Head of Technology - Remote

Overview

Relai is Europe’s leading Bitcoin-only app and we’re looking for a QA Engineer 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.

In Short

• 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

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in a tech leadership role (e.g. Engineering Manager, Tech Lead, Head of Engineering)
• 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, fintech, or trading systems

Benefits

• 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.