Vice President of Engineering Job November 2025

As the Vice President of Engineering, you will be the driving force behind Genius’s technical excellence, owning the entire engineering strategy and fostering a culture of high-velocity shipping and deep accountability. Your core responsibilities will include:

• Defining and owning the end-to-end engineering strategy across execution engines, market systems, and orchestration layers.
• Architecting and optimizing on-chain execution frameworks for Solana and EVM chains, ensuring deterministic performance, atomic state changes, and high throughput.
• Leading the design and scaling of ultra-low-latency order routing, real-time data indexing, and smart contract pipelines.
• Building and scaling infrastructure to support thousands of concurrent active users with consistent performance and zero degradation under load.
• Establishing and enforcing technical standards, QA rigor, and automated CI/CD pipelines for multi-chain deployments.
• Hiring, developing, and retaining a high-caliber engineering team across protocol, backend, and front-end functions.
• Implementing performance observability, fault tolerance, and comprehensive security frameworks.
• Partnering with executive leadership to translate business and product goals into clear engineering roadmaps and measurable outcomes.

We are looking for a visionary leader with a proven track record in complex, high-stakes environments. Key qualifications include:

• 10+ years in software engineering, with 5+ years in senior leadership roles.
• Demonstrated experience scaling complex applications to thousands of daily active users while maintaining sub-second execution performance.
• Proven track record of building on-chain applications on Solana and/or EVM environments.
• Strong background in distributed, low-latency, and high-throughput system design.
• Proficiency in Rust, TypeScript, and modern architectural patterns for performance-critical systems.
• Deep understanding of transaction life cycles, program orchestration, and deterministic system design.
• Strong leadership in building, mentoring, and aligning multidisciplinary engineering teams under high-execution conditions.

To apply for this transformative leadership role, please click the button below. In your application, highlight your experience leading engineering teams in the blockchain space and your vision for scaling a multi-chain platform. We eagerly await your application.

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Q1: What is the application deadline for this position?
The closing date for applications is **December 10, 2025**. We encourage interested candidates to apply promptly.

Q2: Is this a remote position?
Yes, this is a **Full-Time / Remote** position, welcoming talent from across the globe.

Q3: What blockchain ecosystems does Genius’s platform operate within?
Genius operates its advanced on-chain execution and liquidity platform across both **Solana and EVM ecosystems**, requiring expertise in both.

Q4: What programming languages are essential for this role?
Proficiency in **Rust and TypeScript** is crucial, along with a deep understanding of modern architectural patterns for performance-critical systems.