Summary

BitGo is looking for an Engineering Manager to join our Prime organization and help us build resilient, robust services and are responsible for working on critical projects with limited or no supervision.

This is an onsite role from our office in Palo Alto, CA.

Responsibilities:

1. Build, lead, and develop a team of talented and high-impact engineers, providing cultural, technical, and hands-on leadership
2. Grow the team and actively help shape the culture of open communication, craftsmanship, and ownership
3. Take direct responsibility for quality and delivery of the team’s work
4. Own all technology and services that power BitGo Prime, including trading, lending, settlement and more
5. Act as a strong, positive bridge between engineering teams and product operations, support, compliance, and business stakeholders
6. Own, drive, and be accountable to KPIs pertaining to efficiency of internal operations, aspects of client experience, and service uptime
7. Facilitate thorough documentation and knowledge sharing
8. Collaborate with management and product teams to plan, estimate, and prioritize roadmap objectives
9. Align the team to broader company objectives and client expectations

Skills & Experience: 

We are looking for teammates who share and practice our values: open communication, transparency, taking ownership, and a high level of craftsmanship. We are looking for coworkers who share our vision and mission: deliver trust in digital assets. 

Required

1. Work experience as a manager or similar senior-level position at an engineering department
2. Significant professional experience with any of the following: digital wallets, clearing and settlement, lending, trading, accounting systems, etc.
3. 8+ years of professional experience as a software engineer, 2+ years in a managerial role leading engineers
4. Strong desire to automate where possible and build tooling for a more efficient workflow
5. Strong debugging skills and ability to grasp the interconnected nature of complex systems
6. Proven experience sourcing and hiring top engineering talent
7. Experience working in a cross-team environment, collaborating with and enabling other functions to drive broader departmental goals
8. A self-starter capable of adapting quickly and being decisive
9. Engineering degree in Computer Science or equivalent
10. Effective written and verbal communication skills
11. Understanding of and strong interest in cryptocurrencies and blockchain

Preferred

1. Experience with NodeJS, TypeScript, Go, Postgres, React and Kafka
2. Experience with microservices and service-oriented architectures
3. Experience with large-scale, real-time, and distributed applications
4. Familiarity with Containers and Kubernetes
5. Understanding of and experience working in the financial industry

Skills

• Communications Skills
• Development
• React
• Software Engineering
• Team Collaboration
• TypeScript