Engineering Manager

About Protocol Labs
Protocol Labs drives breakthroughs in computing to push humanity forward. Protocol Labs is a product-development lab, but behind the protocols and tools we build, behind the research and implementations, are passionate people, teammates, and community members. Most teams in the Protocol Labs Network are fully distributed and work remotely around the world. Engineers, researchers, and operators work in the open to improve the internet — humanity's most important technology — as we explore new advances at the intersection of many exciting fields (web3, cryptography, networks, distributed systems) and cultures (startups, research, open-source, distributed work).
Stewards libp2p sets direction/standards for projects, protocols, and architecture.  Cultivate a vibrant contributing community around libp2p
As Engineering Manager at Protocol Labs, you will...

 
Magnify the impact of multiple teams of software engineers and open source contributors in their implementation of complex, distributed systems and protocols.
 
Grow engineers’ skills, experience and confidence through regular 1:1s, coaching, actionable feedback, work and peer alignment, and career advocacy.
 
Lead, improve, and document processes for technical prioritization, planning, design, implementation and releases in harmony with and expanding open source community participation.
 
Communicate regularly with stakeholders and adjacent teams to build a shared understanding and accommodation of competing priorities.
 
Empower engineers to solve problems, fostering a balance of velocity and rigor through scalable, asynchronous decision-making practices.
 
Maintain and strengthen a team and community culture of growth, openness, trust, rigor, humility, mutual support, and psychological safety.
 
Advocate for and enhance PL’s asynchronous, autonomous, and distributed working culture.
 
Lead the process of recruiting great engineers for your project, in collaboration with PL’s recruiting team.
 
Support and guide other people-managers at Protocol Labs as a member of PL’s young engineering management discipline.

You may be a fit for this role if you have...

 
Demonstrable success as an engineering lead/manager fostering highly-functional, healthy, inclusive and collaborative teams.
 
Technical credibility through lengthy software engineering experience with back-end and distributed systems and infrastructure.
 
A strong desire for and history of contributions to open source projects and communities.
 
Experience working with and/or managing geographically distributed teams.
 
Actively coached, mentored and grown team members in their careers.
 
Ability to thrive with a high level of self-direction, autonomy and responsibility.
 
A track record of recruiting and retaining great people to your teams.
 
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
 
An excitement for collaborating with people across Protocol Labs towards our shared mission.

Bonus Points

 
You have experience with or deep knowledge of cryptography, globally distributed systems, blockchain or other related domains.
 
Demonstrable open source community curation and leadership experience.

What’s it like to work at Protocol Labs?
Protocol Labs' mission is to improve humanity’s most important technology, the Internet. We build protocols, systems, and tools to improve how it works. Today, we are focused on how we store, locate, and move information. Our projects include IPFS, Filecoin, libp2p, and more.
As a distributed team, we hire anywhere in the world, and at various levels of experience (entry, senior, staff). We look for people with unique perspectives and diverse backgrounds.
The base pay for this position currently ranges from $248,000 to $344,000, plus cryptocurrency, equity, and opportunities for upside through performance rewards in cryptocurrency and equity.  The base pay is based on a number of factors and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, experience, skills, abilities, training, and education.  We also have a great benefits package, including parental and other forms of leave, contributions to your retirement, and unlimited time off. For U.S.-based employees, we also provide competitive health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family.