Technical Lead – Core Services (Blockchain Applications)
We are seeking a Technical Lead to drive the design, development, and evolution of core services that support blockchain-based applications/solutions. This role requires a unique blend of technical expertise, hands-on engineering, and line management skills. You will lead a high-performing team responsible for building robust, scalable, and secure backend infrastructure while also contributing to system architecture and code.
About the Role: This role involves leading a team and ensuring the successful implementation of backend services for blockchain applications.
Responsibilities
* Technical Leadership: Design and implement core backend services for blockchain applications, including APIs, messaging systems, identity/auth, wallet integration, storage, and data services.
* Define and enforce engineering best practices and coding standards.
* Drive architectural decisions in collaboration with senior engineers and stakeholders.
* Stay abreast of blockchain trends and translate those into strategic opportunities for the team.
* Team Management: Provide direct line management to a team of engineers: hiring, performance management, mentoring, and career development.
* Foster a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and engineering excellence.
* Balance resource allocation across development, support, and innovation initiatives.
* Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with Solution, DevOps, and Security teams to align technical capabilities with business needs.
* Translate product requirements into actionable technical plans.
* Champion communication and transparency between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
* Hands-On Contribution: Spend a significant portion of your time writing and reviewing code (minimum 30-40%).
* Lead by example: actively troubleshoot, refactor, and optimize systems for performance and reliability.
* Participate in incident response and postmortem analysis to improve system resilience.
Qualifications
* 6+ years of backend or systems engineering experience with at least 2+ years in technical leadership or line management role.
* Strong proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Go, Rust, Java, Python).
* Proven experience building distributed systems or backend infrastructure, ideally for blockchain or decentralized applications.
* Solid understanding of cryptographic principles, consensus algorithms, or related blockchain components is a strong plus.
* Demonstrated ability to lead engineering teams while staying technically hands-on.
* Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
Preferred Skills
* Experience in Web3, DeFi, or other blockchain-related domains.
* Familiarity with containerized microservices (Docker, Kubernetes), cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), and CI/CD pipelines.
* Contributions to open-source blockchain projects are a big plus.
* Knowledge of performance profiling, observability, and scalability techniques.
Additional Details
* Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Information Technology
* Industries: Technology, Information and Internet
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