Director of Engineering, Platform

Turnkey

. Own the engineering strategy and technical vision for Turnkey's Platform Engineering organization, spanning infrastructure, reliability and performance, releases and internal tooling .

Posted 9/24/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $250,000 - $290,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing and scaling engineering organizations, with a strong focus on distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and security architecture. Capable of providing strategic technical guidance and fostering a high-performance culture within the engineering team.

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Distributed Systems ExpertiseCloud Infrastructure ManagementSecurity Architecture LeadershipEngineering Team DevelopmentHigh Availability Infrastructure

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Hard Skills

Infrastructure ScalabilityPerformance OptimizationSecurity Posture ManagementTechnical Decision-MakingIncident Response ProcessesCapacity PlanningSoftware Quality AssuranceEngineering Process ExcellenceEmerging Technology EvaluationOperational Tooling Implementation

Soft Skills

Leadership DevelopmentStrategic PlanningCollaborationCoachingCommunication

Industry Keywords

CryptoWeb3FinTechSecurity-Critical InfrastructureEngineering RitualsOn-Call ManagementIncident ReviewTalent RecruitmentOrganizational StructureGrowth Stage Scaling

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsWeb3

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the engineering strategy and technical vision for Turnkey's Platform Engineering organization, spanning infrastructure, reliability and performance, releases and internal tooling
Build, manage, and grow a high-performing engineering org, including hiring and developing engineering managers and senior ICs
Partner closely with Product Engineering and company leadership to ensure platform investments align with customer and business needs
Identify and evaluate emerging technologies and trends in distributed systems and cloud infrastructure, and guide their integration into the platform
Contribute to company-wide strategic planning and technical decision-making as a member of the engineering leadership team
Define and evolve the org structure, leveling, and career paths for the Platform Engineering team as it scales
Drive recruitment, onboarding, and retention of infrastructure and security-minded engineering talent
Set and uphold engineering rituals, including on-call, incident review, and capacity planning
Coach and develop managers and senior engineers, building a durable leadership bench
Provide strategic technical guidance across foundational systems to support long-term scalability, security, and reliability
Oversee the design and implementation of cloud and network infrastructure, company-wide security architecture and controls, and operational tooling and practices
Ensure infrastructure scalability, security, and reliability, addressing distributed systems and adversarial threat models
Define and drive processes for security reviews, capacity planning, testing, and incident response

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience managing engineering managers and/or leading a multi-team engineering org (not just individual teams)
Deep understanding of distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and security architecture, with the ability to lead in-depth technical discussions and make final calls on tradeoffs
A track record of operating and scaling infrastructure that demands high availability, performance, and a strong security posture
Excellence at holding a high bar on software quality and engineering process, even while moving fast
Prior experience working in fast-paced crypto/web3 and/or FinTech companies, especially with exposure to security-critical infrastructure
Experience scaling an infrastructure org through a significant growth stage (e.g., Series B → C, or comparable)
Actively tracking developments in the crypto ecosystem and opinionated on where it's going
A healthy amount of paranoia :-)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Full benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, HSA/FSA, 401(k)
Paid parental leave
Unlimited PTO
$3,000/yr learning and development budget to attend industry conferences
Multiple team offsites per year
Lunch stipend