Engineering VP / Director

About the role

In this role at OKX, you will provide strategic leadership and operational excellence across engineering teams, ensuring alignment and efficient delivery of core products. Your focus will be on improving workflows, enhancing team structures, and fostering collaboration as the company grows.

You will also guide technical direction and architecture, championing best practices in software design and system reliability. By partnering with product management and other departments, you will help translate company strategy into actionable technical roadmaps, aiming for predictable and high-velocity product releases.

Who this role suits

• An executive with over 10 years of software engineering experience and a proven track record in leading large teams.
• A leader who excels in fast-paced, high-growth environments and can drive complex engineering programs.
• Someone with strong communication skills, capable of building consensus among diverse teams.
• A candidate adaptable to various technical domains, particularly in high-availability and mission-critical sectors.

From the employer

What You'll Be Doing

• Strategic Leadership & Operational Excellence
• Engineering Alignment & Delivery: Improve coordination across engineering teams and functions, clarify ownership and decision-making, and help teams deliver product priorities with fewer bottlenecks.
• Organizational Design & Scale: Continuously refine engineering workflows, team structures, and operating rhythms to support business growth, team autonomy, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Talent & Leadership Development: Mentor, manage, and scale engineering managers and senior leaders; establish high standards for engineering craftsmanship, career growth, and technical accountability.
• Technical Direction & Architecture
• Technical Direction: Guide architecture and engineering decisions across complex product environments, ensuring teams balance scalability, security, performance, and user needs.
• Engineering Standards & Reliability: Champion industry-leading engineering practices across software design, code health, automated testing, continuous deployment, and system observability.
• System Resilience: Ensure systems maintain high availability, security posture, and resilience in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Product Partnership & Execution
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Work hand-in-hand with Product Management, Design, Operations, and Security leaders to translate company strategy into clear, executable technical roadmaps.
• Execution & Velocity: Establish clear milestones, identify and resolve execution risks, and implement metrics to maintain predictable, high-cadence product releases.

What We Look For In You

• Executive Leadership Experience: 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years leading multi-tiered engineering teams (50+ engineers) at the Director or VP level within high-scale product companies.
• Technical Breadth: A strong background leading engineering in large-scale product environments, with the ability to engage with diverse technical disciplines, assess architectural trade-offs, and guide experienced engineering leaders.
• Delivery Track Record: Demonstrated success driving complex, multi-team engineering programs to launch in fast-evolving, high-growth tech environments.
• Domain Adaptability: Experience in high-availability, low-latency, or mission-critical domains (such as FinTech, SaaS, payments, consumer tech, or Web3).
• Communication & Influence: Exceptional communication skills with the ability to build consensus across business, product, and deeply technical teams.

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package
• L&D programs and Education subsidy for employees' growth and development
• Various team building programs and company events
• Wellness and meal allowances
• Comprehensive healthcare schemes for employees and dependants
• More that we love to tell you along the process!