Engineering Manager

• Scaling

🔥 11 hours ago

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OP Labs is part of Optimism, a Collective of companies, communities, and citizens dedicated to rewarding public goods and creating a sustainable future for Ethereum. The organization supports the development of the Ethereum network by fostering collaboration and innovation among developers and users. OP Labs engages in building decentralized infrastructure and enhancing blockchain technology to support public goods. They focus on governance, community building, and sustainable development within the Ethereum ecosystem.

📋 Description

• Lead and coordinate protocol upgrades across the Superchain, from planning through execution and rollout • Drive benchmarking and performance analysis efforts to make the OP Stack faster, cheaper, and more efficient • Empower the team to deliver upgrades more quickly and safely, improving tooling, processes, and operational rigor • Build and reinforce a strong shipping culture focused on reliability, correctness, and continuous improvement • Collaborate closely with product, protocol, and infrastructure teams to set priorities and sequencing for scaling initiatives • Partner with Superchain teams and external stakeholders to align on upgrades, timelines, and performance goals • Manage team career development through coaching, continuous feedback, goal setting, and development plans

🎯 Requirements

• 2+ years of people management experience, ideally at a high-growth or technically complex organization • Experience recruiting, building, and retaining high-performing engineering teams • Experience managing geographically distributed teams • Strong background in distributed systems, protocol engineering, or large-scale infrastructure • Experience leading or contributing to benchmarking, performance analysis, and performance engineering (a strong plus) • Ability to translate complex technical work into clear plans and priorities for diverse stakeholders • Comfort operating in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment with high technical and organizational ambiguity • Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills.

🏖️ Benefits

• Fully paid medical, dental, and vision • 4% 401K match