Lead Engineer
About us and our mission:
Helio is a decentralised payments platform built from the ground up to transform the online payments market that is dominated by giants who charge merchants astronomical fees (1%-3% per transaction), pay out slowly, and create friction by asking end-users for too much information including sign-ups and card entries
We want to fix these issues using modern crypto & blockchain technology. Our mission is to accelerate the adoption of stable coins as a major payment method in the world economy. We do this by enabling online stores to process payments in USDC (and other stable coins) at a 10th of the cost, receive cash instantly, offer subscription and consumption models that charge and pay-out in real-time by the second and provide end-users with a frictionless experience that doesn’t require log-in or card details.
We’re an experienced team who built, scaled, and exited SaaS companies. Our ambition is to build Helio into a significant, lasting company that can fulfil our mission and grow to 1000’s of employees and millions of customers over time. We have exciting opportunities for exceptional talent to join the project at this early stage. We look for deep technical knowledge and exceptional motivation to make an impact and pursue new responsibilities. We hire both remote and in our London HQ.
You will:
You will lead a team of developers to build and architect the foundation of the Helio software platform which all other systems will flow from and interact with. You will use all your previous experiences, skills and initiative to get things right from inception - which is to a naturally high standard of code, logic and engineering prowess in general. We want to build a platform that is led by engineering excellence paired with pragmatic approaches to solving problems and delivering Fintech grade quality throughout our products and services.
Technical knowledge is critical but we are a startup treading in uncharted territory so attitude is even more important. We’re looking for people that like uncertainty and want to figure out how to do things that haven’t been done before. You’re a true team player and inherently positive. Where others see problems, you see solutions.
You may be fit for this role if you have:
+5 years of software engineering experience in backend teams using primarily Python for rapid development and deployment
Fluency in Rust and blockchain experience an advantage
Natural ability to write clean and elegant code, whilst being diligent and pragmatic in equal measure
Experience working with large scale systems serving 100,000s of customers. Fintech experience a plus
Experience utilising all the latest cloud cloud, CI/CD, APIs, Security, Collaborative IDEs etc utilising the best public cloud platforms
Experience in Kubernetes, containers, deployment pipelines, A/B testing, Blue/Green principles to prove what you’ve built
A passion for automation and defining everything via CaC to drive platform consistency
Exceptional query skills and ability to build data models. SQL first and foremost.
Ability to troubleshoot and investigate complex issues across systems
Desire to build, maintain and improve anything you work on with a high level of ownership
Above all this, we are looking for a leader that want to do the best they can, learn, improve, grow, help others and add value every single day for yourself, your teammates and for Helio
Benefits:
£70-90k basic salary (or EUR/USD equivalent for remote)
Significant equity stake by joining the project as the lead engineer
Flexible work environment and autonomy over how you work
Unlimited holidays (we don’t have a policy but encourage everyone to take a healthy minimum)
More benefits (incl health insurance) coming soon