Engineering Manager (Remote North America)

Lead a team of backend and systems engineers, setting a high technical bar and guiding architecture. Hire and grow the team, working closely with founders to scale engineering culture and infrastructure.

Overview

Department

Engineering

Job type

Full time

Compensation

$250,000 - $300,000 per year

Location

United States

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Requirements

Bring 1–2+ years of engineering management (startup or high-growth org) and know when to coach vs. dive in.

Possess 5+ years of backend / systems engineering (Rust, Go, C++, or similar) and can still jump into code for a well-scoped fix or prototype.

Have shipped and operated distributed, performance-sensitive systems (queues, caches, databases, pub/sub, low-latency services).

Are comfortable hiring, coaching, and occasionally parting ways to keep the bar high.

Communicate crisp trade-offs under pressure and keep teams laser-focused on outcomes.

Care deeply about developer experience and impacting the Solana & crypto ecosystem.

Are excited to shape Solana and broader web3 infra alongside an ambitious team.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of backend and systems engineers.

Set a high technical bar: Lead design reviews, challenge assumptions, and guide architecture of distributed systems, low-latency services, and high-throughput APIs.

Hire and grow the team: Own hiring end-to-end for your team with support from founders and recruiting.

Work closely with founders to scale the company’s engineering culture, processes, and infrastructure.

Execute fast in a demanding environment: Tradeoffs, uncertainty, pressure—we embrace it all.

Drive impact on real crypto infrastructure used daily by top Solana teams and protocols.

Split your time: 60% engineering management (planning/execution, hiring, team health) 25% technical leadership (system design, mentorship) 15% coding (unblocking critical paths)

Benefits

Competitive comp and equity.

Fully remote + flexible work (core overlap with Americas time zones).

Tight-knit, ambitious team with low ego and high ownership.

A rare chance to shape the future of crypto.