Web3 Engineering Manager - Backend
Web3 Engineering Manager - Backend
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Job Description
The Company
Our client is shaking up the DeFi game with a lending protocol thats redefining open efficient and resilient finance. Backed by big names like Ribbit Capital a16z crypto Coinbase Ventures and more theyve raised $50M to fuel their mission. With over $3 billion in assets supplied and their permissionless protocol hitting $2 billion in just six months theyre setting a new benchmark in DeFi lending.
The Role
Were looking for a Team Lead for our clients Infrastructure Team to spearhead a critical pillar of engineering organization. In this role youll lead a team of 8 engineers to build and maintain resilient scalable infrastructure including APIs data pipelines and backend systems supporting one of the fastestgrowing DeFi protocols. Working closely with the Head of Engineering youll align infrastructure goals with business priorities while mentoring and scaling a highperforming team in a highly technical fastpaced environment.
Location
Fully Remote You must be based in the United States or Europe
What Youll Do
- Foster a collaborative team environment prioritizing collective success over individual achievements.
- Manage project priorities address technical debt and deliver highquality infrastructure solutions.
- Mentor and coach team members to enhance their skills and promote a culture of growth.
- Monitor team health identify misalignments or morale issues early and address them effectively.
- Recruit onboard and build a worldclass infrastructure team.
- Define clear objectives and metrics to measure team success.
- Guide the design of scalable and reliable systems supporting all Morpho products.
- Establish best practices for deployments observability and system reliability.
- Leverage deep blockchain knowledge to build dataintensive systems such as indexers and data warehouses.
- Balance agility with robust security and system performance.
- Design infrastructure with a longterm vision to scale with Morphos growth.
- Align technical decisions with business objectives to maximize value delivery.
What You Bring to the Table
- Cryptonative with proven experience leading Web3 infrastructure teams of 5 engineers.
- Track record of building and scaling backend and infrastructure systems successfully.
- Expertise in incident management with the ability to lead effectively under pressure.
- Advanced proficiency in TypeScript (Rust is a plus) Kubernetes and Terraform.
- Deep understanding of blockchain technologies and EVMbased systems.
- Experience designing sustainable and scalable infrastructure architectures.
- Teamfirst mindset with humility and a collaborative approach.
- Strong communication skills to convey complex ideas clearly to technical and nontechnical audiences.
- Passionate with evidence such as GitHub activity side projects or public talks
What Youll Get
- A salary of $250K $300K / year tokens
- Fully remote work
- Work in a highly stimulating environment alongside toptier researchers and engineers in Crypto and DeFi with regular knowledgesharing sessions
- Participate in team events including offsites bootcamps and afterwork gatherings no matter where youre based in Europe or the US
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age or veteran status. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply and look forward to welcoming those who will contribute to our diverse and inclusive culture.
Employment Type
Full Time
