It all started with an idea in 2021. Initially built to democratize Bitcoin in France, Bitstack has gone from a simple product that invests spare change in bitcoin, to a crypto-native bank bringing a better way to save, spend, and grow money to our 300K+ users. We want to rebuild finance from the ground up to empower people to achieve financial freedom by participating in a more open and inclusive financial system. We’re a small, ambitious team of operators. We believe in moving fast, sweating the details, and creating products people truly love. At Bitstack, you’ll have the opportunity to shape not just our products, but the culture and practices of our entire organization. Bitstack is backed by YC, leading VCs like 13books Capital, Stillmark, Serena, and many more. We are building a product our users love and we are just getting started!
The Role
Bitstack is looking for a Head of Engineering to help scale our engineering organisation as we enter our next phase of growth.
This role is a key leadership position, acting as the bridge between our CTO and our engineering teams. You will be responsible for turning strategy into execution by structuring teams effectively, developing engineering leaders, and ensuring we deliver high-quality outcomes at speed.
You’ll play a central role in building a strong engineering culture, scaling delivery, and helping Bitstack grow into a world-class fintech and crypto product organisation.
What You'll Be Doing
Own execution of the engineering strategy
Partner closely with the CTO and cross-functional leaders to translate company priorities into clear plans and delivery outcomes.
Lead and support multiple engineering teams
Provide leadership across squads, ensuring teams are aligned, unblocked, and consistently delivering meaningful business impact.
Build high-performing teams through hiring and coaching
Recruit, onboard, and retain top engineering talent, while developing engineers and managers through feedback, mentorship, and career support.
Create clarity, structure, and accountability
Help teams navigate ambiguity, set goals, define success metrics, and improve predictability of delivery.
Drive engineering excellence and pragmatic technical decision-making
Support technical direction, guide trade-offs, and ensure teams build scalable and maintainable systems.
Strengthen collaboration across Product, Design, and Data
Foster strong partnerships across functions to ensure smooth execution and shared ownership of outcomes.
Champion culture and ways of working
Promote psychological safety, continuous improvement, and an environment where engineers can do their best work.
What We're Looking For
Proven experience as a Head of Engineering in a FinTech environment
Track record of managing multiple teams and scaling delivery in fast-paced organisations
Strong people leadership skills: coaching, feedback, performance management, and talent development
Ability to operate at both strategic and hands-on execution levels
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to align technical and non-technical stakeholders
Experience building teams, processes, and engineering culture during periods of growth (Series A/B experience is a plus)
Comfort working in high-ownership environments with evolving priorities
Fluency in English (French is a plus)
Interview Process
Hiring Manager Call (45 min)
A deep conversation with our CTO and People Lead focused on your leadership experience, how you’ve driven execution in past teams, and what it looks like to scale engineering in a high-ownership environment.
Technical & Leadership Interview Loop
A set of interviews designed to reflect the real work of a Head Engineering, typically including:
Systems Design (60 min)
A collaborative discussion to understand how you approach architecture, technical trade-offs, and guiding teams through complex engineering decisions.
Behavioural Interview (60 min)
A conversation centered on your experiences, decision-making, and collaboration style. We’ll discuss real-world scenarios to understand how you navigate technical challenges, teamwork, stakeholder interactions, and how you coach and develop high-performing teams.
Team & Org Management Interview (60 min)
Focused on how you structure and scale teams, drive predictable delivery, manage cross-functional execution, and translate company strategy into operational outcomes.
Perks & Benefits
🌎 Work from our office in Paris (Bourse) or Remote
🕑 Flexible working hours
👩⚕️ One of the best health insurance plans with 100% employer contributions
🏄 Monthly team activities and bi-annual offsites
🍉 Swile meal vouchers
🤑 Competitive salary based on experience & Bitstack stock options
Please note - we currently can only hire people who are based in the EU with working rights. If you need sponsorship we can provide this in France only.
Diversity & Inclusion
We hire talented and passionate people from all kinds of backgrounds, we don’t care about your age or where you studied. If you’re excited about the role but your past experience doesn’t match every bullet point in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. What matters most is that you’re a builder at heart, you share our values, and you’re enthusiastic about our mission.
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About Bitstack
Bitstack is a Bitcoin savings and crypto-native neobank app headquartered in Paris, France, founded in 2021. It allows users to automatically round up everyday purchases and invest spare change into Bitcoin, and offers a VISA debit card with Bitcoin rewards ('Stackback'), plus buy/sell/hold functionality for Bitcoin and stablecoins. The company positions itself as 'Europe's easiest app to invest in Bitcoin' and holds a MiCA license from the French AMF. It operates in approximately a dozen European countries including Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, and Italy.
