About Us
Chainlink Labs is the primary contributing developer of Chainlink, the decentralized computing platform powering the verifiable web. Chainlink is the industry-standard platform for providing access to real-world data, offchain computation, and secure cross-chain interoperability across any blockchain. Chainlink Labs helps power verifiable applications for banking, DeFi, global trade, and gaming by collaborating with some of the world’s largest financial institutions, notably Swift, DTCC, and ANZ. Chainlink Labs also works with top Web3 teams, including Aave, Compound, GMX, Maker, and Synthetix. Chainlink Labs was ranked in Newsweek’s 100 Most Loved Workplaces 2023 in both the United States and United Kingdom.
The Engineering Team
At Chainlink Labs, our engineering team pushes the scale and capabilities of decentralized applications across the industry. The Chainlink Network holds >70% market share in the oracle space, solving real-world problems by enabling smart contracts to securely interact with off-chain data/computation.
We value talented and driven craftsmen who work collaboratively to tackle complex challenges, deliver product impact, and grow as builders. Join us and shape the future of blockchain technology and decentralized finance.
About The Role
Chainlink decentralized oracle networks provide tamper-proof inputs, outputs, and computations to support advanced smart contracts on any blockchain. As the ecosystem continues to grow at an explosive pace we are building the infrastructure to further secure the reliability of our networks and incentivize good behavior.
As an Engineering manager on the Economics team, you will lead and grow a team of up to eight engineers to build the economics protocol that further secures Chainlink products while rewarding participants. You will work closely with all functions at Chainlink, from engineering, product, operations, community, finance, and more to ensure the team releases easy to use and manage smart contract driven products that furthers the crypto-economic security of the Chainlink ecosystem. Your core team will be composed of smart contract and software engineers and you will report to the engineering lead of Economics & Ecosystems.
Your Impact
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Supporting up to eight engineers, enabling them to be high impact and catalyzing their growth
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Leveraging a deep understanding of both product and engineering to ensure the team is building an economics protocol that adds crypto-economic security to Chainlink products
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Building economic products end to end, including tooling, monitoring and alerting, and user facing UI
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Work closely with product, leadership, and a wide breadth of non-technical stakeholders to ensure the team is meeting business goals, aligning on scope and setting clear expectations on delivery timelines
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Ensuring continuity of work and focus in an ecosystem that evolves quickly and demands adaptability
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Work closely with engineers on team process, project management, and team health to ensure high productivity and morale
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Contribute technically to projects, including code reviews and occasionally coding
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Hire great engineers that level up the team and Chainlink Labs
Requirements
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Minimum of 5 years experience in software engineering, with at least 2 years in a leadership or managerial role
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Servant leadership mindset and an ability to inspire and motivate others
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Ability to work on a globally-distributed team with a high degree of ownership
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Experience leading the delivery of multiple highly impactful products end to end, on time with a high quality bar
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Experience working with technical and non-technical stakeholders, successfully aligning and setting expectations on scope and delivery
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Experience navigating ambiguous and changing product requirements and successfully delivering a winning product
Preferred Requirements
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Proficiency in solidity, typescript, golang, React, SQL
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Experience developing smart contracts that secured meaningful value on-chain
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Experience building highly reliable products that served a global user base
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Experience working with a team located across multiple time zones
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Active participant in the blockchain ecosystem as a user
All roles with Chainlink Labs are global and remote-based. Unless otherwise stated, we ask that you try to overlap some working hours with Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Commitment to Equal Opportunity
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What We Do
Chainlink Labs is one of the primary contributing developers of Chainlink, the backbone of blockchain. Chainlink is unifying liquidity across global markets and has enabled over $20 trillion in transaction value across the blockchain economy. Major financial market infrastructures and institutions, such as Swift, Fidelity International, and ANZ Bank, as well as top DeFi protocols including Aave, GMX, and Lido, use Chainlink to power next-generation applications for banking, asset management, and other major sectors.
Why Work With Us
Chainlink Labs is designed for the bold—those who aren’t afraid to challenge the status quo and drive innovation. Here, you're not just stepping into your next role; you're becoming part of a seismic shift in how the world operates.
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