Deputy Chief Technology Officer

pDeputy Chief Technology Officer
- Trading Firm /p pFunding: Series C /p pAbout The Company /p pSince 2017, The Company has grown into a leading digital asset market maker and infrastructure provider. Today, our team of 200+ professionals across 42 nationalities powers trading on 80+ exchanges. Operating across Capital Markets and Asset Wealth Management divisions, we combine algorithmic trading innovation (pioneering Rust in Web3) with institutional-grade financial services. Backed by our recent Series C, we are actively building the future of digital assets through organic innovation and strategic MA. /p pRole Overview /p pThe Deputy CTO partners with the CTO to lead the day-to-day operations of The Company’s global engineering organization. You will hold near-executive authority over engineering delivery, operational resilience, organizational health, and budget across all divisions. By connecting business strategy to world-class technical execution, you will ensure our high-frequency trading and asset management platforms scale reliably, freeing the CTO to focus on long-range AI transformation and external representation. /p pWhat Success Looks Like (12–18 Months) /p ul liOperational Excellence: A unified engineering cadence (OKRs, KPIs, delivery flow) is consistently adopted across divisions, enabling VPs to operate with high autonomy. /li liPlatform Modernization: The multi-year trading platform consolidation transitions successfully from design to MVP with clear improvements in latency and deployment velocity. /li liData Governance: A centralized, group-level data capability is live with a published catalog and cross-divisional SLAs. /li liRegulatory Cost Control: Engineering consistently hits all MiCA, DORA, and SOC 2 milestones while managing cloud and vendor spend against clear business-unit baselines. /li /ul pKey Responsibilities /p ul liEngineering Delivery Cadence: Run day-to-day global engineering operations. Own OKRs, monthly business reviews, and delivery pipelines. Deputize for the CTO with the Board, ExCo, and external partners. /li liPlatform Consolidation Data Strategy: Lead the multi-year unification of The Company's trading infrastructure across 80+ venues and 1,400+ markets. Oversee the creation of shared group data pipelines and governance. /li liCybersecurity Execution Compliance: Own the on-the-ground execution of The Company’s security and regulatory commitments (MiCA, DORA, SOC 2). Foster a "controls-by-design" engineering culture while respecting regulated divisional information walls. /li liTalent, Budget Scale: Manage the global engineering budget, vendor relationships, and MA engineering integrations. Mentor divisional VPs, refine career frameworks, and scale the team across Europe and the US. /li /ul pCore Competencies /p ul liScale Operational Leadership: Proven ability to design and run engineering operating models (metrics, governance, delivery) for global teams. /li liTechnical Depth Decision-Making: Comfortable challenging senior architects on system design and making decisive, firm-wide trade-offs under constraints. /li liExecutive Communication: Exceptional ability to translate complex technical risks, budgets, and timelines into crisp, actionable insights for ExCo and the Board. /li liRegulatory Execution Fluency: Expert at translating high-level security strategies into practical, everyday engineering workflows and compliance outcomes. /li /ul pKey Experiences Target Background /p ul liTrading Crypto Infrastructure: Substantial experience with low-latency distributed systems, algorithmic trading infrastructure, and digital assets (CEX/DEX market structure, custody, on-chain settlement). Familiarity with Rust is a strong plus. /li liMulti-Division Scale Consolidation: Proven track record running global engineering across multiple business lines, including executing large-scale platform consolidations and managing shared data/infra functions. /li liRegulated Environments: Experience operating within strict regulatory frameworks (MiCA, DORA, SOC 2) and managing engineering across compliance-driven information walls. /li liOperational #2 Profile: Prior experience as a trusted senior deputy or operational partner to a technical founder or CTO, taking true ownership of execution while strategy is held by the principal. /li liGrowth MA Integration: Experience scaling engineering organizations through rapid maturity phases and integrating acquired technical teams. /li /ul pbWhat

We Offer
/b /p pWe recognize that elite engineering leadership requires a world-class environment. As a key executive, this is a highly influential role where you will drive our overarching technology strategy, shape the engineering culture, and have the direct ability to make major company decisions. /p pTo support your success,

we offer
a top-percentile compensation and benefits package designed for global leaders: /p pbFinancial Equity /b /p ul libCompetitive Base

Salary:
/b A highly attractive,