Figment is hiring a

Web3 Platform Team Manager

Job Description

What we’re looking for:

We’re looking for an experienced DevOps Engineering Manager with a track record leading high-performance teams of 5-10 engineers. The Platform team is responsible for providing infrastructure for the whole company and creating a self-service setup for developers. The Platform team is at the center of a lot of other teams and so there are many opportunities for improving how the entire company works together.

Responsibilities:

• Managing a team of around 5-10 engineers.
• Give context to the team of the work the wider company is doing.
• Align the team’s work to the company vision and priorities.
• Work to define team priorities and get them included in the unified roadmap.
• Work closely with Product Managers and Tech Leads to help remove roadblocks and bottlenecks.
• Facilitate team collaboration towards best practices, and solutions that meet company needs ensuring high quality code is produced and maintained using code review.
• Lead post-mortems and regular retrospectives.
• Hold regular 1:1s with direct reports, focusing on mentorship, career development, technical goals etc.
• Project manage all the ongoing work the team is doing
• Working with the wider company to achieve security certifications.
• Be the hiring manager to build out a well rounded team.
• Identify technical debt and help ensure there is time to deal with it.

Requirements:

• Experience in DevOps
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent written communication skills
• Demonstrates flexible team-oriented attitude; adapts to changing requirements
• Comfortable working with Director level senior stakeholders.
• Ability to ensure the team produces well rounded products with monitoring and documentation.

Bonus Requirements:

• (BONUS): Familiarity with Blockchain and Crypto technologies / Web3

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