Director of Engineering - REMOTE

Join Composer, the Future of Automated Trading!

Composer is a dynamic fintech startup committed to revolutionizing the automated trading industry. We believe in empowering individuals with sophisticated, yet user-friendly trading tools, creating an inclusive financial ecosystem.

As we embark on our exciting journey, we are looking for passionate, innovative minds to lead our engineering teams into a groundbreaking future.

If you are driven by technology's potential to transform the financial world, we invite you to be a part of our mission.

About the Team & Role :

The Engineering team at Composer is at the forefront of developing our automated trading platform. This platform integrates complex trading algorithms with a user-friendly interface, making advanced trading strategies accessible to a broader audience.

As an Engineering Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping our product's future. You'll lead a team of skilled engineers in building scalable, reliable systems, ensuring our platform remains at the cutting edge of trading technology.

Responsibilities :

• Lead and mentor a team of talented engineers, fostering an environment of innovation and excellence.
• Oversee the development and implementation of high-performance trading systems, ensuring they meet our rigorous standards for speed, accuracy, and reliability.
• Enable individual contributors to do their best work by minimizing context switching
• Prioritize a multitude of requests for the engineering team, taking into account resource constraints and business objectives
• Collaborate with product, marketing and compliance to align engineering projects with company objectives and customer needs.
• Maximize the velocity of the team while maintaining a high quality bar

What We're Looking For :

• A seasoned engineering leader with experience managing teams in fast paced startups
• The ability to prioritize and organize : you like bringing order to chaos
• Excellent communication skills; you enjoy writing and interacting with others.
• Experience with modern programming languages and frameworks, such as Python, C++, or Java.
• Interest in functional programming is a huge plus.
• Strong leadership skills, with a passion for mentoring and growing engineering talent.
• A focus on business outcomes over outputs
• Passionate about delivering a great experience for customers
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, startup environment

What's it like to work at Composer?

• We believe diverse perspectives are necessary if we aim to disrupt finance
• To that end, we are an equal opportunity employer and welcome a wide array of backgrounds, experiences, and abilities.
• We believe the simplest solution is most likely the best one
• We encourage self-improvement and learning new skills
• We are venture-backed by top investors
• We offer competitive and salary and generous equity for our stage
• Our engineering team is fully remote
• Our Values

Join us at Composer and be a part of shaping the future of automated trading!