Engineering Manager (Web3)

TL;DR

Engineering Manager (Web3): Lead and coach a Runtime engineering team of around 9 engineers, driving planning, prioritisation, and execution across complex technical workstreams with an accent on people management, delivery trade-offs, and translating architecture discussions into executable plans. Focus on improving team ways of working and delivery predictability in a distributed environment while partnering with technical leaders to unblock progress.

Location: Remote

Company

hirify.global builds core blockchain infrastructure and open-source software for secure information and value sharing.

What you will do

• Lead, coach, and support a Runtime team of around 9 engineers
• Create a healthy, high-trust team environment focused on people management and team care
• Drive planning, prioritisation, and execution across complex technical workstreams
• Negotiate timelines and delivery trade-offs with stakeholders in a clear, pragmatic way
• Build technical context to understand architecture discussions and translate them into executable plans
• Improve ways of working, communication, and delivery predictability for a distributed team; support hiring and onboarding

Requirements

• Experience leading engineering or highly technical teams as an Engineering Manager or Technical Project Manager
• Strong people management skills with a track record of building healthy teams and supporting individual growth
• Excellent project and delivery management skills (planning, dependency management, stakeholder communication)
• Sufficient technical depth to understand complex system architecture and work effectively with senior engineers
• Comfort operating primarily in leadership and delivery rather than hands-on coding
• Experience working with distributed teams, ideally across Europe or aligned European time zones

Nice to have

• Experience in similarly technical or infrastructure-heavy environments

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first, global team with flexibility
• Opportunity to meet teammates throughout the year at team and company-wide retreats
• Background checks required via Zinc after receiving an offer
• Equal opportunity employer with a focus on diversity and inclusion

Hiring process

• Interviews to assess leadership, delivery/project management, and technical depth
• Background check through Zinc after an offer