Engineering Manager - CCIP

at  Chainlink Labs

ABOUT US

Chainlink Labs is the primary contributing developer of Chainlink, the decentralized computing platform powering the verifiable web. Chainlink is the industry-standard platform for providing access to real-world data, offchain computation, and secure cross-chain interoperability across any blockchain. Chainlink Labs helps power verifiable applications for banking, DeFi, global trade, and gaming by collaborating with some of the world’s largest financial institutions, notably Swift, DTCC, and ANZ. Chainlink Labs also works with top Web3 teams, including Aave, Compound, GMX, Maker, and Synthetix. Chainlink Labs was ranked in Newsweek’s 100 Most Loved Workplaces 2023 in both the United States and United Kingdom.
Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) provides a universal, open standard for developers to build secure services and applications that can send messages, transfer tokens, and initiate actions across multiple blockchains. Our mission is to become the standard protocol for cross-chain transfer of data and token value with best-in-class security, reliability, and developer experience. CCIP extends the Chainlink mission of connectivity by connecting hundreds of blockchains together. For more information on CCIP, please refer to:
https://chain.link/cross-chain
We are looking for an Engineering Manager with a strong background in building mission-critical distributed systems and experience managing a high-performing team. We need someone who is comfortable in a fast-moving environment with many moving pieces. You will be responsible for one of the teams that are building our Cross Chain Interoperability Protocol. This is a career-defining opportunity to be part of a fast-growing tech company that is successfully implementing a key piece of the world’s blockchain infrastructure that will power the digital agreements of the future.

REQUIREMENTS

• Strong passion for blockchain, DeFi, and the overall future of Web3.
• Minimum of 6 years experience in software engineering, with at least 2 years in a leadership or managerial role
• Excellent communication and ability to collaborate closely with internal and external partners on a broad range of business topics and drive engineering initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience recruiting and managing technical teams, including performance management.
• Deep knowledge in Distributed Systems, Performance, Scalability, and Observability.
• Drive roadmap creation and execution. Measure the impact of your team and set clear expectations and goals.
• Ability to work on a globally distributed team with a high degree of ownership cross-functionally.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS

• Software engineering degree /comp science background
• Startup experience
  All roles with Chainlink Labs are global and remote-based. Unless otherwise stated, we ask that you try to overlap some working hours with Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Please refer the Job description for details