Vice President of Engineering, 0x

• Serious interest in crypto and passion for the benefits of decentralization and the 0x mission
• Experience as an engineering leader managing multiple teams that require complex coordination. And 5+ years of experience as a hands-on software engineer
• Demonstrable flexibility with how to manage — you can structure your time and the engineering organization to suit the business needs
• Demonstrable experience understanding the right amount of process to bring in and when
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Intellectual curiosity and great problem solving skills
• Experience in startups and in large organizations
• Exhibit our core values: Create Enduring Value, Do the Right Thing, and Consistently Ship
• US-equivalent timezone and ability to travel 3-4 times per year

Desirable

• In this role, you’ll lead engineering across all our products, covering Matcha, 0x API, Pricing Engine, and Platform
• It is a senior and highly motivated team. Your mission will be to keep the engineering team moving quickly and flexibly and shape and foster the engineering culture for the company
• You’ll effectively bridge communication from business leaders to the engineering team, and vice versa
• You’ll help the team maintain a healthy pace for long-term sustainability by carefully balancing velocity vs. technical debt. You’ll be a steward and key influencer for both engineering and company culture
• On any given day, you may work with the CEO’s direct reports on business or organizational strategy, make priority calls on roadmap items and feature vs. technical debt tradeoffs, adjust team structure to better align with the business and market conditions, coach team members irrespective of their function, develop strong technical and managerial leaders, or review a functional specification
• Define the engineering culture at 0x Labs and what it means to be an engineer on the team
• Establish engineering-wide structure, processes, and systems. Identify opportunities for improvement or new teams that should be created
• Develop a hiring plan that allows our team to achieve its vision. Prioritize hiring and staffing to attract top engineering talent from a diverse spectrum of backgrounds, helping 0x Labs get even stronger as we grow
• Set engineering-wide goals and help the team to deliver on those metrics. Measure and improve team engagement and productivity
• Break down barriers for our organization, in particular those that span teams, functions, or departments. Lead engineering-wide initiatives to drive successful outcomes now and over time by ensuring our teams have the context, capabilities, rituals and resources to deliver effectively
• Collaborate with product management and design leadership to guide the overall technical direction for 0x products and achieve shared goals
• In the short term mentor, coach, and grow our engineering team, with a focus on developing future leaders
• Budget and manage costs for engineering