Director of Engineering, Onchain

About the role

This Director of Engineering will be responsible for the technical direction and execution of Mesh's Web3 initiatives. The role involves translating company priorities into a multi-quarter technical roadmap, ensuring the team delivers on complex workflows related to wallets, transactions, and on-chain orchestration. Success in this position means consistently delivering innovative crypto payment solutions that are reliable and scalable.

A core part of this role is building and managing a team of senior engineers. The Director will be responsible for hiring, coaching, and defining career paths for team members, fostering a high-performing engineering culture. This leadership extends to guiding the design and technical approach for multi-chain integrations, wallet infrastructure, and on-chain transaction monitoring.

The role requires close collaboration with various internal and external stakeholders, including Product, Design, Compliance, and Legal teams, to transform ambiguous requirements into clear technical plans. The Director will also represent engineering in executive-level discussions, influencing company-wide roadmap decisions and resource allocation, operating within a fast-moving fintech environment.

The salary for this position ranges from $210,000 to $300,000 USD annually.

Skills that matter here

• Web3: This role requires deep experience with Web3 building blocks, including wallet connectivity, dApp development, and blockchain RPCs, to lead the technical strategy for crypto payment solutions.
• DeFi: Familiarity with DeFi primitives like DEXs and lending platforms is necessary to understand how they operate in production systems and inform technical decisions.
• TypeScript: Experience with modern frontend frameworks like TypeScript and React is expected for setting engineering standards across the stack.
• Go: Familiarity with backend services/APIs built in languages such as Go, Rust, Java/Scala, or Node.js is required for establishing technical direction.
• Solidity: Hands-on experience with smart contracts and on-chain interactions using Solidity is important for guiding the team's development efforts.
• React: Experience with modern frontend frameworks like React and TypeScript is expected for setting engineering standards across the stack.

Who this role suits

• Someone with a proven track record of scaling engineering teams and organizational structures over 5+ years.
• An individual with extensive hands-on experience (8+ years) across frontend, backend, and on-chain components in a Web3/blockchain context.
• A leader who possesses a security-first mindset and a strong understanding of the transaction lifecycle, capable of instilling these principles across an organization.
• A person comfortable navigating ambiguity in a fast-moving, regulated fintech environment, adept at cross-functional and cross-border collaboration.

From the employer

What You'll Do

• Own the technical strategy for Web3 initiatives, translating company priorities into a multi-quarter plan executed across your team.
• Build, manage, and grow a team of mainly senior to staff level engineers – hire, coach, and set career paths.
• Lead the design and technical direction for complex workflows spanning wallets, transactions, settlements, and on-chain/off-chain orchestration, partnering closely with your managers on execution.
• Own planning, execution, and delivery of multi-chain integrations, wallet infrastructure (self-custody and MPC/custodial), RPC node management, and on-chain transaction monitoring at the org level.
• Partner with Product, Design, Compliance, Legal, and other cross-functional and external teams to turn ambiguous requirements into a coherent technical roadmap.
• Represent engineering in exec-level planning and reporting, influencing company-wide roadmap decisions and resourcing.

Who You Are

• 5+ years of experience managing engineering teams with a track record of scaling teams and organizational structure.
• 8+ years of overall engineering experience, including production experience across frontend, backend, and on-chain components in a Web3/blockchain context.
• Hands-on (or recent hands-on) experience with Web3 building blocks — wallet connectivity/integrations, dApp development, blockchain RPCs and indexing, and/or on-chain/off-chain payment & settlement flows — and comfortable going deep with your teams on technical tradeoffs.
• Familiar with DeFi primitives (DEXs, swaps, lending, trading platforms) and how they operate in production systems.
• Strong understanding of the transaction lifecycle (signing, submission, execution) and a security-first mindset you can instill across an organization.
• Experience setting engineering standards and technical direction across a stack that spans modern frontend frameworks (TypeScript, React), backend services/APIs (Go, Rust, Java/Scala, Node.js, or similar), and smart contracts/on-chain interactions (Solidity).
• Solid fundamentals in building scalable, reliable, observable distributed systems (monitoring, logging, tracing, performance) and a track record of holding teams accountable to reliability bars.
• Comfort operating in the ambiguity of a fast-moving, regulated fintech environment — able to navigate cross-functional and cross-border collaboration (Mesh’s teams span North America, Europe, and India).

Why You’ll Love It Here

• Competitive salary and equity that grows as you and the company grow, plus comprehensive health coverage for you and your family.
• Unlimited PTO—and we mean it. Take the time you need to recharge and show up at your best.
• Dedicated budget for courses, conferences, and certifications.
• Remote-friendly approach with top-tier tools and equipment you need to do exceptional work.