Technical Chief of Staff

Solana Foundation; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an early-stage startup as a Technical Chief of Staff, overseeing operations and coordinating projects within the engineering team. This unique role involves collaborating closely with the CTO and engineers to drive innovative solutions in a dynamic work environment. Ideal candidates will possess a strong technical background and be driven by curiosity, autonomy, and team success, with the opportunity to shape a fair and equitable internet.

Benefits

Competitive salary and equity package

Generous benefits

Ambitious team culture

Qualifications

• Experience as an engineer or in a technical product management role at an early-stage company.
• Experience with cloud platforms and networking.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Act as a bridge between management and engineers.
• Provide technical support to project teams.
• Maintain developer documentation for clarity and excellence.

Skills

Technical guidance

Effective communication

Problem-solving

Autonomy

Curiosity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Microsoft Azure

Job description

Wynd Labs is an early-stage startup that is on a mission to democratize the future of AI. Through our first product, Grass, we provide universal access to public web data, and a system where ordinary people can participate in the process - and share in the benefits.

Grass is a network sharing application that allows users to share their unused bandwidth. Effectively, this is a residential proxy network that directly rewards individual residential IPs for the bandwidth they provide. Grass will route traffic equitably among its network and meter the amount of data that each node provides to fairly distribute rewards.

In non-technical terms: Grass unlocks everyone's ability to earn rewards by simply sharing their unused internet bandwidth on personal devices (laptops, smartphones).

This project is for those who lead with initiative and seek to challenge themselves and thrive on curiosity.

We operate with a lean, highly motivated team who revel in the responsibility that comes with autonomy. We have a flat organizational structure, the people making decisions are also the ones implementing them. We are driven by ambitious goals and a strong sense of urgency. Leadership is given to those who show initiative, consistently deliver excellence and bring the best out of those around them. Join us if you want to set the tone for a fair and equitable internet.

The Role.

We are seeking an experienced Technical Chief of Staff with a strong technical background to oversee operations and coordinate projects within our engineering organization. This role requires a highly organized individual with a deep engineering knowledge. You will join a small, dynamic team and lead efforts as the key liaison between the CTO and engineers. This is a unique title for a role, we didn’t know what to call it. Truth is, if you are the right candidate we can decide to call this role whatever you want. We are looking for someone who is technical, entrepreneurial, and wants to play a high visibility, key cross-functional role.

Who You Are.

• Acts with integrity and seeks out responsibility
• Demonstrates resilience, resourcefulness, and motivation for getting things done
• Organized and pays attention to details.
• Approaches challenges as opportunities
• Curious and eager to learn
• Welcomes feedback and open dialogue
• Values team success over personal recognition
• Process driven

What You'll Be Doing.

• Act as a bridge between management and engineers, ensuring clear communication.
• Provide technical guidance and support to project teams when needed.
• Troubleshooting engineering process issues, and optimizing the onboarding process for new team members.
• Owning and maintaining our developer documentation, ensuring clarity, comprehensiveness, and overall excellence.
• Being a thought partner for our product roadmap by collaborating with the CEO, CTO, and customers, bringing insights and highlighting developer needs.
• Contributing to newsletters, blog posts, and release notes to keep our audience informed about new features and product updates.

Skills, Requirements, and Qualifications.

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent work experience.
• Background as an engineer, or in a cross-functional technical role such as a technical product manager at an early-stage company.
• Experience in a customer-facing or stakeholder-facing role.
• Experience writing code, either professionally or as a hobby/side project.
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure, including networking, security, and automation.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Strong product sense and ability to think critically about prioritization.
• Ability to manage and balance multiple tasks in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Self-motivated and autonomous, with a passion for problem-solving and continuous learning.

Why Work With Us.

• Opportunity. We are at at the forefront of developing a web-scale crawler and knowledge graph that allows ordinary people to participate in the process, and share in the benefits, of AI development.
• Culture. We’re a lean team working together to achieve a very ambitious goal of improving access to public web data and distributing the value of AI to the people. We prioritize low ego and high output.
• Compensation. You’ll receive a competitive salary, equity package and generous benefits.

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