Engineering Manager, Chainlink Labs
Data Platform/Data Engineering
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Open-source blockchain oracle solutions
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Open-source blockchain oracle solutions
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Chainlink Labs’ mission is to accelerate smart contract innovation and adoption by empowering developers to build feature-rich decentralized applications and providing global enterprises with a universal gateway to all blockchains.
Role
Who you are
- Previous experience in roles such as Data Infrastructure Manager, Data Platform Manager, or Data Engineering Manager would be a strong plus
- Experience working in an enterprise environment, managing multiple stakeholders, and embracing the platform approach is essential
- Additionally, having managed a platform that continuously serves stakeholders under a defined set of Service Level Objectives (SLOs) is a highly desired requirement
- 7+ years of professional data/software engineering experience, with at least 2 years in a leadership or managerial role
- Servant leadership mindset and an ability to inspire and motivate others
- Ability to work on a globally distributed team with a high degree of ownership
- Experience owning multi-month long projects, including communication of progress, dependencies, and risk mitigation directly with stakeholders and partners
- Good communication skills
- Experience in building data pipelines
Desirable
- Professional experience working on a cloud-based big data system (AWS/GCP)
- Experience in DBT, BigQuery
- Experience in blockchain and other Web 3.0 technologies
- Experience working with a team located across multiple time zones
- Experience Kubernetes, SQL, System Design, Data Architecture, and either Python, Java or Golang
What the job involves
- As the Engineering Manager for the Data Platform team, you'll lead the development and scaling of a robust data platform that ingests and processes blockchain data
- Your focus will be on building scalable, reliable data infrastructure, tools, and data pipelines that support high-demand projects across the company, working closely with customer teams to transform blockchain data into domain-specific insights
- The Data Platform team is an eight-member group focused on building and maintaining a scalable, reliable data infrastructure that supports diverse projects across the organization
- This team manages a broad scope, including GCP Infra Platform, Platform Reliability, and facilitating new blockchain and product launches
- Key responsibilities include batch ingestion and processing via tools like Airflow, Fivetran, and Dataflow, along with telemetry, incident triage, and external vendor communication
- The team also oversees the Unified Querying Layer, Data Catalog, and various analytics platforms such as Trino, Databricks, and Power BI, ensuring seamless data access and insights for stakeholders
- Additionally, they handle data governance, compliance, and cost management while supporting integrations with platforms like Salesforce, HubSpot, and Workday
- The team’s focus on reliability and responsiveness keeps essential datasets and analytics services continuously available, providing critical support for both internal and external data requests
Our take
Smart contracts are slated to be the future of transparent, fair, and efficient digital dealings across industries as diverse as lending, real estate, and international trade. Historically, the application of smart contracts was limited to on-chain data, but oracle mechanisms like Chainlink can be used to import off-chain data (like those required for the broader application of smart contracts) onto the chain.
Chainlink Labs' work has marked a significant step forward in the progress of blockchain technologies - and has proven a remarkable success story for the company. It is responsible for the largest global decentralized oracle network in the world, used by hundreds of projects spanning online gaming and cryptocurrency. It has also received its fair share of critique - but blockchain technology at large remains a work in progress, and Chainlink has been quick to develop solutions.
All in all, the benefits of Chainlink’s work look set to become even more pronounced, as smart contracts become more applied across the globe. In late 2022, the company launched the staking of its native token LINK, to increase the security of the protocol and enable the Chainlink system to grow.
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Company values
- Being part of an idea meritocracy: We take ownership in the work we do and value real impact. There are no limits to what you can get involved in.
- An open-source software ethos: We’re driven by creating a public good. What we build is by everyone, for everyone.
- Being immersed in excellence: We hold ourselves to the highest standards—for our teams, our product, and our position in the ecosystem.
- Building a world changing product: Smart contracts are redefining major industries, and we’re at the forefront of this global shift.
- Being part of a high growth startup: Experience rapid personal and professional growth by accessing a broad scope of work and exceptional mentorship.
- Autonomous, remote & flexible work: We’re a remote-first workplace that values autonomy, flexibility, and results.
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Sergey Nazarov
(Co-Founder)Co-founded P2P travel network ExistLocal, and served as a general partner at QED Capital during its pivot towards cryptocurrency. Subsequently co-founded CryptaMail, Secure Asset Exchange, and SmartContract.
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