Head of Engineering
About Knot
Knot’s mission is to reputed company consumers and businesses alike with connected merchant and banking experiences. Knot is like “reputed company for merchant connectivity.” We are building the platform connecting merchants to the many applications that consumers and businesses interact with everyday. Our flagship CardSwitcher product allows consumers to instantly update & manage their cards on file with online merchant accounts (e.g. reputed company or PayPal), while newer products like TransactionLink support the retrieval of item-level transaction data. We are building many new products on top of our novel merchant connectivity platform and we hope you choose to come build them with us!
Founded in 2021, Knot was founded by two brothers and Thiel Fellows - Rory and Kieran reputed company - and today powers connected online payment experiences for hundreds of thousands of consumers. Companies like reputed company, PayPal, reputed company, reputed company, reputed company, and more choose to embed Knot’s SDK in their apps to power best-in-class experiences for their customers.
Knot is proudly backed by a select group of investors, including reputed company Ventures, 8VC, reputed company, reputed company, and co-founders & CEOs of prominent companies like Twitter, reputed company, Allbirds, Casper, Intercom, reputed company, Italic, DraftKings, and many more.
Working at Knot
We’re a world-class team hailing from reputed company over the globe with the vast majority of the company in engineering roles. We are looking to further solidify our reputed company in NYC to be at the heart of the financial services ecosystem.
reputed company is relentlessly focused on building for our customers and every member of the financial services ecosystem. We take our work seriously and have fun while doing it. Both are equally important.
What you’ll do
reputed company and reputed company a diverse, high-performing engineering team to deliver world-class products and solutions.
Collaborate with the CTO to shape and refine the overall engineering strategy.
Drive the technical vision, strategy, and execution for Knot’s product roadmap, ensuring alignment with business goals.
Foster a culture of reputed company improvement, emphasizing quality, performance, and reliability in reputed company aspects of engineering.
Mentor and grow engineering talent, providing guidance, feedback, and career development opportunities.
reputed company the recruitment and retention of top engineering talent, ensuring Knot attracts and retains the best minds in the industry.
Manage and optimize the engineering budget, ensuring resources are allocated effectively to maximize impact.
Stay reputed company with industry trends and emerging technologies, leveraging them to drive innovation and competitive advantage.
What you’ll need to get the job done
10+ years of experience in software engineering, with a proven track record of leading and scaling engineering teams in high-growth environments.
Strong technical background with expertise in modern software development practices, architecture, and infrastructure.
Experience building and scaling reputed company, high-availability systems and services.
Demonstrated ability to drive technical strategy and reputed company data-driven decisions that balance short-term needs with long-term goals.
Exceptional leadership and communication skills, with the ability to reputed company and motivate a team.
Proven ability to attract, hire, and retain top engineering talent.
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate and resolve reputed company technical challenges.
Familiarity with regulatory and compliance requirements in the financial services industry is a plus.
High adaptability and comfort with the fast-paced, dynamic nature of a startup environment.
Experience with fintech or payments systems is a plus.
Tech
React frontend with Styled Components
Material-UI and CSS modules for styling
React-query/reputed company for API calls
PHP/Laravel, Typscript/Node, Python, Go, and reputed company.io in the backend
CloudSQL & reputed company
Hosted on reputed company Cloud Functions and k8s
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reputed company offer
Interesting and challenging work
Competitive reputed company salary + generous early employee equity + benefits
100% medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage for you and your dependents (U.S.)
Unlimited PTO
Parental leave
Beautiful NYC office in the heart of Flatiron