Engineering Manager / Head of Engineering - Dragonfly Portfolio

Dragonfly; New York (NY); On-site; USD 158,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading venture capital firm in the crypto space is seeking an Engineering Manager/Head of Engineering to lead teams building critical infrastructure for high-volume applications. Candidates should have extensive experience in backend engineering and a proven track record in shipping impactful crypto-related products. This position offers the chance to work at the forefront of technology in a fast-paced environment, leading engineering strategy and teams across various portfolio companies.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of backend engineering experience, including team lead or managerial roles.
• Proven track record shipping crypto products like wallets or consumer apps.
• Experience with rapid scaling and shifting priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead backend architecture for critical infrastructure in fast-paced environments.
• Stabilize engineering systems and scale infrastructure to meet demand.
• Drive engineering strategy across multiple portfolio companies.

Skills

Backend Engineering

Systems Design

Distributed Systems

Microservice Architectures

Communication

Job description

Engineering Manager / Head of Engineering - Dragonfly Portfolio

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Engineering Manager / Head of Engineering - Dragonfly Portfolio

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Dragonfly is a crypto-native Venture Capital and research firm with $2B+ in assets under management and 160+ portfolio companies (see list). Our Talent team works to support the recruiting efforts of the companies within our portfolio by connecting them with talented potential candidates.

We’re currently hiring engineering leaders for fast-moving teams building critical infrastructure and high-volume crypto-native applications.This is not a listing for an internal role at Dragonfly.

What We’re Looking For

• 7+ years of backend engineering experience, including time as a team lead, manager, or technical co-founder
• A proven track record shipping meaningful crypto products: protocols, infra, exchanges, wallets, or high-volume consumer apps
• Strong systems design skills and deep experience with distributed systems and microservice architectures
• Ability to lead in fast-moving environments where systems are scaling rapidly and priorities shift quickly
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across engineering, product, and business teams
  
  

About The Roles

We’re hiring across multiple portfolio companies, including:

• An infrastructure platform powering smart contract wallets, prime brokerage, and OTC trading - live with $15B+ in transaction volume across 12 EVM chains. You’ll lead backend architecture and scale integrations across protocols and execution systems.
• A rapidly growing crypto-native product with early volume and engagement at unusual scale. You’ll lead engineering strategy, stabilize critical systems, and help the team scale infrastructure to meet demand while building toward long-term technical maturity.
  
  

These roles are ideal for engineers who have built through chaos, can move quickly without sacrificing quality, and enjoy taking ownership of hard technical problems from architecture to execution.

Other Roles We’re Hiring For

If this role isn’t the right fit, we’re also hiring across protocol, infra, and product engineering roles, especially for crypto-native engineers who want to lead from the front. Many of our teams are looking for early technical leaders ready to ship, scale, and own real systems.

Process

• We’ll confidentially match you with portfolio companies aligned with your background, skill set, and interests.
• If mutual interest exists between you and a team, we’ll facilitate a warm introduction.
• If there isn’t a match today, we’ll keep you top of mind for future opportunities.
  
  

Our portfolio companies are globally distributed, hiring for remote, hybrid, and in-person roles worldwide. They’re building across the entire crypto ecosystem, including DeFi, CeFi, infrastructure, L1s and L2s, creator/consumer applications, NFTs, ZK, Crypto x AI, and more. All candidate submissions are strictly confidential.

Submit your information below, and we’ll be in touch if there’s a potential fit.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

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