Director Engineer - Blockchain Infrastructure Company

Tokalent; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Tokalent's client, a global blockchain infrastructure company, seeks an Engineering Director to lead blockchain initiatives. You will guide multiple engineering teams, shaping architecture and shipping enterprise-grade blockchain products including smart contracts and dApps on EVM networks.

You will own product shipping, collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements, and mentor engineers to foster growth and top performance while driving technical decisions and best practices.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with at least 2 years in leadership roles.
• Deep understanding of the Ethereum Virtual Machine and deploying complex smart contract systems on EVM networks.
• Experience with SQL, NoSQL databases and ETL pipelines.
• Experience with cloud-based microservices and serverless architecture, cloud infra resource mgmt, and cost optimization.
• Proficiency with infrastructure tools such as Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and related tech.
• Experience in test automation with tools like Selenium and Jenkins.
• Past work on blockchains/crypto exchanges/DeFi projects is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers and conduct regular 1:1s to provide feedback.
• Architect, design, and ship blockchain-based enterprise products including smart contracts and dApps.
• Own the shipping of mission-critical systems and collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements.
• Contribute to product architecture, implement features, fix issues, and perform code reviews.
• Guide technical decisions and foster a collaborative decision-making process.

Skills

Leadership

Ethereum

Smart contracts

SQL/NoSQL

Cloud microservices

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Test automation

Blockchain/DeFi

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Selenium

Jenkins

Job description

About the job Director Engineer - Blockchain Infrastructure Company

Company

• Our client is a global financial infrastructure platform for institutions. They provide digital assets infrastructure for financial services institutions, from large banks to Fintechs.
• They are seeking an experienced Engineering Director to provide leadership to their technology teams & accelerate their technology development cycle. You will oversee the development and shipping of multiple blockchain-based enterprise products including their blockchain in-a-box offering and no code smart contract platforms - both as an independent contributor and in a managerial capacity.
• Their ideal candidate is an experienced engineering leader with blockchain experience, who can architect and build the next generation of blockchain-based applications for the financial services industry.

Role and Responsibilities

• Work both as an independent contributor and provide leadership to the team.
• Contribute to the development of blockchain-based technologies - smart contracts & dApps on EVM Blockchain networks by designing, implementing, and refining smart contracts (primarily on Solidity).
• Deep knowledge and understanding of Ethereum & other protocols work (smart contract codebase) etc.
• Take ownership of shipping products. Collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements for mission-critical systems and bring solutions to life.
• Participate in implementing features, addressing issues, improving performance, driving product architecture, and conducting code reviews.
• Lead, manage, and mentor a team of engineers to create an environment that fosters growth and optimal performance. Conduct regular 1:1s to provide clear feedback on performance.
• Provide guidance to the team to make technical decisions collaboratively or make the final decision as needed.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering with at least 2 years in leadership roles. Experience of working in an early-stage team building a product from scratch is a big plus.
• A deep understanding of the Ethereum Virtual Machine; prior experience deploying complex smart contract systems to the EVM networks.
• Database experience with SQL, NoSQL, and ETL Pipelines.
• Experienced in working with cloud-based microservices and serverless architecture, cloud infrastructure resource management, and cost optimization.
• Experienced in using infrastructure management tools such as Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and others.
• Experienced in test automation and leveraging tools like Selenium and Jenkins.
• Past experience of working on blockchains/ crypto exchanges/ decentralized finance projects is a big plus.