Immutable is hiring a
Web3 VP of Architecture

Compensation: $63k - $90k estimated

Location: APAC

VP of Architecture

APAC /
Immutable X Platform – Engineering /
Full-time

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A bit about us:

Immutable is a global technology company, powering the world of NFTs on Ethereum. We are on a mission to be the number one ecosystem for NFTs which empowers and rewards users.  Founded in 2018, Immutable is one of Australia's fastest-growing startups to hit unicorn status, having raised more than AUD $300M+ and valued at AUD $3.5 billion.

Currently, the Immutable Group consists of Immutable X and the Game Studio. Immutable X is the first and leading Layer 2 scaling solution for NFTs on Ethereum, with zero gas fees & is 100% carbon neutral. The Immutable Studio creates games on blockchain technologies to allow for true, digital ownership; including the world's first NFT trading-card game, Gods Unchained, and Guild of Guardians.

It is our ambition to make digital worlds real; we have incredible global growth plans as we strive to become the number one ecosystem for NFTs. 

Come and join us as we pioneer in this space!

A bit about the role:

At Immutable, we are rapidly growing both our engineering team and our customer base. We need to ensure that there is a cohesive vision for how our engineering architecture will evolve, as well as a strong strategy for how we will achieve that vision over time, while still delivering amazing products for our customers. 

As our VP of Architecture, you’ll be accountable for developing this vision and then driving cross-cutting engineering programs in order to achieve it. You’ll work closely with the other members of our Product, Engineering and Design leadership team to bring our overall goals to fruition. You should be able to effectively merge our desire to deliver amazing customer value with our core engineering principles of quality and stability. 

You’ll become a deep expert in our product and the technologies used to build it, to inform your architecture strategy. You’ll have the opportunity to become a deep expert in web3 technology, including Solidity, CAIRO and zero-knowledge proof systems like STARKs and SNARKs. You’ll build and manage a team of senior engineers, who will help realise your vision by working across teams to drive alignment on overall technical strategy. 

You’ll also be responsible for building Immutable’s talent brand - we want to attract a team of fantastic engineers, and to build an engineering culture in which they can flourish. You’ll be an advocate for engineering experience at Immutable, and should be passionate about building a world-class team and process.

You will have the opportunity to:

    • Making core architecture choices about Immutable X
    • Establishing a long-term technical roadmap of investments in response to the product strategy 
    • Working to facilitate long-term, function-wide engineering initiatives
    • Hiring top-tier engineering talent into the business, and creating an environment where that talent can flourish
    • Creating a strong engineering brand for Immutable in market

We would love you to have:

    • Strong technical skillset, with experience in highly technical products and respected engineering organisations
    • Proven scaling experience + architecture experience with 50+ engineers
    • Must have experience in a product-led scaleup with a modern tech stack
    • Must have had a very senior IC-skewed engineering leadership role previously
    • Strong Communicator
    • Effective Leader

Some extra skills that would be awesome:

    • Strongly typed language experience (e.g. Golang, Typescript, Java)
    • Postgres 
    • AWS
    • An Interest in cutting-edge technologies like blockchain, Web3, etc.

A bit about the team:

This role will be part of the Immutable X Platform team where you will help build out our Immutable X Platform. As engineers at Immutable, we aspire to create an engineering culture that is world-class in every respect. A culture that means Immutable is known as a place where the best people do amazing work and one that consistently and sustainably delivers business outcomes. While working at Immutable you will have the opportunity to work in one of our many squads - Primitives, Protocols/Tokens, Mainstream, Crypto Developers, Marketplace, Wallets, and Core Engineering.

We are proud of the benefits that we offer for all of our employees globally.  Here is a snapshot: 

Attracting the best global talent:
💸We commit to paying globally competitive salaries and contributions & we share our products' success through Employee Stock Options. We also support our US Employees with Medical and 401K Insurance
💻 While we offer flexible working arrangements, we have an epic head office in the heart of Sydney and offer remote office hubs around the globe via a WeWork all-access pass
📲We offer AUD $750 WFH allowance to set up your home office and AUD $900 per annum to put toward your internet and phone usage.

Levelling up your growth
🌱 We offer up to AUD $2,000 per annum for any classes, courses or events to support your growth and development
📚 Enjoy access to free online courses via Udemy

Helping you thrive
💆🏽‍♀️ Enjoy $1200 per year to put toward your health and wellbeing
🤗 Get 24/7 access to unlimited counselling for you and your family when you need it through our EAP Service
🎁 Get premium access to mindfulness resources, online fitness classes and discounts at major retailers through Perkbox

Leave when you need it the most
👨‍👧‍👦New parents receive 12 weeks of paid leave in our gender-neutral offer. The birthing parent also gets an additional six weeks of leave for rest and recovery leading up to and after birth. We also offer Miscarriage Leave and extra leave for IVF treatments
🎂 Enjoy 2 additional paid annual leave days at the end of the year and a paid day off for your birthday

Additional Information: 

Immutable is committed to building and fostering an inclusive, diverse workplace. We believe in incorporating everyone's perspectives and experiences as this has been a significant driver of our success so far. For this reason, we strongly encourage candidates of all backgrounds to get in touch. Even if you don't meet all the job listing requirements, do yourself (and us) a favour by still applying! You'll likely bring something to the workplace that we haven't thought of yet, and we would love to hear from you. We are a 2022 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to responding to every applicant.

*A note to recruitment agencies: Our internal team has this role covered so no need to reach out - We don't accept unsolicited agency resumes and are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. Thank you!

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Compensation: $63k - $90k estimated

Location: APAC

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