The opportunity
Engineering at Privy is distinguished by:
What you'll do
Set the technical direction for the platform capabilities that underpin Privy’s wallet product.
Drive four nines uptime and own the reliability, performance, usability, and: evolution of Privy’s wallet system
Work directly with Product, Security, and other engineering teams to define: durable interfaces and turn platform needs into clear roadmaps.
Build and ship systems in weeks that will last years
Stay close to the work by reviewing pull requests and design documents,: helping scope technical initiatives, and stepping into complex technical problems.
Build a team culture that values technical rigor, ownership, urgency, and thoughtful operational practice.
What they're looking for
- You have strong ownership and care deeply about business impact.
- You have a performance-oriented mindset and a high bar for quality and excellence.
- You have deep backend or platform experience and can independently evaluate: architecture, systems tradeoffs, and technical feedback.
- You understand that a platform is a product. You can connect decisions about: interfaces, reliability, performance, and migrations to developer, customer, and business outcomes.
- You can set technical direction for a platform that must serve multiple: product needs, while maintaining clear boundaries and a durable architecture.
- You have experience leading and developing engineers, and understand that: strong management requires active practice.
- You stay close to architecture and execution, including design reviews, code: review, and complex technical decisions.
- You’re comfortable working through ambiguity and balancing long-term platform: foundations with immediate product needs.
