written narrative. Have passion, creativity and empathy for users.
  • Growth Mindset: Demonstrated ability to learn multiple functional areas of business – engineering, design, finance, sales, or marketing.
  • You have keen interest in cryptocurrency, blockchain, and smart contracts.
  • Nice to have:
  • Experience building on or integrating with decentralized tech.
  • Experience working in growth-to-late stage startups or tech enterprises and contributing to pivotal growth phases in the company.
  • Experience contributing to tech communities in thought leadership, technical input or sponsorship and events.
Perks at CoinGecko:
• Remote Work Flexibility: Work wherever you feel most productive. We also provide office space in 1Powerhouse (Malaysia) and WeWork (Singapore) if you ever feel like meeting your colleagues in person.
• Comprehensive Insurance Coverage: We provide life and hospitalization coverage for you, along with hospitalization coverage for your dependents.
• Virtual Share Options: You'll be entitled to virtual options, with terms and conditions.
• Bonus: You'll be entitled to a bonus, with terms and conditions.
• Parking Allowance: Allocated on a claim basis to ease the cost of travelling.
• Meal Allowance: You will be given a monthly fixed allowance of RM600 or SGD400 to subsidize the cost of your meals.
• Learning Allowance: You will be allocated an annual budget of USD500 (claim basis) to help you continuously learn in the pursuit of your professional and personal development.
• Social Activity Allowance: Want to set a date to watch a movie or play futsal with your colleagues? Get it organized and we subsidize a portion (claim basis) of the cost.
• Annual Company Offsite: We gather once a year to meet each other in person, reflect on the year, and partake in social activities
CoinGecko is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Interested in being a Gecko? Hit the apply button to get started on your application We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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