Engineering Manager, Userland

Belmont - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 20-09-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Agoric is an open-source software development company bringing better security and composability to the decentralized financial infrastructure of today. Agoric is built on a JavaScript library of reusable composable components coded by experienced community members. Our secure JavaScript smart contract platform allows developers to rapidly build secure applications on top of an ever-growing collection of reusable governance lending and trading components.

Full-time role.

Direct the work of blockchain engineering teams in the ongoingdevelopment of Agorics smart contract platform products. This includes:

Oversee daily engineering operations and resource allocation:
1. Oversee daily operations of user-facing systems and blockchain security engineeringteams by analyzing workflows (including front-end back-end and distributed systems)prioritizing tasks and setting deadlines with hands-on user-facing systems design asneeded.
2. Manage budgets and oversee team expenditures to ensure resource efficiency inalignment with user-facing systems and infrastructure-related cost considerations.
3. Monitor project and operational progress through data analysis and reporting addressingareas of improvement as needed.
4. Plan and coordinate project activities:
  1. Coordinate project-related activities by reviewing plans and ensuring effective
    development of user-facing systems and improvements to front-end back-end and
    distributed systems.
  2. Review and approve system designs flowcharts and technical documentation for quality
    and feasibility before development and deployment.
  3. Supervise the design and implementation of IT and user-facing systems ensuring
    alignment with organizational goals and performance requirements.
  4. Compile and present technical progress updates to stakeholders providing insights for
    decision-making.
5. Develop and maintain secure information systems:
  1. Design implement and maintain secure information systems and scalable infrastructures for decentralized applications with an emphasis on security of user-facing systems cryptographic protocols and smart contract vulnerability mitigation.
  2. Create and implement strategies for enhancing security particularly focusing on cryptographic protocols and smart contract vulnerabilities across JavaScript- and Golang-based solutions.
  3. Evaluate and improve the organization's hardware and software infrastructure to align with evolving requirements and optimize system performance.
6. Recruit train and lead engineering teams:
  1. Lead recruitment training and performance management of engineering staff to build and maintain high-performing teams specializing in front-end back-end and distributed systems software development.
7. Foster team communication and collaboration to meet objectives and resolve challenges in fast-paced high-scale environments leveraging JavaScript TypeScript and Golang.
8. Align technology initiatives with organizational strategy:
  1. Collaborate with organizational leaders to resolve complex technical and product challenges to make Agoric a reputable name in the Cosmos blockchain ecosystem.
  2. Stay abreast of technological trends and advancements particularly in the blockchain industry and incorporate them into strategic initiatives focused on secure decentralized infrastructure solutions.
  3. Develop and execute organizational strategies operational procedures and engineering training programs covering front-end/back-end development smart contract development and smart contract security.
  4. Lead organizational initiatives to assess and enhance technical capabilities resource allocation and operational effectiveness with direct oversight of user-facing systems.
9. Will manage a team of approximately 10 subordinates (numbers may vary from time to time) including software engineers and security engineers.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelors degree in computer science or software engineering (or foreign
equivalent) and 60 months (5 years) of progressive post bachelors experience as a software engineer
security engineer or any occupations in which required experiences were acquired. Required
experience:
- 5 years of experience leading engineering teams in user-facing systems software development.
- 5 years of experience working on the development of front-end back-end and distributed systems.
- 5 years of application programming and systems optimization experience.
- 3 years of experience overseeing blockchain security practices including cryptographic
  protocols smart contract vulnerabilities and secure decentralized infrastructure solutions.
- 5 years of experience working with JavaScript TypeScript and Golang.

SALARY OFFERED: From $274456 per year
JOB LOCATION: 100% remote reporting to headquarters at 1025 Alameda de las Pulgas Ste 120
Belmont CA 94002
TO APPLY: Send resume to (please list Engineering Manager Userland in subject)

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