About the company
Blockchain.com (formerly Blockchain.info) is a cryptocurrency financial services company. The company began as the first Bitcoin blockchain explorer in 2011 and later created a cryptocurrency wallet that accounted for 28% of bitcoin transactions between 2012 and 2020. It also operates a cryptocurrency exchange and provides institutional markets lending business and data, charts, and analytics.
Job Summary
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
šYou will be responsible for leading and growing the engineering team that delivers the user experience for our Institutional platform šLead and work closely with Senior Engineers to develop innovative software solutions for our global cryptocurrencies institutional businesses and operations šDesign, develop and own high-performance solution stacks for our backend šMaintain and optimize existing systems for scalability, extensibility and performance šKeep abreast of the latest and emerging technologies in the blockchain and technology space Scale and up-skill the engineering team šAccelerate delivery and increase quality by making smart infrastructure and process investments and tradeoffs šYou will work across the organization with product, engineering, marketing, and design teams to define the mobile product roadmap and guide decisions on architecture, system design, and technical strategy šYou will be a hands-on manager, responsible for inspiring, managing, and providing constructive feedback to direct reports šAs an engineering leader and manager at Blockchain you will be responsible for ensuring proper planning and delivery of complex projects, setting clear goals and best practices for your team, delivering timely feedback and helping recruit great engineers
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
šExperience leading cross functional engineering teams rapidly delivering features at web-scale šPrior leadership, management, and coaching skills through experience as an engineering manager. This should include experience building and leading productive, high functioning teams šStrong technical expertise and hands on experience in at least one of: web development, mobile development, or back-end development šBuilt, shipped, and scaled consumer facing, software products with at least two successful product launches to speak of šActive participation in a teamās career development, having managed engineers and managerās performance with proper mentorship and coaching šThe highest of standards regarding security practices and a desire to mentor your team on keeping our user base safe šExperience with Agile software development methodologies and short release cycles šDesire to foster a hardworking, collaborative and creative team culture in one of the most challenging and dynamic industries in tech