Engineering Manager, AI x Crypto

Summary

Join Nethermind, a 350+ strong team of builders and researchers empowering enterprises and developers to access and build on decentralized systems. We're seeking an Engineering Manager hyper-focused on delivering results while embracing the big picture. This role involves leading software teams, overseeing rapid PoC delivery, collaborating with product managers, contributing code, and aligning with an open ethos. Experience leading multiple teams and shipping open-source code is crucial. Understanding blockchain, decentralized systems, and LLMs is a plus, with personal projects in these areas required. The ideal candidate is a hands-on coder who views programming languages as tools and is driven to optimize everything with AI.

Requirements

• Evidence of having led multiple small to large teams
• Experience shipping open-source code with considerable adoption
• You must be replacing all your interfaces with LLMs

Responsibilities

• Hire and guide leads for multiple AI x Crypto x Blockchain projects
• Oversee rapid PoC delivery, ensuring minimal friction and maximum velocity
• Collaborate closely with product managers for timely, high-quality releases
• Contribute code where it counts
• Align with an open ethos—innovate in public, build out loud, and keep the end-user ecosystem thriving
• Comfortably terminate and iterate on projects
• Liaise with the group manager to set up new AI x Crypto and Robotics projects

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience shipping projects from genesis
• Robotics is not required (we have a hardware team), but some understanding of this space is good