Director of Engineering, Brokerage

About Paxos 

Today’s financial infrastructure is archaic, expensive, inefficient and risky — supporting a system that leaves out more people than it lets in. So we’re rebuilding it.

We’re on a mission to open the world’s financial system to everyone by enabling the instant movement of any asset, any time, in a trustworthy way. For over a decade, we’ve built blockchain infrastructure that tokenizes, custodies, trades and settles assets for the world’s leading financial institutions, like PayPal, Venmo, Mastercard and Interactive Brokers. 

About the team 

The Brokerage team at Paxos enables partners to offer seamless crypto trading and custody through a fully regulated, scalable platform. We power some of the largest fintechs and enterprises, allowing them to integrate crypto services without the complexity of building and managing their own infrastructure.

About the role

As Director of Software Development for the Brokerage organization at Paxos, you will be at the forefront of building and maintaining market-leading crypto brokerage solutions for the world's most demanding broker-dealers. You will leverage your deep expertise in modern technologies and process-driven leadership to drive strategic direction, critical technology decisions, and operational excellence. In this role, you will empower engineering teams to deliver high-performance, scalable, and secure systems, ensuring Paxos remains the trusted partner for top-tier financial institutions.

What you’ll do 

• Lead and scale high-performing teams: Manage and mentor multiple software engineering teams, driving technical excellence and ensuring business success for an independent business unit that generates tens of millions in annual revenue and hundreds of millions in daily gross trading volume.
• Own end-to-end engineering execution: Oversee the design, development, and deployment of brokerage components and tooling, ensuring they align with both business objectives and technical requirements to deliver best-in-class solutions.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration: Partner with Product, Growth, Customer Success, and other engineering teams to define project scope, set priorities, and execute on a roadmap that meets customer and business needs.
• Uphold engineering excellence: Establish and enforce best practices in code quality, testing, security, and documentation to ensure long-term system reliability and maintainability.
• Optimize resources for impact: Lead resource planning, budget allocation, and project prioritization, maximizing productivity and ensuring the highest return on engineering investments.
• Foster a culture of innovation and growth: Provide technical guidance and mentorship, empowering engineers at all levels to grow, innovate, and solve complex challenges.
• Scale the team with top talent: Play a key role in recruiting, hiring, and onboarding world-class engineers, building a strong, cohesive, and high-performing engineering organization.

About you 

• Proven leadership in engineering: You have 15+ years of experience in software engineering, including 7+ years in a management role, leading global, distributed, and multi-layered engineering organizations.
• Enterprise-scale impact: You have successfully built and delivered enterprise-grade B2B and B2C products that drive hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue/ARR while maintaining world-class performance and reliability.
• Technical excellence in brokerage solutions: You have deep expertise in developing high-performance, highly available brokerage solutions with tier-1 SLAs, including 99.999% uptime.
• Talent development & mentorship: You have a strong track record of developing and scaling top engineering talent, mentoring engineering managers, staff engineers, and senior engineers to achieve their highest potential.
• Cross-functional collaboration: You excel at working across teams—partnering closely with Product, Growth, Customer Success, and Business Development—to ensure engineering solutions meet the rigorous demands of the world's top broker-dealers.
• Problem-solving mindset: You thrive on solving complex technical challenges and troubleshooting mission-critical issues in high-stakes environments.
• Strategic & business acumen: You understand the strategic, regulatory, and business landscape of financial services and can drive key initiatives that balance technical excellence with business impact.
• Execution at scale: You can manage multiple strategic initiatives simultaneously, delivering high-quality results in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Important Notice for Paxos Applicants

We’ve become aware of fraudulent accounts posting as Paxos recruiters on LinkedIn and other platforms. These scammers attempt to deceive applicants into paying for job opportunities or providing personal financial information. 

To verify a legitimate Paxos recruiter: 

• We only use @paxos.com email addresses
• We never ask for payment or financial details to apply, interview, or work here
• For technical roles, we do not perform a coding interview without prior screening by our engineering team 

Thanks for your interest in Paxos! 

Pay and benefits

Paxos offers a competitive total compensation and benefits package, including equity and bonuses based on both your individual performance and company performance. Eligibility for bonuses is dependent on job level, and actual salary within the range depends on your skills, experience, and qualifications.

Expected range for the base salary component for candidates located within the United States is:$276,285—$325,041 USD Apply