CareerPlan

Head of Engineering

Remote · Canada / Europe / North America / South America …RemoteFull-time$180k–$220k2026-11-07
RemoteNo visa sponsorship

Core

Head of Engineering leading a small, fully remote fintech team building a real-time market charting and analysis platform for active traders.

Role type

Senior IC engineering leader (player-coach)

Builds

Real-time market data platform with proprietary analysis tools

Domain

Fintech / Real-time data infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python (Django/DRF, FastAPI), real-time systems (WebSockets, streaming), PostgreSQL, team leadership, technical architecture, prioritization

Preferred skills

Go, Vue.js, fintech/trading domain experience

Technologies

Python, Django, DRF, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Go, Vue.js, Slack, Linear, GitHub

Responsibilities

Own technical direction and architecture; lead prioritization process with founder; manage 3-5 developers; write and review code 40-60% of time; oversee real-time data infrastructure reliability and porting to Go

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC leader