Engineering Manager - Bitcoin

Kraken is looking for an experienced engineering manager to build and lead the Bitcoin and Lightning engineers. This is an opportunity to grow a team of world class engineers who are deeply passionate about Bitcoin, security, and amazing user experiences. We’re a diverse group of engineers that are dedicated to making bitcoin available and accessible to the world and enabling people from all walks of life to use the Bitcoin and Lightning networks. The Kraken experience needs to be ambitious, simple, and user-centered; come and help us make that happen!

Qualifications

• You have a strong servant-leadership management style geared towards supporting, mentoring and growing engineers on the team. You care deeply about people, and their success.
• You’re not afraid of hard conversations and are gifted at coaching your colleagues through difficult situations.
• You can meet people where they are, from interns to principal engineers.
• You are strategic and think at a high level, but are also hands-on, execution-oriented, and capable of getting things done quickly.
• You have experience leading teams of engineers across all levels of skill and experience with a track record of managing, recruiting, hiring, and retaining engineering talent and growing effective teams.
• You have an ability to translate a long-term vision into a near-term, executable plan.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years leading engineering teams
• 2+ years of experience managing remote teams
• Looking to potentially grow into a director role
• You are interested in Bitcoin and open to the potential it has to positively transform our world
• You are passionate about software engineering, improving processes, and driving change
• You keep a close watch on modern technologies