Who is recruiting from scratch:
Recruiting from scratch is a premier talent firm that focuses on placing the best product managers, software, and hardware talent at innovative companiesOur team is 100% remote and we work with teams across the united states to help them hireWe work with companies funded by the best investors including sequoia capital, lightspeed ventures, tiger global management, a16z, accel, dfj, and more.
If you are a fit, the team will reach out to you about this role or any others that may be a fit for our clients.
Our client
Our client is the leader in digital asset financial services, providing institutional investors with liquidity, custody, and security solutionsIn 2020, our client launched prime trading and lending, as well as portfolio and tax, providing clients with a full-stack solution for digital assetsIn 2018, it launched trust company, the first qualified custodian purpose-built for storing digital assetsOur client processes over 20% of all global bitcoin transactions, and supports over 250 coins and tokensThe customer base includes the world`s largest cryptocurrency exchanges and institutional investors and spans more than 50 countriesThey are backed by goldman sachs, craft ventures, digital currency group, drw, galaxy digital ventures, redpoint ventures, and valor equity partners.
The team is looking for an engineering manager who will join our team in the united states.
Responsibilities:
Lead and develop a team of talented and high-impact engineers, providing cultural, technical, and hands-on leadership
Grow the team and actively help shape the culture of open communication, craftsmanship, and ownership
Provide coaching to your team and the broader engineering department
Encourage best practices in engineering design and usability, leading by example
Facilitate thorough documentation and knowledge sharing
Take direct responsibility for quality, delivery, and uptime of the team’s products
Interact with clients, product managers, and business leaders to gather and understand requirements around security-first products
Collaborate with management and product teams to prioritize, estimate cost, spec upcoming features and services
Champion the technical requirements of your team’s projects, ensuring they receive adequate resourcing
Work closely with company leadership to identify upcoming opportunities and risks
Resolve escalations arising from operations and work with various teams to solve problems
Advocate for a positive engineering environment and engaging culture
Facilitate high work productivity within team and cross-team
Skills & experience:
We are looking for teammates who share and practice our values: open communication, transparency, taking ownership, and high level of craftsmanshipWe are looking for coworkers who share our vision and mission: deliver trust in digital assets.
Required
Demonstrated experience managing and leading development teams
6+ years of professional experience as a software engineer, 2+ years as a manager
Strong knowledge and experience with security engineering and system security in production environments
Experience driving key security initiatives, including hardware security, application security, cryptography, and vulnerability management
Experience with architectural patterns of large, high-volume applications
Strong working knowledge of modern software development methodologies, software design patterns, and sdlc
Proven experience sourcing and hiring top engineering talent
Shipped multiple projects and services to large scale consumers
A self-starter capable of adapting quickly and being decisive
Engineering degree in computer science or equivalent
Effective written and verbal communication skills
The desire to see blockchain technology adopted by the world
Why join?
Disrupting an industry takes vision, innovation, passion, technical chops, drive to deliver, collaboration, and executionJoin a team of great people who strive for excellence and personify our corporate values of ownership, craftsmanship, and open communicationWe are looking for new colleagues who bring innovative ways of thinking and problem solving, and who want risks to be part of the team that changes the world’s financial markets.
Here are some of the benefits* of working at our client:
Competitive base salary, bonus and stock options
100% company paid health insurance for employee, partner and dependents
5% 401k company match
Paid parental leave, paid vacation
Free commute and parking pass; 5 min from caltrain
Free custom lunches, dinners and snacks
Computer equipment and workplace furniture to suit your needs
Great colleagues and inspiring startup environment
Benefits vary based on location
Cryptocurrencies are the most disruptive change the financial services industry has seen in yearsJoin us and you’ll be able to look back and say you were part of the team that transformed investing.
