Product Engineering Lead

Tether.to

. Lead the API and frontend teams day to day, unblocking, reviewing, and maintaining delivery .

Posted 10/8/2026full-timeRemote • DenmarkSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading engineering teams, particularly in the development of consumer products with a focus on performance, reliability, and clean APIs. Proficient in managing technical design and collaborating with product managers to align engineering efforts with product vision.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Team LeadershipJavaScript ProficiencyReact ExpertiseProduct Management CollaborationExperience with P2P Capabilities

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Hard Skills

API DesignFrontend DevelopmentCode ReviewTechnical DesignDistributed SystemsOffline-First SystemsEventual ConsistencyConsumer Product DevelopmentRapid PrototypingCRDTs

Soft Skills

InitiativeCuriosityResilienceDirect CritiqueMentoring

Tools & Technologies

AI ToolsSync EnginesOpen Source

Industry Keywords

Chat AppsCalling AppsSocial AppsLocal-First AppsOffline-Capable Apps

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaScriptOpen SourceReact

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the API and frontend teams day to day, unblocking, reviewing, and maintaining delivery
Set and maintain high engineering standards for performance, reliability, and clean APIs
Own technical design of features and the API surface between Keet's core and app
Coordinate the API team with deep tech teams on code reviews, design, and engine-related work
Partner with Keet product managers to turn vision and roadmap into scoped, buildable work
Challenge mismatched scope and reality and propose better approaches
Bring engineering perspective to product decisions involving P2P capabilities
Use AI tools and rapid prototypes to validate ideas
Clarify team goals and define success criteria
Mentor team leads and improve team operating systems and cross-team collaboration
Report directly to the CTO and take direction from product

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience managing engineers or engineering leads who ship consumer products, ideally in chat, calling, or social apps
Strong product sense
Intuition for distributed and local-first systems
Familiarity with offline-first and eventual consistency
Deep JavaScript and React knowledge
Initiative, curiosity, resilience, and ability to give and receive direct critique
Bonus: experience with local-first apps, CRDTs, sync engines, offline-capable mobile or desktop apps, or open source

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% remote, worldwide
Opportunity to work on Keet, a fully peer-to-peer messaging and video calling app
Work on products advancing digital finance, blockchain, AI, and peer-to-peer technology