Relai is Europe’s leading Bitcoin-only app and we’re looking for a Head of Technology to help us ship bug-free, high-quality features across mobile and backend.
You’ll leverage your deep technical expertise and leadership skills to support, mentor, and drive alignment within our engineering team. This role is ideal for a tech leader who thrives in dynamic startup environments and is eager to shape the future of Bitcoin at scale.
What You’ll Do
- Lead, coach, and support the engineering team
- Collaborate closely with the CTO to drive strategic technical initiatives and ensure alignment between engineering execution and company goals.
- Translate product and business goals into scalable and efficient technical solutions
- Ensure high-quality delivery, engineering performance, and reliability across the stack
- Foster a high-performance, collaborative engineering culture
- Collaborate closely with the Product team to plan, scope, and prioritize work
- Help define and evolve our technical strategy as we scale
What You Bring
- 5+ years of experience in Engineering Management
- 3+ years of experience in tech leadership role (e.g. Engineering Manager, Tech Lead, Head of Engineering) in fintech startups.
- Proven background as a software engineer (you’ve been hands-on before, even if you’re not coding today)
- Strong track record leading engineering teams in fast-paced startup environments
- Solid understanding of backend systems, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and product engineering
- Excellent communication and leadership skills – you lead by influence, not authority
- Bonus: experience with Bitcoin/cryptocurrencies or wallets.
What You’ll Get
- 100% remote work – Join a fully remote, flexible team working across Europe.
- Relai provides you with the latest MacBook laptop and an iPhone to ensure smooth and effective work.
- Competitive salary + employee participation – We grow together.
- 0% fees on Bitcoin purchases at Relai – stack sats effortlessly.
- Meaningful perks – Blinkist, Spotify, and Netflix subscriptions on us.
