Fireblocks is hiring a

R&D Group Manager, Blockchain

Founded in 2018 and already valued at over $8 billion, Fireblocks is a SaaS platform that helps companies to create innovative products on the blockchain and manage day-to-day crypto operations. Fireblocks is trusted by some of the largest financial institutions, banks, globally-recognized brands, and Web3 companies in the world, including BNY Mellon, BNP Paribas, ANZ Bank, Revolut, and thousands more, to securely scale digital asset operations through the Fireblocks Network and MPC-based wallet infrastructure. We have offices in New York, London, Tel Aviv, and Singapore, and we are continuing to expand our teams to reach new customers globally.

A key part of the solution is the blockchain platform, centered around building a scalable and resilient integration and tracking layer for the 40+ (and growing) blockchain protocols we support.

Objectives and Responsibilities

• Oversees and guides all activities of the blockchain teams.
• Leads the design, build, and management of a secure, scalable and resilient blockchain platform.
• Initiate and implement enterprise architecture best practices
• Plays a mentorship role to engineering personnel, constantly promoting best practices and improvement in their professional skills.
• Collaborate with product management and other Fireblocks units to define, prioritize and execute the Blockchains roadmap

Qualifications

• B.Sc. in Computer Science or related technical certificate.
• At least 7 years of hands-on experience in software engineering roles,  involving Full-stack or backend experience, working within a fast-paced and fast-evolving environment.
• At least 2 years of experience managing 2+ engineering teams, leading teams to deliver enterprise products, with meaningful backend components.
• Demonstrate strong system-level troubleshooting skills and possess an ability to identify and resolve high-level scalability and performance issues.
• Experience in designing scalable architectures based on cloud providers
• Strong communication skills in a highly collaborative environment.
• High Analytical & Troubleshooting skills - ability to solve complex problems.