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HEAD OF PLATFORM

GoMining
Full-timelead

Job description

The Platform team is the foundation of GoMining’s ecosystem. It owns the services that every product depends on — custody, KYC, compliance, core application components, and platform reliability. As Head of Platform, you will own this domain end-to-end. You will define the platform strategy, lead a cross-functional engineering organization, establish engineering standards, and ensure the platform remains secure, scalable, and highly available. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring a combination of technical expertise, product ownership, and operational excellence. Responsibilities Platform Ownership • Own the Platform domain as an internal product serving multiple product teams. • Define the platform strategy, roadmap, priorities, and success metrics. • Drive platform scalability, reliability, and engineering excellence. Custody & Financial Infrastructure • Own custody infrastructure, including Fireblocks, Uphold, and similar providers. • Ensure secure asset storage, withdrawals, deposits, and fund movements. • Improve operational reliability across wallet infrastructure. Compliance Platform • Own KYC, Travel Rule, and compliance-related platform capabilities. • Work closely with Legal and Compliance teams to ensure regulatory readiness, including MiCA requirements. • Improve verification flows and customer onboarding performance. Platform Reliability • Define and maintain platform SLA and uptime targets. • Establish incident management, monitoring, and operational excellence processes. • Improve deployment reliability and platform resilience. Engineering Leadership • Lead a cross-functional platform team. • Mentor engineers and technical leads. • Drive architectural decisions and engineering standards. • Build a strong engineering culture focused on quality and ownership. Cross-functional Collaboration • Work closely with Product, Engineering, Security, Compliance, and Operations teams. • Introduce and scale inner-source engineering practices across product teams. • Support strategic platform initiatives and future technology migrations. Success Metrics • Platform uptime and SLA. • KYC pass rate. • Time-to-deposit. • Time-to-withdraw. • Platform stability and incident reduction. • Engineering velocity and platform adoption across product teams. • 3+ years leading platform, infrastructure, or core engineering teams. • Experience owning shared platform services used by multiple product teams. • Strong experience in fintech, payments, digital banking, crypto, or financial infrastructure. • Practical experience with custody platforms such as Fireblocks or similar solutions. • Deep understanding of KYC providers, Travel Rule, AML, and regulatory compliance. • Experience defining and managing platform reliability, SLA, uptime, and incident management processes. • Strong Node.js background with the ability to review architecture and production code. • Experience building and scaling engineering organizations. • Experience owning platform budgets, roadmaps, and business priorities. • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. Technology Stack • Node.js • TypeScript • PostgreSQL • Redis • RabbitMQ • Kubernetes • GitLab CI/CD • Docker • REST APIs • Fireblocks • Uphold • AI-powered engineering tools (Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or similar) Nice to Have • Experience with MiCA implementation. • Experience in Bitcoin, crypto, or Web3 infrastructure. • Experience implementing inner-source engineering practices. • Experience leading platform migrations or large-scale architectural transformations. • Familiarity with Flutter architecture and mobile platform development. • Professional growth: support for courses, conferences, and English learning (up to 100% coverage). • Work-life fit: remote or hybrid format with flexible hours across international teams. • Paid leave: up to 20 vacation days + 8 company holidays + 5 personal days per year • Recognition programs: structured performance reviews and team awards. • Team culture: retreats in international locations (for example, company apartments in Cyprus).