Engineering Lead

Who is Risk Labs?Risk Labs is the foundation and core team whose mandate is to build and grow the UMA and Across protocol ecosystems.
What is UMA?UMA's optimistic oracle (OO) can record any verifiable truth or data onto a blockchain. UMA Purpose: UMA is the canonical source of truth that blockchains use to verify real world data. UMA Vision: UMA enables any verifiable truth to be recorded on-chain, trustlessly.
What is Across?Across is a cross-chain bridge for L2s and rollups secured by UMA’s OO. Across' purpose: Across is to fulfill crypto’s potential by making blockchains more usable, more accessible and more efficient. Across’ Vision: Intents are the standard in x-chain interoperability, and are settled by Across.

We are seeking a highly skilled and versatile Engineering Lead to join our dynamic team. This unique role blends the responsibilities of an engineering manager with the hands-on expertise of a senior engineer or technical architect. If you're a crypto-native professional with a passion for innovation, a deep technical acumen, and the ability to lead a small team while remaining deeply involved in coding and technical design, this role is for you.

Responsibilities

• Technical Architecture: Collaborate to develop and design innovative technical specifications and solutions for complex product challenges
• People Management: Lead/coach a small cross-stack team ( 2-4 engineers), including regular 1:1s and foster a engineering culture of high performance.
• Building & reviewing: Manage and prioritize time to juggle hands-on coding, code-review, and providing technical direction to maintain high standards of code quality, performance, and security.
• Project and Task Management: Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of engineering projects, ensuring alignment with the product vision and road map. 
• Cross-Stack Expertise: dive deep with your team on cross functional technical challenges across backend, contracts, bots, and frontend.
• Crypto-Native Expertise: Stay ahead of trends in DeFi and the interoperability space.

Requirements

• 4+ years full-time experience in Engineering at a software or financial services technology organization
• Exceptional problem-solving skills with the ability to think creatively and innovate within the constraints of the technology stack.
• 3+ blockchain-based projects, ideally with some experience leading small teams 
• Proven track record of successfully managing engineering projects, from concept to deployment.
• Experience in people management, with a focus on mentoring, career development, and fostering a collaborative team environment. 

Our tech stack: Solidity, Typescript, GCP

Compensation and Benefits

• Pay packages include competitive salaries & meaningful token options ($UMA and $ACX). Your token allocation may be utilized to govern our ecosystems, and may be eligible to earn rewards and grow over time as well.
• Salaries for this role range from $130-200k (USD),
• Will pay in stablecoins or fiat
• Philosophies for a culture that show we care: Take vacation when you need it, family care, training and development (just to name a few)
• 100% remote, which means we encourage you to create the work environment that you thrive in
• We are a globally distributed team and require all employees to have at least 3-4 hours of daily overlap with Eastern Standard Time (EST) to ensure seamless collaboration and communication. This allows us to work effectively across time zones while maintaining a strong team connection
• At least two team wide offsites a year

Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. Risk Labs, the employing entity, is an equal opportunity employer and is dedicated to diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplaces. So,  if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t perfectly align- we encourage you to apply anyways. We value you taking the chance. Risk labs will not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Our values: 1) We value each individual’s right to economic freedom2) We value openness, honesty, and directness3) We value integrity4) We value iterative learning5) We value taking smart risks. We value creating an environment where everyone “does their best work”. 
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