Engineering Manager (Extension Platform) - MetaMask

Job Description:

As an Engineering Manager for the Extension Platform team within the Wallet Platform swimlane, you will lead and manage a team of engineers responsible for building and maintaining some of the core aspects of the MetaMask extension. Your primary focus will be on guiding your team(s) to deliver high-quality, developer-centric products that drive developer velocity, platform stability and performance.

By joining our team, you'll have the opportunity to shape the future of decentralized finance and make a meaningful impact on the lives of millions of users worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Manage the engineering team, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and support to help them deliver, grow and succeed in their roles.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management, other engineering managers and tech leads to develop and prioritize product roadmaps that align with MetaMask's overall strategy.
• Foster a culture of innovation, experimentation, and continuous learning within your team, encouraging engineers to explore new technologies, share knowledge, and improve processes.
• Drive technical decision-making, ensuring that your team's solutions are scalable, maintainable, and meet the highest standards of quality and reliability.
• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the technical landscape, staying up-to-date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and competitor activity.
• Work closely with other engineering teams to ensure seamless integration and collaboration across the MetaMask ecosystem.
• Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success and impact of your team's work, using data to inform product decisions and drive growth.
• Communicate technical plans, progress, and results to stakeholders, including product leaders, designers, and other engineering teams.

Would be great if you brought this to the role

• 4+ years of software engineering experience
• 2+ years of software engineering management experience
• Hiring management experience
• Agile software engineering experience
• Engineering skills
• JavaScript
• TypeScript
• Web development
• Node.js
• React
• Git and GitHub
• Experience with developer experience improvements and the capacity and ability to understand the needs of customers (internal MetaMask engineers) and their customers (MetaMask end users) to drive platform development and increased contributor velocity.
• Experience working with technical debt and driving initiatives to re-architect applications,
• Excellent communication, relationship management, and organizational skills
• Familiarity with relevant processes (e.g. Agile, Scrum) and tools (e.g. JIRA, Notion, Figma, GitHub, MixPanel, Looker Studio)
• Team player, inclusive leader, open to feedback, and transparent with intentions

Bonus Points:

• Web3 software development experience
• Open source software contributor
• Browser and extension development
• You’re a MetaMask user!

Don't meet all the requirements? Don't sweat it. We’re passionate about building a diverse team of humans and as such, if you think you've got what it takes for our chaotic-but-fun, remote-friendly, start-up environment—apply anyway, detailing your relevant transferable skills in your cover letter. While we have a pretty good idea of what we need, we're ready for you to challenge our thinking on who needs to be in this role.