Engineering Manager

Zerion is a wallet for everything onchain. It’s the safest & easiest way to explore web3.

We're looking for an experienced and driven Engineering Manager to help us grow the skills of our engineering team. You will focus on people and the engineering process so that we can continue shipping best in class products.

About the role:

You will play a key role in organizing our engineering team. We are looking for a person who can establish efficient processes and create a comfortable environment for everyone. We want you to focus on personal growth & success of every individual and help Zerion’s team reach its full potential. This role is a great opportunity to contribute to the company’s culture in a pre-growth stage startup. You’ll oversee a team of cross-functional engineers and partner with Leadership & Product Management to define meaningful metrics, processes, and practices.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead a fully remote team of cross-functional engineers. 
• Establish best practices to ensure a high-quality product & consistent delivery of working systems on time.
• Design, implement, and document product development, testing, and deployment processes. 
• Collaborate with Leadership & Product Management on roadmapping, technical planning & prioritization. 
• Grow engineers’ skills, experience and confidence through regular 1:1s, coaching, actionable feedback, work and peer alignment, and career advocacy. 
• Manage, support, and evaluate engineers’ performance. 
• Maintain and strengthen Zerion’s culture of growth, openness, trust, mutual support, and care. 
• Hire new talent for the team.

What we are looking for:

• Experience managing and scaling an engineering team at a fast-growing organization or early-stage company. 
• Technical knowledge to discuss issues, approaches, and solutions in depth. 
• Passion about Web3 & open financial systems. 
• Desire to manage a fully-remote geographically distributed team. 
• At least 4 years of experience in back-end development, preferably in Python and Golang. 
• At least 2 years of Engineering Management experience.

What you need to succeed:

• Ability to do both long term thinking and short term planning. 
• Experience working with modern distributed systems at scale. 
• Passion about efficient engineering processes & practices and desire to foster an environment that creates them. 
• Experience attracting, retaining, and growing great engineering talent.
• Advocacy for change and competency in driving improvements.

Bonus points:

• Worked at a growth stage startup. 
• Actively coached, mentored and sponsored team members in their careers remotely. Have passion for building products to the highest standards across many dimensions (user experience, performance, reliability, security). 
• Have a people-first leadership style.
• Founder / Startup experience. 
• Experience in trading tokens or NFTs yourself.
• Experience scaling products through constant learning and experimentation, in fast-paced and rapidly changing industries.

Interview Process:

1. Screening call (30 minutes)

2. Management Experience Call (45 minutes)

3. Technical Interview, No Coding (1.5 hours)

4. Team Interview (60 minutes)

5. Call with Founders (45 minutes)

6. Reference Check

Why You Should Join

Culture: Our high engagement and low turnover emphasize our commitment to a positive culture, with a remarkable retention rate of 92%.

People: Collaborate with some of the most driven and intelligent individuals in the crypto space.

Salary & Benefits: Receive a competitive salary, medical insurance, coworking membership, and additional benefits.

Unlimited Days Off and Flexible Work Schedule: Recharge and explore life outside the office with our flexible time-off policy and work schedule.

Remote Work Essentials: We provide all the necessary software and equipment to ensure you're fully equipped to work from home comfortably and efficiently.

Stock Options: Contribute to Zerion's success and watch your stock options become valuable.

Relocation: We support relocation for you and your family.

Travel: Join your colleagues on trips to industry festivals and events.

Distributed Team: Zerion is a fully remote team with members worldwide. Embrace asynchronous collaboration, find your own work rhythm, and enjoy a healthy work-life balance.

Company Overview

Highlights:

+350 Monthly Active Funded Wallets

+250k Monthly Active Zerion Wallets

255k Unique Zerion DNA Holders

Zerion helps to manage your DeFi and NFT portfolios, trade across 10+ networks and connect to any decentralized application with one wallet. Our mission is to empower more people around the world with efficient, permissionless and transparent financial services.

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