Product Engineering Lead

Tether.to

. Run the API and frontend teams day to day, including unblocking, reviewing, and keeping them shipping .

Posted 10/8/2026full-timeRemoteSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong leadership in managing engineering teams, focusing on high performance and reliability in product development. Proficient in technical design and collaboration with product management to deliver consumer applications, particularly in chat and social domains.

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Engineering ManagementJavaScript ExpertiseReact DevelopmentProduct SenseLocal-First Systems Familiarity

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Hard Skills

JavaScriptReactAPI DesignTechnical DesignCode ReviewPrototypingConsumer Product DevelopmentDistributed SystemsOffline-First SystemsEventual Consistency

Soft Skills

InitiativeCuriosityResilienceDirect CritiqueMentoring

Tools & Technologies

AI ToolsSync EnginesCRDTsOpen Source

Industry Keywords

P2P CapabilitiesConsumer ProductsChat AppsCalling AppsSocial Apps

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaScriptOpen SourceReact

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Run the API and frontend teams day to day, including unblocking, reviewing, and keeping them shipping
Set and maintain a high engineering bar for performance, reliability, and clean APIs
Own technical design of features and the API surface between Keet's core and the app
Coordinate the API team with deep tech teams on code reviews, design, and engine-related work
Partner with product managers to turn vision and roadmap into scoped, buildable work
Challenge mismatched scope and reality and propose better implementation paths
Bring engineering perspective to product decisions involving P2P capabilities
Use AI tools and quick prototypes to validate ideas
Create clarity around team goals and define success criteria
Mentor team leads and improve team operating systems and collaboration
Lead by example while empowering teams to take ownership

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
Initiative, curiosity, resilience, and ability to give and receive direct critique
Bonus: experience with local-first apps, CRDTs or sync engines, offline-capable mobile or desktop apps, or open source

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% remote, worldwide
Work on a global financial revolution at Tether
Opportunity to work on Keet, a fully peer-to-peer messaging and video calling app
Direct collaboration with the CTO and product managers
Use of AI tools and quick prototypes to validate ideas
Leadership and mentorship opportunities