Engineering Manager

Fuel is building a high-performance blockchain operating system that provides high throughput without sacrificing decentralization or security. Our project is a full-stack solution that lets anyone deploy a Fuel chain using any configuration they would like (Rollup on Ethereum, Sovereign chain, Appchain, etc.). Currently, our focus is to launch an Ethereum rollup to help scale Ethereum beyond its current capacity.

We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to support our CTO in leading the Core teams.

Core currently includes Client, Sway, SDK and Tooling. 

Our ideal candidate is a former developer or EM, with experience in Web3 and blockchains, a passion for people and smooth delivery, and a track record of successfully integrating in the culture, and bringing teams to perform at their best. Our engineering culture is very specific and one of the main drivers of our success. Our new EM will need to vibe with the nuances, while supporting the growth of everyone around them.

Areas of Ownership 

Staffing 

Short Term: Re-shuffling staffing as teams move onto and off of projects

Long Term: Hiring planning and budgeting aligned with product priorities

Feedback, Development and Performance 

Clearly setting expectations for devs at various levels of the organization

Communicating great work and areas of improvement

Aligning performance with:

The needs of the individual dev

The needs of the organization

Defining and helping team-members to achieve personal development goals

Supporting and following up with team members’ career progression 

Clarifying,Tracking and Communicating Team Plans

Working with leads to turn plans into general dependencies, order of operations, and rough to specific timelines, given the nature of the work

Converting plans into digestible and understandable documents for communication throughout the organization

Tracking progress to plans, escalating issues, and unblocking teams that need help to achieve organizational goals

Communication with the rest of the org

Planning of mini-offsites to work on specific, critical deliverables

Coordination with other leaders across the organization

Requirements

A senior leader with 5-10 years of experience

Experience working successfully on complex infrastructure projects (preferably sensitive distributed systems) 

Experience or strong interest with Rust

Experience in OS projects and community

Experience building high-risk software applications

Traits We Look For: 

Respect

Understanding of the skillsets and the challenges that go with building Core

Not overly agreeable

Cultural / Experience Background

Experience shipping stable foundational technology (vs instable saas for example)

Experience with systems that have high uptime SLA’s

Open source community experience

High performing with low ego