Head of Engineering

Role Summary

The Vice President of Engineering will lead the technical organization behind Genius — an advanced on-chain execution and liquidity platform operating across Solana and EVM ecosystems. The role demands deep expertise in distributed systems, deterministic execution, and large-scale application architecture. The VP will own technical strategy, architecture, and delivery across all Genius systems, ensuring the platform operates with precision, security, and scalability as user volumes grow into the tens of thousands.

Core Responsibilities

• Define and own the end-to-end engineering strategy across execution engines, market systems, and orchestration layers.
• Architect and optimize on-chain execution frameworks for Solana and EVM chains, ensuring deterministic performance, atomic state changes, and high throughput.
• Lead the design and scaling of ultra-low-latency order routing, real-time data indexing, and smart contract pipelines.
• Build and scale infrastructure to support thousands of concurrent active users with consistent performance and zero degradation under load.
• Establish and enforce technical standards, QA rigor, and automated CI / CD pipelines for multi-chain deployments.
• Hire, develop, and retain a high-caliber engineering team across protocol, backend, and front-end functions.
• Implement performance observability, fault tolerance, and comprehensive security frameworks.
• Partner with executive leadership to translate business and product goals into clear engineering roadmaps and measurable outcomes.
• Drive a culture of deterministic execution, high-velocity shipping, and deep technical accountability.

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