Engineering Manager at LayerZero Labs

<h1><strong>LayerZero</strong></h1> <p><em><strong>The Future is Omnichain.</strong></em></p> <p>Founded in 2021, LayerZero’s vision is to create a community of cross-chain developers, building dApps that are no longer constrained by individual blockchain capabilities. With LayerZero's simple, generic messaging protocol, builders will develop cross-chain dApps designed to unify the power of individual blockchains.</p> <p>We are funded by the best investors in the world including:</p> <p>a16z, Sequoia, PayPal, Binance Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Uniswap Labs, Circle Ventures, Delphi Digital, and many more.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h1><strong>ABOUT THE ROLE</strong></h1> <p>We're looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our Backend engineering teams at LayerZero. You'll own the people, process, and technical direction for systems handling some of the highest-stakes infrastructure in Web3, while staying technical enough that your engineers actually want your opinion on their architecture.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h1><strong>WHAT YOU'LL DO</strong></h1> <div class="p-rich_text_section">You came up as an engineer and haven't fully stepped away from it. You'll lead backend teams day-to-day while staying close enough to the work to shape real technical decisions.</div> <ul class="p-rich_text_list p-rich_text_list__bullet" data-stringify-type="unordered-list" data-indent="0" data-border="0"> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">You lead by doing. When a hard distributed systems problem surfaces, you're in it with your team, not just assigning it.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">You run architecture and design reviews and can defend a technical position when it matters.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">You recruit, develop, and retain strong backend engineers and build a team culture around ownership and craft.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">You work with engineering leadership and other stakeholders to turn roadmap into execution.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">You spot blockers early, whether technical, process, or organizational, and deal with them before they compound.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">You hold a high bar for code quality and system reliability.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h1><strong>ABOUT YOU<br></strong></h1> <ul class="p-rich_text_list p-rich_text_list__bullet" data-stringify-type="unordered-list" data-indent="0" data-border="0"> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">6+ years of backend engineering experience with 2+ years managing engineering teams in a fast-moving or production-critical environment.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Deep experience building and scaling distributed systems, and can get into the weeds on architecture when needed.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Proficiency in backend languages like TypeScript; comfortable operating across the stack.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Hands-on experience with AWS for deploying and scaling production systems.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">You've grown engineers through direct feedback and creating space for real ownership.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Strong conviction in your technical decisions, but you build alignment rather than push through.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Previous experience with blockchain technologies, smart contracts, and decentralized finance is a strong plus.</li> </ul> <div class="p-rich_text_section"> <p class="p1">&nbsp;</p> </div> <p><strong>Equal Opportunity Employer</strong></p> <p>LayerZero Labs is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. LayerZero Labs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.</p>