NEAR is hiring a

Web3 Engineering Manager, Zero Knowledge

About The Role:

We are looking for a productive, meticulous, and empathetic leader who loves working in an energetic and free-thinking environment, feels comfortable with challenging technical problems, and most importantly who shares with us the same desire to make the web free again.

The NEAR Protocol Engineering team is looking for an engineering leader to spearhead adoption of Zero Knowledge (ZK) technologies in the NEAR ecosystem, which have become increasingly important in the blockchain industry. You will be expected to both understand ZK tech and build a world-class team to work on various applications of ZK technologies, including, but not limited to, signature compression, Zero-Knowledge light client, private transactions, etc. The team you build is expected to develop various developer and end-user products, integrate ZK into the blockchain protocol, and provide ZK expertise for the rest of the organization. You will be expected to project technical excellence, accountability, and empathy for the rest of the team.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Building a great engineering team, ensuring the happiness and productivity of the individuals. We would also expect you to do a lot of hiring conversations and helping us with sourcing the candidates
• Establishing and following the minimal necessary processes, like technical roadmaps, OKRs, milestones, regular team meetings
• Communicating with the dependent parties, which includes internal teams, the external partners, and the engineering community
• Establishing a resilient team culture that can overcome any turbulence without burnout

What We're Looking For:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related fields is a must

We'd Love If You Have:

• We expect you to have experience working with cutting edge technologies, understand how to evaluate new ideas that you are not familiar with, and know how to communicate the implications of new technologies to different stakeholders
• While you should have a zeal for technical excellence, you should be very comfortable with balancing degrees of risk and business needs
• You should be a great communicator and remain calm under pressure or when juggling multiple priorities
• You should be a humble and inspirational leader who is comfortable leading by example
• Familiarity with Blockchains, cryptography or zero knowledge proofs
• PHD in Mathematics or Theoretical Computer Science.

Location:North/South America/Europe/Africa

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