Who are we?
FalconX is a pioneering team of operators, investors, and builders committed to revolutionizing institutional access to the crypto markets. Operating at the intersection of traditional finance and cutting-edge technology, FalconX addresses the industry's foremost challenges: Navigating the digital asset market can be complex and fragmented, with limited products and services that support trading strategies, structures, and liquidity found in conventional financial markets. As a comprehensive solution for all digital asset strategies from start to scale, FalconX operates as the connective tissue empowering clients with seamless navigation through the ever- evolving cryptocurrency landscape.
Role Overview
As an Engineering Manager for the Credit team, you will lead the core engine driving our credit systems, including the margin notification engine and loan booking system. Your primary focus will be on maximizing data accuracy, system reliability, and architectural integrity. You will lead a high-performing group of senior engineers, stream-lining technical processes, preventing over-engineering, and maintaining a high standard of delivery alongside key stakeholders.
Role Split & Focus Areas
- Technical Leadership & Architecture (40%): Drive long-term system maintenance, architectural refactoring, and code quality. Ensure technical debt is addressed without blocking impactful business features.
- Process & Stakeholder Management (20–30%): Partner with product and business stakeholders to prioritize deliverables. Make decisive trade-offs and cut unnecessary overhead to maintain lean execution.
- People Management & Mentorship (20–30%): Manage, mentor, and guide senior technical talent across performance cycles, career growth, and talent acquisition.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee and maintain the reliability, precision, and efficiency of core credit applications (Margin Notification Engine, Loan Booking Systems).
- Drive architectural roadmap decisions, prioritizing refactoring and system longevity alongside product requirements.
- Streamline engineering workflows by removing friction, cutting redundant work, and avoiding over-engineered solutions.
- Integrate modern development tools, including AI tools, into daily engineering processes to boost overall team efficiency.
- Direct a team of senior technical professionals across performance reviews, hiring, retention, and team alignment.
Requirements & Qualifications
- People Leadership: Minimum of 2–3 years of hands-on people management experience, having led teams through performance cycles, hiring, and retention management.
- Technical Background: Strong engineering foundation in backend systems, with primary proficiency in Python.
- Pragmatic Execution: Proven ability to make decisive calls on technical scope, feature trade-offs, and pragmatic engineering solutions.
- Domain Expertise (Preferred): Prior experience scaling lending businesses or working within fintech/credit domains. Candidates from high-throughput distributed systems backgrounds who demonstrate strong finance interest and fast learning agility will also be considered.
Nice-to-Have: Previous experience or background in Product Management (~1 year).
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Inclusivity Statement
FalconX is committed to building a diverse, inclusive, equitable, and safe workspace for all people. Our roles are intended for people from all walks of life. We encourage all those interested in applying to our organization to submit an application regardless if you are missing some of the listed background requirements, skills, or experiences!
As part of our commitment to inclusivity, FalconX would like to acknowledge that the EEOC survey has limited potential responses that you can select. For legal reasons, FalconX must use this language to align with federal requirements, however, we want to ensure that you are able to provide a response to our own voluntary survey questions about your identity that best aligns with your most true self.
FalconX is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, citizenship, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.
Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and other applicable state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on FalconX. Please inform FalconX’s People team at [email protected], if you need assistance with participating in the application process.
Skills Required
- 2–3 years of hands-on people management experience, including performance cycles, hiring, and retention management
- Strong engineering foundation in backend systems
- Primary proficiency in Python
- Ability to make decisive technical scope, feature trade-off, and pragmatic engineering decisions
- Experience scaling lending businesses or working in fintech or credit domains
- High-throughput distributed systems experience with demonstrated interest in finance and ability to learn quickly
- Approximately one year of Product Management experience or background
What We Do
FalconX is a digital asset trading platform that provides clients fast, secure and reliable execution using data science to eliminate slippage and hidden fees. We’re fortunate to be backed by a wide range of investors including: Accel, Fidelity, B-Capital, Tiger Global, Accomplice, Coinbase, Fenbushi Capital, Flybridge Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and others.
