Who is Recruiting from Scratch:

Recruiting from Scratch is a premier talent firm that focuses on placing the best product managers, software, and hardware talent at innovative companies. Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across the United States to help them hire. We work with companies funded by the best investors including Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Ventures, Tiger Global Management, A16Z, Accel, DFJ, and more.

If you are a fit, the team will reach out to you about this role or any others that may be a fit for our clients.

Our Client

Our client is the blockchain for builders. They will be the foundation for the next generation of decentralized applications with notable partners including NBA, Warner Music Group, Ubisoft, and Animoca. The team is a humble and curious bunch of builders and scientists who share a passion for blockchain technology and the new kinds of software it enables. The people are their greatest strength: their diverse team flourishes in an environment where personal autonomy and professional growth are encouraged. They value our culture above all else; regardless of where you came from or what you studied, your role here will necessitate both a high level of creativity and strategic thinking on complex issues.

What We'll Accomplish Together:

• Lead and grow an incredible team of engineers by hiring, mentoring, and coaching them in line with our organizational values of self-growth and high impact.
• Work with product and design leads to ensure we balance product aspirations with engineering realities, tracking useful tech specifications, and maintaining appropriate user stories.
• Define, scope, and estimate team effort during the execution of important features and projects.
• Collaborate with other engineering leads to move our engineering practice forward to uphold and improve our execution standards.
• Close the gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders - explaining technical concepts to non-technical folks and translating business-oriented and strategic plans to technical folks - to ensure that everyone is aligned around the value we are creating for our users.

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A Little About You:

• You have an engineering background with strong technical fundamentals and a history of high-quality execution.
• You have a track record of delivering complex technical systems that were easy for others to maintain and use, through thoughtful structure and naming, standard design patterns, and approachable documentation.
• You have a strong product sense, and have delivered user-facing products through rapid iteration where requirements are uncertain or changing.
• You have a working knowledge of modern cryptographic primitives (asymmetric encryption, secure hashing) and know best practices for key management and deployment.
• You are an enthusiastic proponent of light-weight, agile project management.
• You are comfortable with trying out new tools, failing fast, and navigating unknowns.

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Bonus Points If You Have The Following:

• Blockchain, infrastructure, or platform development experience.
• Scrum master experience.
  
  

Benefits: PTO, Healthcare, and more!

Salary: Competitive Salary Band

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