General Manager, R&D (Senior Software Engineering Background)

About Bastion

Bastion empowers businesses and enterprises to fully harness the future of digital interactions. Through our compliant, white-label platform, we offer seamless integration of web3 infrastructure—including custodial wallets, smart transaction routing, and data analytics—into existing systems.

Our mission is to make secure, scalable, and compliant blockchain capabilities accessible to organizations of any size, enabling new customer interaction paradigms both on and off-chain.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a visionary General Manager with deep technical expertise in software engineering and leadership experience to establish and scale Bastion's new R&D site. You will build a world-class engineering team, define the technical direction, and be a key strategic voice in our global product development efforts.

This is a rare opportunity for a senior engineering leader to shape the future of web3 infrastructure by combining innovation, compliance, and usability at scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and lead a high-performing R&D team focused on web3 infrastructure technologies.
• Oversee the end-to-end hiring, onboarding, and management of engineering and product teams.
• Collaborate with executive leadership to define technical vision and product strategy.
• Drive architectural decisions and best practices in blockchain integration, wallet management, and transaction analytics.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality, scalable, and secure software solutions in line with Bastion's roadmap.
• Promote a culture of innovation, ownership, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Represent the R&D site internally and externally, including with partners, investors, and clients.
• Maintain awareness of industry trends, regulatory developments, and emerging technologies.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a senior software engineer and engineering leader, ideally in the fintech, blockchain, or infrastructure space.
• Demonstrated success in building and scaling technical teams or new R&D operations.
• Hands-on expertise in cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, and API design.
• Strong understanding of web3 technologies, including wallets, smart contracts, and blockchain protocols.
• Familiarity with compliance and security requirements in highly regulated environments.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with experience working across geographies and functions.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, startup environment.

Preferred Experience

• Background in building infrastructure tools or platforms at scale.
• Knowledge of custodial wallet management, smart contract orchestration, or blockchain data analytics.
• Experience working with or within enterprise clients or regulated institutions.