About Spree
Spree is a Web3‑native rewards and commerce network that lets any Web2 brand issue stable‑coin‑denominated points, settle instantly, and unlock composable loyalty across millions of users. Think : Stripe×Air Miles×stablecoins—but open, programmable, and merchant‑agnostic.
About The Role
This is a full-time remote role for a Vice President of Engineering at Spree.Finance. Spree Finance / Engaged Labs has completed the protocol design and early proofs‑of‑concept. What we need now is relentless execution : ship the production stack, harden security, and scale to the first 50 enterprise issuers—all inside a year.
Your Impact
- Architecture Owner – Define system boundaries across smart‑contracts, micro‑services, and front‑end gateway; document ADRs and threat‑models.
- Product to Delivery – Work closely with the product team to translate business requirements into working technology.
- Experimentation and Velocity – We prioritize excellence in speed and execution. Move fast and push others to move fast with you. We don’t know what will work, and speed is our moat.
- Hands‑on Delivery – Write production code (Node / Go / Rust preferred) and review PRs; unblock the team.
- Security First – Coordinate external audits, run adversarial game‑days, own the vulnerability disclosure program.
- Stakeholder Partner – Translate merchant requirements into sprint‑ready epics; work closely with Product, BD, and token‑economics leads.
- Talent Magnet – Source, close, and onboard engineers who thrive in ambiguity; champion an inclusive, feedback‑rich culture.
- Velocity & Quality – Track DORA metrics, set SLAs / SLOs, maintain CI / CD, perf, and observability dashboards.
This role is fully remote with immediate start.
Requirements
3+yrs running ≥10‑person teams; hiring, coaching, org design8+yrs architecting cloud‑native, event‑driven systems; deep knowledge of queues (Kafka / NATS / PubSub)Proficiency in at least one : TypeScript / Node, Go, Rust, or Python; strong async & concurrency patternsModern React (Next.js) and component architecture; performance optimizationKnowledge and understanding of tradeoffs in Cloud Architectures and tooling : IaC (Terraform / CDK), Kubernetes, AWS or GCP; observability (OpenTelemetry, Grafana)Security Engineering fluency : OAuth2 / OIDC, JWT, key‑management (HSM / MPC), threat‑modelingWeb 3 fundamentals (2 yrs experience minimum) : Interacting with EVM JSON‑RPC, ERC‑20 / 721 / 1155 standards, stable‑coin economics.Solidity or Rust smart‑contract development with at least one main‑net deploymentNice to Haves
Zero‑knowledge proofs or account‑abstraction exposure for a web2 audiencePrior work on loyalty, payments, or fintech complianceData‑infra chops (ClickHouse, dbt, experimentation frameworks)Benefits
Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage100% remote with Quarterly On-SitesSignificant Token Allocation and competitive salary.Significant Media Exposure across podcasts, conferences, TV appearances and more#J-18808-Ljbffr