Chainalysis Careers in Toronto, Canada

The engineering team at Chainalysis is inspired by solving the hardest technical challenges and creating products that build trust in cryptocurrencies. We’re a global organization with teams in the UK, Denmark, Canada, and the USA who thrive on the challenging work we do and doing it with other exceptionally talented teammates. Our industry changes every day and our job is to build a flexible platform that will allow us to adapt to those rapid changes.

The Engineering Leader for our Data Platform team will build and lead a team of engineers who are responsible for creating the green field internal data platform. They’ll be able to understand the nuance of different areas of the business and coach their team to build tooling and the platform that will enable the internal users of Chainalysis to utilize the power of our state of the art data capabilities. As part of this new paradigm shift, they’ll have a huge influence on the next generation architecture of Chainalysis' data pipelines.

In this role, you’ll:

• Build, lead, and empower a team of exceptional data and DevOps engineers.

• Establish processes, tools, and systems that will allow us to enable innovation within the Chainalysis.

• Build a close relationship with the data producer and consumer teams to serve them the world-class developer experience by building the tools and the platform.

• Build an understanding of our data access requirements and develop models to allow internal teams access to the right level of information they need to do their jobs.

We’re looking for candidates who have: 

• Hands-on experience in software and data engineering.

• Experience with a modern data engineering stack, using solutions such as PySpark, Databricks, Airflow, etc.

• Collaborative and a servant leader with direct experience hiring and leading a diverse team of impactful engineers, ideally in a fast-growing startup.

• Aren’t afraid to jump into a problem and get it sorted, even if it’s outside of your day-to-day role.

• Excited about dealing with big data scalability problems and taking ownership of one of the most important components in Chainalysis!

• Have an interest in cryptocurrencies or a desire to learn - we can help!

About Chainalysis

Blockchain technology is powering a growing wave of innovation. Businesses and governments around the world are using blockchains to make banking more efficient, connect with their customers, and investigate criminal cases. As adoption of blockchain technology grows, more and more organizations seek access to all this ecosystem has to offer. That’s where Chainalysis comes in. We provide complete knowledge of what’s happening on blockchains through our data, services, and solutions. With Chainalysis, organizations can navigate blockchains safely and with confidence.

You belong here. 

At Chainalysis, we believe that diversity of experience and thought makes us stronger. With both customers and employees around the world, we are committed to ensuring our team reflects the unique communities around us. Some of the ways we’re ensuring we keep learning are an internal Diversity Committee, Days of Reflection throughout the year including International Women’s Day, Harvey Milk Day, World Humanitarian Day, and UN International Migrants Day, and a commitment to continue revisiting and reevaluating our diversity culture. 

We encourage applicants across any race, ethnicity, gender/gender expression, age, spirituality, ability, experience and more. If you need any accommodations to make our interview process more accessible to you due to a disability, don't hesitate to let us know. You can learn more here. We can’t wait to meet you.