Summary

We are hiring an Engineering Manager to drive key protocol initiatives for Optimism, including the OP Stack and the Superchain. In this role, you will be leading a team of engineers dedicated to developing the Optimism core protocol, empowering them to achieve technical productivity, overseeing career development, and collaborating with the product team on prioritization.

What skills do you bring?

1. 4+ years of people management experience at a high-growth startup
2. Strong working knowledge of cryptocurrency protocols
3. Experience building crypto/web3 products specifically in the Ethereum ecosystem—experience in Go and Solidity strongly preferred
4. Experience recruiting and building high-performing engineering teams
5. Experience managing geographically distributed teams
6. Experience managing and developing both junior engineers as well as senior individual contributors
7. Ability to develop and ship long-term, complex engineering roadmaps
8. The ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment in a rapidly evolving, cutting-edge industry
9. Clear and persuasive writing and in-person communication

What are the role responsibilities?

1. Oversee a team of engineers working on the Client Team.
2. Empower the engineering team to achieve a high level of technical productivity, reliability, and simplicity—build and reinforce a shipping culture
3. Manage team career development by coaching and mentoring engineers through continuous feedback, goal setting, and development plans
4. Marry research into state-of-the-art technology with a relentless desire to ship product

Skills

• Communications Skills
• Cryptocurrency
• Development
• Protocol Analysis
• Recruitment
• Solidity