The mission of Trust Machines is to grow the Bitcoin economy. We’ve recently raised $150M to realize this vision, build Bitcoin apps, and the open-source technologies required to unleash the true potential of Bitcoin for DeFi and Decentralized Applications.
Trust Machines is seeking a skilled Engineering Manager to lead and scale engineering projects at Trust Machines. We’re searching for an experienced technical people leader with experience in growth-stage crypto startups, hands-on technical knowledge, and a passion for managing engineers in a fast-paced environment. The engineering manager will be crucial in overseeing engineering efforts across the team which can include blockchain protocols, smart contract development, and blockchain infrastructure.
What You’ll Do:
- Manage, mentor, and develop a team of high-impact engineers
- Actively help shape a culture of engineering excellence, ownership, cross-functional collaboration, and open communication for your team
- Drive team performance—inspire, motivate, mentor, and guide team members towards achieving project and organizational goals
- Execution-oriented mindset, able to effectively resolve ambiguity, helping the team to analyze technical requirements and break down initiatives into tasks
- Collaborate with engineers and cross-functional teams to ensure ongoing delivery of high-quality integrations, new technologies, and processes into our existing systems
What We’re Looking For:
- Available to work 9AM-12PM ET hours
- 5+ years of experience in software development
- 2+ years management experience
- A deep understanding of software development processes, programming languages, and architecture. You won't be required to code on your own, but you must understand technical challenges and be capable of suggesting solutions
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate closely with product teams to align technical projects with business objectives, understanding product lifecycle management
- Thrives in an environment of high agency and ownership
- Strong emotional intelligence, as well as excellent written and verbal communication.
- Strong ability to make data-driven decisions, understand user behavior, and guide product strategy
- Proven experience in project management tools (e.g., Agile, Scrum).
- Knowledge of cybersecurity and secure coding best practices for user data protection
- Motivational leader with experience in leading teams through change
- Experience in technical hiring, including assessing technical skills and ensuring team fit
We’d Also Like to See:
- 2+ years at a growth-stage crypto company
- An independent, self-motivated individual with a passion for Bitcoin, crypto, and self-custody wallets
- Strong understanding of blockchain technology and its underlying principles
What We’ll Offer:
- Pay Transparency Notice: Depending on your work location, the target annual salary for this position can range as detailed below. Full time offers from Trust Machines also include equity + token incentives. Pay Range: $180,000-220,000 USD
- 100% work from home
- Open Vacation Policy, take the days you need
- Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave
- Your choice of technical setup and equipment
Top Skills
What We Do
We’re unleashing the Bitcoin economy by leveraging Bitcoin layers, including Stacks. Our mission is to bring Bitcoin to a billion people through our products. We aim to transform the traditional workings of finance, business, and society by tapping into the properties that come with unlocking Bitcoin as a final settlement layer.
Trust Machines is a mission-driven company, focused on building usability around Bitcoin layers. Achieving this mission means bringing together talent from all over the world, which is why we are a completely remote startup. A global, lean team (under 50!), we rely heavily on async collaboration, independent thinkers, and talent that is willing to find a way for themselves, the team, and our products. Our teammates have a high sense of agency and are empowered by our flexible work policy. Our shared company values connect us and uniquely define how we work.
Our talented team of core developers and product leaders are some of the best in the Bitcoin ecosystem. Complemented by an operations team of experts/specialists in their fields (marketing / legal / etc.), many of our leaders have storied backgrounds working at leading companies in Web3 for over a decade. Our co-founders are industry veterans who have built on Bitcoin since 2013, our CEO co-created the Stacks Bitcoin Layer-2, and our co-founder is a leading computer scientist with broad industry experience, and a tenured full professor of Computer Science at Princeton University.
Why Work With Us
At Trust Machines, we thrive on collaboration. With bi-weekly company-wide meetings and open lines of communication, our team has direct access to leadership and other product teams for advice and support, as we build the next generation of Bitcoin apps. Our team connects annually through company retreats and industry events around the world.