CTO | Crypto Compliance x Blockchain Intelligence (Series B)
£250-300k or equivalent + equity + benefits
Remote in Europe. Optional hubs in London, Amsterdam and Dubai.
The mission
Build and scale the platform that helps financial institutions and investigators make sense of on-chain activity. Turn petabytes of multi-chain data into high-signal risk insights, KYT workflows, and investigator tooling. Real customers, eight to nine figure pipeline, recent strategic investment, strong pull to scale.
What you will do
* Own engineering strategy and delivery across data, platform, and product
* Define the multi-chain data architecture and reliability roadmap end to end
* Scale ingestion and indexing for 30+ blockchains, including high-throughput chains
* Operate a secure fleet of full nodes and indexers with clear SLAs and cost controls
* Set SLOs, observability, incident management, and make on call boring
* Build and lead six plus squads. Org design, hiring, mentoring, standards, and SDLC
* Partner with product, compliance, and customers to turn outcomes into roadmap and measurable value
* Raise the bar on security, privacy, and change control for enterprise buyers without killing speed
* Explore applied AI to improve clustering, attribution, and alert quality
What you will bring
* Track record leading engineering in data platform or fintech scale-ups to roughly 0 to 10m ARR and beyond
* Depth in distributed systems and data. You have shipped enterprise grade platforms, not only features
* Proven ability to hire, coach, and set culture in small, high ownership teams
* Clear communication, product instincts, and comfort meeting users and enterprise stakeholders
* Nice to have. Running blockchain nodes and indexers, Solana or EVM depth, workflow engines, authorization models, or knowledge graphs
Why this is worth your time
* Own the core platform that customers rely on every day for risk and investigations
* Significant equity with clear upside as usage and revenue scale
* Fast cycles, founder access, and a mandate to build the engine, the team, and the culture
* Real traction. Paying enterprises, measurable impact, no AI theater
The process
* Screen with People Lead
* Technical and architecture deep dive with CEO and senior engineering leaders
* Final with the founding team and cross-functional partners
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We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and provide reasonable adjustments.