Distributed Ledger Technology is emerging within the financial markets, offering the chance for outdated, archaic systems to be modernized for the transaction driven global electronic markets.

This technology company sits at the heart of the financial markets providing a progressive distributed ledger application to manage financial transactions and settlements.

Description

We’re looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to help us build Bankchain, the distributed systems platform that will underlie the next generation of the global financial markets. You’ll work with a development team to help define and implement the applications used by both our customers and our operations staff, and be front-and-center designing and developing these tools from the ground up. You will have not only the technical chops to roll up your sleeves and provide technical leadership to major projects, but also manage a team of engineers.

What you'll do

• Manage a team of software engineers, including task planning and code reviews.
• Drive technical projects and provide leadership in an innovative and fast-paced environment.
• Take responsibility for the overall planning, execution and success of complex technical projects.
• Contribute technically to projects.
• Work closely with product management team to ensure we're building the best products.
• Document best practices and act as a knowledgeable resource for blockchain engineering and problem solving.
• Work with industry partners and clients cross functionally to ensure alignment and collaboration.
• Bring an entrepreneurial and collaborative spirit to the team.
• Be part of a fast-paced, agile environment.
• Partner with Recruiting to build well-rounded, effective, and inclusive engineering teams

What we're looking for

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science or Engineering.
• 3+ years of hands-on technical leadership and people management experience.
• Hands-on experience with one or more of the following languages: Python, Go, C++ or Java.
• Hands-on experience with JavaScript and JavaScript frameworks such as AngularJS, Ember.js, Backbone.js, React.
• Demonstrated expertise in problem-solving and technical innovation, capable of "rolling-up sleeves and getting hands dirty".
• Strong leader capable of motivating and energizing the very best software engineers, as well as gaining their respect.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong presentation skills that will be needed to showcase the work the team is doing, or outlining the strategies being employed to move the engineering forward.
• Strong negotiating skills needed to communicate and collaborate with partner teams.

Bonus points

• Experience working on large-scale distributed systems is a plus.
• Understanding of various distributed consensus methodologies (Mining, PoS, Paxos, Raft, etc).
• Understanding of cryptography, including asymmetric encryption (pub/priv key), symmetric encryption, and hash functions.
• Experience contributing meaningfully to one or more Open Source projects.
• Startup experience is a nice-to-have.