LEAD PRODUCT ENGINEER

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers working on a full stack application with programming in Solidity, focusing on writing smart contracts for Ethereum
• Define and develop smart contracts which support infrastructure development, including performance, scalability, security and manageability
• Ensure the technical growth of the project and lead all technical communications
• Develop and present architecture, design and technology choices to internal stakeholders
• Act as the technical point of contact for questions from external clients.
• Conduct technical demos as part of sales process.
• Align architectures with key objectives to meet business and product goals and value targets
• Lead recruiting efforts to grow our development team
• Lead efforts for understanding and evaluating security risks

 

Technical Knowledge

Mandatory

• Solidity
• Web3/DApps Software Architecture
• Smart contracts and Defi architecture
• Source code versioning/repository: git & github

Nice to Have

• Strong knowledge of JavaScript
• React/React Native Experience
• Basic DevOps: AWS, GCP or Azure 

Skills

• Previous blockchain experience in strategy, proof-of-concept, smart contract construction, risk assessment and coordination

• Strong technical understanding of blockchain technologies, consortiums, and ecosystems, and passionate about the future vision these technologies can create
• An interest in network and protocol agnostic innovation
• Experience and knowledge of software product development best practices
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, including the ability to speak to both business development and technical teams internally and externally
• Strong organizational skills, along with demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and able to react to shifting priorities to meet needs

• Passion for innovation, intellectual curiosity and in-depth understanding of the rapidly evolving industry

 

Experience

• Education in STEM
• Technical management experience
• 2+ years of experience leading blockchain network dev teams
• A minimum of 5 years work experience in the software engineering arena preferred
• A minimum of 3 years of project management, team leadership, and strategic experience in the IT field preferred

 

Please note that even if this job is not a perfect match, we encourage you to apply as long as it is a close fit. Companies are often flexible in hiring candidates who do not perfectly fit their written job description, if the most important qualifications are met, and the applicant is a strong candidate.

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