Director of Engineering, Product

Turnkey

. Own the engineering strategy and technical vision for Turnkey's Product Engineering organization, spanning key management, APIs and interfaces, transaction processing, and independently verifiable security infrastructure .

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 high-performing engineering organizations, with a focus on security-critical systems and modern application architectures. Proven ability to integrate emerging web3 technologies and drive quality processes in fast-paced environments.

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Engineering ManagementSecurity-Critical SystemsWeb3 TechnologiesKey ManagementSoftware Quality Assurance

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Hard Skills

Application ArchitectureSecurity InfrastructureAPIsSDKsTransaction ProcessingIncident ReviewOn-Call ManagementTechnical Roadmap DevelopmentScalabilityReliability

Soft Skills

CoachingLeadershipStrategic PlanningCollaborationCommunication

Tools & Technologies

HSMTEEDashboardsTransaction Construction SystemsBroadcast Systems

Industry Keywords

CryptoWeb3FinTechCustodyDecentralized Systems

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Web3

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the engineering strategy and technical vision for Turnkey's Product Engineering organization, spanning key management, APIs and interfaces, transaction processing, and independently verifiable security infrastructure
Build, manage, and grow a high-performing engineering organization, including hiring and developing engineering managers and senior ICs
Partner with Product and Design leadership to translate customer and market needs into a technical roadmap
Identify and evaluate emerging web3 technologies and guide their integration into the product
Contribute to company-wide strategic planning and technical decision-making as a member of the engineering leadership team
Define and evolve organizational structure, leveling, and career paths
Drive recruitment, onboarding, and retention of engineering talent
Set and uphold engineering rituals including planning, incident review, and on-call
Coach and develop managers and senior engineers
Provide technical guidance across security-critical product systems
Oversee TEE- and HSM-based key management and signing systems, APIs, SDKs, dashboards, transaction construction and broadcast systems, and independently verifiable security infrastructure
Ensure scalability, security, and reliability of product infrastructure amid decentralized systems and adversarial threat models
Define and drive quality and consistency processes from design through deployment

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 modern application architectures and security-critical systems (e.g., HSMs, TEEs, key management), with the ability to lead in-depth technical discussions and make final calls on tradeoffs
A track record of shipping security-critical or developer-facing products (key management, signing infrastructure, APIs, or SDKs) at scale
Excellence at holding a high bar on software quality and engineering process, even while moving fast
A healthy amount of paranoia :-)
Prior experience working in fast-paced crypto/web3 and/or FinTech companies, especially with exposure to custody, key management, or HSM/enclave-based systems
Experience scaling an engineering 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