Engineering Manager (Staking)

TL;DR

Engineering Manager (Staking): Building and scaling engineering teams focused on staking services and infrastructure for digital assets with an accent on secure, reliable, and performant platform APIs. Focus on making thoughtful architectural decisions, upholding engineering best practices, and ensuring operational excellence for distributed, multi-tenanted systems at scale.

Location: This role will require being full-time onsite at our New York City office to support collaborative team dynamics and innovative problem-solving.

Salary: $230,000–$300,000 USD base salary.

Company

hirify.global is the leading infrastructure provider of digital asset solutions, delivering custody, wallets, staking, trading, financing, and settlement services from regulated cold storage.

What you will do

• Build, lead, and scale engineering teams focused on staking services and infrastructure.
• Coach and mentor engineers, supporting career growth.
• Partner with product managers, designers, and leadership to translate vision into quarterly roadmaps and lead delivery.
• Make thoughtful architectural decisions, uphold engineering best practices, and foster a culture of high-quality code.
• Own the design, delivery, and operation of distributed, multi-tenanted systems at scale.
• Collaborate closely with recruiting to identify and attract world-class engineering talent and ensure platform services meet rigorous SLAs.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering.
• 2+ years of engineering management experience.
• Strong background in distributed systems, APIs, and infrastructure at scale.
• Deep understanding of high-quality code and robust engineering processes.
• Execution-focused, able to deliver results amid ambiguity and balance long-term vision with immediate priorities.
• Genuine passion for building secure and reliable financial infrastructure for the digital asset ecosystem.
• Must be full-time onsite at the New York City office.

Nice to have

• Experience working with blockchain protocols (e.g., Bitcoin, Ethereum, Proof-of-Stake networks).
• Crypto-native fluency: comfortable interacting with addresses, validators, dApps, and other on-chain services.
• Experience building high-throughput distributed systems or data pipelines.
• Track record of instilling high operational standards.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive base salary, bonus, and stock options.
• 100% company-paid health insurance for employee, partner, and dependents.
• Up to 4% 401k company match.
• Paid parental leave and paid vacation.
• Free custom lunches, dinners, and snacks.
• Computer equipment and workplace furniture to suit your needs.
• Great colleagues and an inspiring startup environment.