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-timeRemote • CanadaSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong leadership in managing API and frontend teams, ensuring high performance and reliability in engineering practices. Possesses deep technical knowledge in JavaScript and React, with a focus on product development for consumer applications.

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Team ManagementJavaScript ExpertiseReact DevelopmentProduct SenseTechnical Design Ownership

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Hard Skills

JavaScriptReactAPI DesignCode ReviewTechnical DesignPrototypingDistributed SystemsOffline-First SystemsConsumer Product DevelopmentCRDTs

Soft Skills

InitiativeCuriosityResilienceDirect CritiqueMentoring

Tools & Technologies

AI ToolsRapid Prototyping Tools

Industry Keywords

Consumer ProductsChat ApplicationsCalling ApplicationsSocial AppsLocal-First 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 app
Coordinate API team collaboration with deep tech teams on code reviews, design, and engine-related work
Partner with Keet's product managers to turn vision and roadmap into scoped, buildable work
Challenge unrealistic scope and propose better implementation paths
Bring engineering perspective to product decisions involving peer-to-peer 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 collaboration
Lead by example while enabling teams to take ownership
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 or sync engines, offline-capable mobile or desktop apps, or open source

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% remote, worldwide
End-to-end encrypted, privacy-focused product environment
Opportunity to work on Keet, a peer-to-peer messaging and video calling app
Opportunity to work with cutting-edge blockchain, AI, and peer-to-peer technologies