Engineering Manager

TL;DR

Engineering Manager (Platform Squads): Leading Platform Squads, overseeing Core Platform, Core Data (including blockchain integrations), Developer Experience (DevEx), and DevOps with an accent on driving technical excellence and fostering a high-performing team culture. Focus on delivering scalable and reliable platform solutions that power our products and services.

Location: Open to candidates across Europe

Company

Crystal Intelligence is a company providing blockchain analytics and intelligence solutions.

What you will do

• Manage and mentor a team of engineers and engineering leads across multiple squads.
• Drive the technical vision and roadmap for the Core Platform, Data Pipelines, DevEx, and DevOps squads.
• Partner with product managers, engineering managers, and other stakeholders to align platform goals with business priorities.
• Define and implement processes that ensure high-quality, on-time delivery of platform initiatives.
• Monitor and improve key performance metrics, such as lead time to changes, system uptime, and pipeline latency.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5 years working as a backend engineer and 3+ years in a senior leadership role managing multiple teams or squads.
• Proven experience managing a team of approximately 15 engineers while being part of a larger 50+ engineer organization with cross-squad dependencies.
• Strong technical background in system architecture, data engineering, and infrastructure management.
• Proven ability to manage tasks using JIRA, ensuring prioritization, tracking, and alignment with roadmaps.
• Deep understanding and application of agile methodologies, including Scrum.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to engage effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Experience with blockchain technologies and integrations.
• Familiarity with developer tooling, developer experience optimization, or DevOps practices.
• Passion for software engineering, demonstrated through an active GitHub profile, technical blog, conference speaking engagements, or contributions to open-source projects.
• Experience scaling engineering teams and processes in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote role.
• Opportunity to foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture that promotes innovation, quality, and accountability.
• Chance to drive cultural change and promote a growth mindset within engineering organizations.