Platform Services Team Lead

The world of digital assets is accelerating in speed, magnitude, and complexity, opening the door to new ways for leveraging the blockchain. Fireblocks’ platform and network provide the simplest and most secure way for companies to work with digital assets and it trusted by some of the largest financial institutions, banks, globally-recognized brands, and Web3 companies in the world, including BNY Mellon, BNP Paribas, ANZ Bank, Revolut, and thousands more. 

About The Team

The Platform Services team builds the core backend capabilities that power all Fireblocks products. Every business unit relies on these generic, reusable services to operate, scale, and innovate.

We own both developer-facing platform components (APIs, SDKs, events, configurations, notifications, templates, etc.) and product-facing experiences used directly by customers. When a capability is commonly needed across multiple units, we productize it into a scalable platform service. As part of the Platform unit, we work closely with all R&D teams to ensure consistency, scalability, and operational excellence across Fireblocks.

The team is primarily focused on backend development but also includes frontend components, enabling end-to-end platform solutions.

As the Engineering Manager, you will drive the technical vision of our platform and empower every product team to build on secure, reliable, high-performing foundations.

You will be responsible for…

• Lead, inspire and mentor a team of talented engineers.
• Operate as a cross-functional leader within R&D, coordinating across multiple teams to ensure strategic and operational alignment.
• Work closely with the team to ensure the implementation of best coding and engineering practices.
• Drive the design and architecture of platform services, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and alignment with overall technical vision.
• Take ownership of project deliverables, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery.
• Make an impact in the Platform Services domain by translating the needs into requirements and solutions. 
• Ensure that code quality, performance, best practices and design standards are met.
• Collaborating effectively with other teams, while also showcasing independent problem-solving abilities.
• Continuously improve the team’s processes.
  
  

What Skills & Experience You’ll Bring To Us

To thrive in this role, you should bring the following qualifications and experience:

• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to inspire, mentor, and grow a high-performing team.
• 5+ years of experience in engineering management or leading backend teams.
• 8+ years of experience in backend development and building microservices architectures.
• 3+ years of experience with Node.JS development.
• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies and tools.
• Demonstrated commitment to excellence, proactiveness, and driving for success.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Bonus Skills

• Experience with React development.
• B.Sc. in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent knowledge.
• Experience with Blockchains/cryptography ecosystem.
  
  

Fireblocks is an equal opportunity employer .We embrace diversity and foster an inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Fireblocks' mission is to enable every business to easily and securely access digital assets and cryptocurrencies. In order to do that, we strongly believe our workforce should be as diverse as our clients, and this is why we embrace diversity and inclusion in all its forms. 

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