Head of Protocol Engineering at ChainSafe - Apr 24

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Head of Protocol Engineering


ChainSafe Jobs · Worldwide - Remote · Engineering & Modelling
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Job Overview

This role is focused on supporting our protocol teams (currently Forest, Gossamer, Lodestar, Mina-rs). These teams work on complex pieces of software that are fundamental infrastructure for their respective ecosystems. You will be responsible for ensuring the performance and satisfaction of these engineers in their roles. Additionally, you will be involved in the development of processes and best practices across the organization.

Responsibilities

  • Build and grow world-class engineering teams that can execute on complex specifications with a lot of unknowns.
  • Support, coach, and mentor engineers and other engineering managers remotely, all over the world.
  • Encourage a healthy work environment where everyone feels respected, empowered and has sufficient time to enjoy life.
  • Enable team autonomy whenever possible.
  • Collaborate with other managers to maximize cross-team collaboration and knowledge sharing.
  • Develop and maintain processes to hire and train new team members.
  • Work with your direct reports to ensure performance issues are being addressed and monitored.
  • Assist in BizDev inquires and play a key role in planning, allocating resources and bootstrapping new projects.
  • Work directly with the VP of Engineering to develop and implement new strategies, initiative and policies.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of experience leading fully remote engineering teams in a fast-paced Agile environment
  • Passionate people manager with a servant leader mindset.
  • Experience building and cultivating strong engineering practices and processes.
  • Passion for Blockchain and/or decentralized technologies.
  • Experience working with open-source software.
  • Background in software engineering.

Bonus Points

  • Experience with distributed systems or blockchain technology.
  • Intermediate proficiency in Go, Rust, or TypeScript.

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ChainSafe Systems is an R&D firm specializing in blockchain and web3 infrastructure. We believe that empowering developers with blockchain-agnostic tools is essential for the future of decentralized systems.

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