Salary :
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a VP of Solutions Engineering based in South Africa.
This role sits at the intersection of enterprise engineering, customer success, and strategic sales within a fast-scaling Web3 infrastructure company. You will be responsible for enabling financial institutions and large enterprises to successfully adopt a secure, API-first wallet infrastructure platform. Acting as a senior technical leader, you will guide complex integrations into legacy banking and fintech systems while ensuring security, scalability, and operational excellence. The role combines hands-on engineering, solution architecture, and high-level client advisory work with CTOs, architects, and technical stakeholders. You will also contribute directly to product feedback loops, helping shape platform evolution based on real-world enterprise needs. This is a high-impact leadership position in a globally distributed, security-focused organization operating at the forefront of digital asset infrastructure.
Accountabilities:
- Lead the technical onboarding of financial institutions and enterprise clients, ensuring secure and seamless integration with the wallet-as-a-service platform.
- Architect scalable and secure deployment strategies tailored to both legacy systems and modern cloud-native environments.
- Provide hands-on technical support, including troubleshooting complex issues and co-building solutions alongside client engineering teams.
- Partner with sales and product teams to design technical proposals, demos, and responses to enterprise RFPs.
- Translate customer feedback and market insights into actionable product improvements and technical enhancements.
- Maintain, improve, and standardize technical documentation, integration guides, and developer resources.
- Represent the organization as a technical leader in client meetings, industry events, and strategic discussions.
Requirements:
- 10+ years of experience in solutions engineering, enterprise integration, or forward-deployed engineering roles, including leadership responsibilities.
- Strong programming experience in TypeScript or similar languages with deep expertise in REST APIs and distributed systems.
- Extensive experience with cloud-native architectures, particularly AWS, and familiarity with microservices and serverless environments.
- Proven track record of delivering complex, mission-critical integrations for financial institutions or enterprise clients.
- Strong understanding of enterprise security standards such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to bridge technical depth and business strategy in client-facing environments.
- Experience with blockchain, digital assets, or fintech systems strongly preferred, along with strong documentation and presentation abilities.
Benefits:
- Competitive compensation package ranging from approximately USD 160,000 to 240,000 annually
- Equity allocation (0.1%–0.4%) with 4-year vesting and a 1-year cliff
- Fully remote-first setup with hybrid flexibility and optional office presence in South Africa or Nigeria
- Comprehensive health, life insurance, and retirement plan benefits
- Professional development budget covering training in blockchain, security, cloud, and software engineering
- Provision of full work equipment (MacBook Pro, iPhone, peripherals, and accessories)
- Additional perks including transportation support, gym membership, lunch allowance, and home office setup
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