Engineering Manager, Runtime Full-time Job

What you’ll do

Build a High-Performing Team:

• Motivate and guide engineers to achieve their full potential, fostering a culture of learning and development.

• Implement and improve processes like performance reviews, career development plans, and efficient hiring practices.

• Establish a clear team structure with roles and ownership well-defined.

Drive Successful Product Delivery:

• Take ownership of projects, ensuring on-time delivery with the desired features and quality.

• Work with the team to define MVPs, set milestones, and assess project feasibility.

• Manage project scope by prioritizing tasks, identifying dependencies, and mitigating risks.

• Collaborate with product managers to translate user needs and market trends into a technical roadmap.

Communication & Alignment:

• Increase transparency within the team by sharing information on other Nomic projects and initiatives.

• Champion the team's achievements and deliverables to other departments.

• Proactively communicate with leadership and stakeholders to address concerns, clarify direction, and ensure alignment across teams.

• Articulate a clear vision for the team's mission, challenges, and milestones, connecting their work to Nomic's broader goals.

High-Level Technical Leadership:

• Actively participate in technical discussions, providing high-level guidance and expertise during code reviews and design decisions.

• Act as a mentor and sounding board for technical decisions, ensuring alignment with project goals while empowering individual ownership.

Who we’re looking for

We are searching for an experienced technical leader with a coaching mindset to empower our growing engineering team (3 engineers). You'll foster individual growth through thoughtful guidance and mentorship, creating a respectful and collaborative environment. Given the highly technical nature of the project, a strong technical background is essential to provide support for this team.

• 3+ years of experience in managing & growing teams, establishing a team structure, and ensuring team wellbeing, ideally in a remote and async setting.

• 6+ years of experience leading projects.

• Proven track record of technical leadership, managing projects and multi-year roadmaps.

• Ability to direct without micromanaging or forcing decisions.

• Experience implementing or refining processes around performance reviews, career development, and hiring.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Proven ability to design and implement scalable, maintainable software architectures.

• Strong expertise in conducting code reviews, identifying potential technical issues or risks, and suggesting improvements.

Nice to have

• Experience with Ethereum development, blockchain development and/or EVM.

Compensation and benefits

• Unlimited PTO

• Budget for IT equipment

• Annual Learning & Development Budget

• Vesting ETH grant as part of total compensation

• Statutory benefits specific to your location (depending on the employment contract)

Why join us?

Mission-driven value creation

Your contributions will directly impact an ecosystem that is shaping the future of finance, data, and ownership. You won’t be working on optimizing a revenue stream to increase shareholder profits; you’ll create value for the Ethereum community and developer ecosystem.

Lean and robust

We run robust engineering practices and lightweight processes that provide us with structure and fast decision-making. Your time will be spent on technical challenges, coding, and launching features.

Who we are
The Nomic Foundation is a non-profit advancing the Ethereum ecosystem. We build open-source runtimes, compilers, build systems, and deployment solutions that are used by tens of thousands of developers. We emphasize robust engineering and lean processes, allowing for quick decision-making and distraction-free software development. You have the opportunity to shape the future of the Ethereum ecosystem through deep technical work on critical developer infrastructure, where your specific contributions will have a tangible impact.