Aptos Looking for Tech Lead Manager at Remote Full Time

Aptos is a people-first blockchain on a mission to help billions of people achieve universal and fair access to decentralized assets in a safe and scalable way.

Founded by some of the original creators and maintainers that researched, designed, and built the diem blockchain to serve this purpose, we have dedicated several years toward this missionWe believe the open-source diem technology we have developed is an important foundation of a safe and scalable web3 world where everyone has more equitable opportunities to grow and access financial assets with lower fees and fewer intermediaries.

Aptos (ohlone for `the people`) encompasses our mission and ethos for why we build.

About the role

We are searching for a productive, strategic, and empathetic tech lead manager leader who is excited about building technologies that will impact billions of people around the worldYou will have the demonstrable ability to make good decisions and enjoy working with and coaching teamsYour primary tasks will be to hire and mentor engineers, guide technical direction, and also contribute meaningfully in a hands-on way for one of our many engineering teams in coordination with our ctoIdeally, you will also contribute to product direction as well.

We are looking for someone who is inspired by ideals such as:

Building trust, respect, and empathy
Fostering a sense of team and mission
Understanding how we build and why
Having strong working relationships at all levels across the organization
Representing our mission, culture, and commitment to diversity, inclusion, and belonging
Getting team members excited to take on new challenges

What you`ll be doing:

Working with engineers across our teams and with our external developer partners to improve the developer experience
Coaching, managing and mentoring team members; including overseeing goals and deliverables for the overall team and individual team members
Supporting our recruiting team to make great hires that add to our technical culture and reflect our values
Leading by example, by participating in engineering discussion and implementations of the libraries and frameworks;

What we`re looking for:

7+ years of experience as a hands-on software engineer
2+ years mentoring and/or managing high-performing teams
Experience with tools, practices, and programming patterns for ensuring software correctness
A knack for helping engineers solve problems
Experience with a systems programming language such as rust, go, swift, or c/c++ interest or experience in `smart contract` languages, especially move and solidity
Interest or experience in open, decentralized, permissionless technologies, and the intersection of contemporary technology, economics, finance and governance.
Exceptional written communication skills and an enthusiasm for clear and concise
Willingness to participate in technical discussions and reviews synchronously, asynchronously, in person or remotely

Our benefits

While our hq is currently in palo alto, california, we support a 100% remote work culture and we are hiring across the worldWe raised our first round of funding from some of the top firms led by a16z and multicoinIn addition to our remote-friendly work culture, we offer the following to all aptos employees:

Health insurance coverage
Equipment of your choice
Unlimited vacation time
Competitive salary
Stock options

Aptos is committed to diversity in the workplace and we`re proud to be an equal opportunity employerWe do not hire on basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by local, state or federal lawAll employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

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