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Want to be a part of the fastest-growing blockchain company? Ava Labs makes it
simple to launch applications using Avalanche, the fastest and most scalable
smart contract platform.Founded by the creators of Avalanche, Ava Labs strives
to digitize every asset in the world. In addition to building Avalanche and
other tools to support the ecosystem, we offer expertise to ensure that all
individuals and organizations can seamlessly use Avalanche and its vibrant app
ecosystem. Join us as we empower people to easily and freely digitize all the
world's assets on one open, programmable blockchain platform
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Lead engineering teams responsible for simplifying infrastructure
management for internal teams and partners
Guide the future of Continuous Deployment and Infrastructure as Code at
Ava Labs
Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of your team
members. Help develop their careers, and assign them to projects tailored
to their skill levels, personalities, work styles, and professional goals
Build teams that are collaborative, inclusive, and respectful of each
other
Provide continuous feedback, address underperformance, and recognize the
individual strengths and contributions of your team members
Create plans for prioritizing technical and resourcing challenges in your
organization
Maintain a balance between building sustainable, high-impact projects and
shipping things quickly
Instill a spirit of continuous improvement in the team's code,
architecture, and processes
Work closely with the Ava Labs recruiting team to hire high potential
candidates from diverse backgrounds
Work with your engineers and product managers to maintain a prioritized
backlog and create short term and long term goals
Own your team's deliverables and ensure we continue to ship scalable,
highly-available products that delight our partners
WHAT YOU WILL BRING
BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related field
5+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager and/or Senior Engineering
Manager
You have a technical background and are able to contribute to planning and
design discussions
You are steadfastly focused on your customers, whether they are internal
or external
You have experience leading a team of engineers, technical leads and
managers and guiding them through their career development
You believe in building both teams and products that scale
You enjoy working in a collaborative environment, and you're committed to
driving projects to completion creatively
You can motivate and instill a strong sense of ownership in your teams
You have experience guiding teams through planning, prioritization, and
execution of work
You think ahead and build for the future
Specific Experience in following technologies are a plus.
Cloud networking and orchestration with AWS (EKS, ECS, VPC, S3, ELB) and/or GCP/Oracle
Significant experience writing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Terragrunt, and/or Ansible
Strong Kubernetes experience with Docker or RKT containerization
Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions (preferred), Jenkins, Travis CI, Circle CI.
Experience with automation and configuration management using Ansible, Puppet or Chef
Experience with Linux-based infrastructures (Ubuntu preferred)
Experience with scripting languages and the creation of scripts (Python and GoLang preferred)
Working knowledge of decentralized architecture design patterns and distributed systems
Salary Range: $203,600.00 - $241,850.00 ( This is not a guarantee of
compensation or salary, a final offer amount may vary based on factors
including but not limited to experience and geographic location.)
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WHY AVA LABS?
Looking to join a world-class blockchain development team? If you've ever
thought about joining an early stage Web3 company - this is it! We're a
global, world-class team of experts in computer science, economics, finance,
marketing, and law with offices in New York City and Miami. We're highly
passionate about Web3 and redefining the way people build and use finance and
decentralized applications of all kinds. The company received early-stage
funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Initialized Capital, and Polychain Capital,
with angel investments from Balaji Srinivasan and Naval Ravikant. Join us and
be a pioneer in a new technology that will have implications across a range of
verticals such as finance, gaming, investing, collectibles, among many others.
Ava Labs is committed to diversity in the workplace and we're proud to be an
Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not hire on basis of race, color, religion,
creed, gender, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, veteran status,
marital status, pregnancy, parental status, sex, gender expression or
identity, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by local, state or
federal law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit,
and business need.
