Head of Platform

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. **Requirements** * 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. **Benefits** * 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).