Engineering Leader

Digital Assets Platform

Updated on 3/21/2023

Locations

United States

Experience Level

Entry

Junior

Mid

Senior

Expert

Requirements

Have demonstrated experience managing, mentoring, and growing a geographically distributed team
Have real world experience building complex distributed systems. We mostly use Go, however languages can be learned. We really care about your engineering and leadership skills more than any specific language or framework
Enjoy building services from scratch and supporting them over a meaningful period of time
Experience in building Platforms that go both from 0 to 1 and 1 to 2.0
Genuinely care about code quality and test infrastructure
Prioritize end-user experience and business value over “cool tech.”
Self describe as some combination of the following: creative, humble, ambitious, detail oriented, hard working, trustworthy, eager to learn, methodical, action oriented, and tenacious

Responsibilities

Lead a team of Managers and seasoned Engineers and take responsibility for their quality of execution, timeliness of delivery, impact and personal and professional growth
Be a mentor and advisor, providing coaching and feedback which levels up all of those on your team
Focus on and prioritize the health, happiness, personal/professional progression of every member on your team
Work with other engineering managers, product management, people/recruiting, and the rest of engineering to drive team growth, retention, and hiring moving forward
Take ownership over the quality of execution, timeliness of delivery, processes, impact and personal and professional growth for your teams
Work with the Head of Engineering and other leadership team members to drive improvements and outcomes for the organization
Have a material influence on not only what Anchorage builds, but who builds it, taking ownership for the growth planning, recruiting and performance management of a team of Engineers
Work closely with Product Managers to define investment in our products, ensuring harmony between our product plans, the bandwidth of the team, the realities of the technical landscape and your plans for the growth and structure of the team

Desired Qualifications

You have experience with applied cryptography
In your mind the word “crypto” stands for cryptography, not cryptocurrency
You read blockchain protocol white papers for fun, and stay up to date with the proliferation of cryptoasset innovations
You have a background in the finance industry

At Anchorage Digital we are building the world’s most advanced digital asset platform for institutions to participate in crypto.

Founded in 2017, Anchorage Digital is a regulated crypto platform that provides institutions with integrated financial services and infrastructure solutions. With the first federally chartered crypto bank in the US, Anchorage Digital offers institutions an unparalleled combination of secure custody, regulatory compliance, product breadth, and client service. We’re looking to diversify our team with people who are humble, creative, and eager to learn.

We are a remote friendly, global team, but provide the option of working in-office in New York City, Sioux Falls, Porto, Lisbon, and Singapore. For our colleagues not located near our beautiful offices, we encourage and sponsor quarterly in-person collaboration days to work together and further deepen our Village.

At Anchorage Digital, the mission of an Engineering Leader is to grow and foster excellence in our engineering organization by hiring for growth, creating an environment of high ownership, and working with leadership to continuously improve our organization. In addition, it is your mission to cultivate and contribute to Anchorage Digital’s culture by coaching and mentoring our engineering team members.

As an Engineering Leader, you will also refine our roadmap, drive operational excellence, create technology strategy and use your influence to facilitate judgment and critical thinking to decision making in your organization.

As an Engineering Leader, you will:

Lead a team of Managers and seasoned Engineers and take responsibility for their quality of execution, timeliness of delivery, impact and personal and professional growth.
Be a mentor and advisor, providing coaching and feedback which levels up all of those on your team.
Focus on and prioritize the health, happiness, personal/professional progression of every member on your team.
Work with other engineering managers, product management, people/recruiting, and the rest of engineering to drive team growth, retention, and hiring moving forward.
Take ownership over the quality of execution, timeliness of delivery, processes, impact and personal and professional growth for your teams.
Work with the Head of Engineering and other leadership team members to drive improvements and outcomes for the organization
Have a material influence on not only what Anchorage builds, but who builds it, taking ownership for the growth planning, recruiting and performance management of a team of Engineers.
Work closely with Product Managers to define investment in our products, ensuring harmony between our product plans, the bandwidth of the team, the realities of the technical landscape and your plans for the growth and structure of the team.

You may be a fit for this role if you:

Have demonstrated experience managing, mentoring, and growing a geographically distributed team.
Have real world experience building complex distributed systems. We mostly use Go, however languages can be learned. We really care about your engineering and leadership skills more than any specific language or framework.
Enjoy building services from scratch and supporting them over a meaningful period of time.
Experience in building Platforms that go both from 0 to 1 and 1 to 2.0.
Genuinely care about code quality and test infrastructure.
Prioritize end-user experience and business value over “cool tech.”
Self describe as some combination of the following: creative, humble, ambitious, detail oriented, hard working, trustworthy, eager to learn, methodical, action oriented, and tenacious.

Although not a requirement, bonus points if:

You have experience with applied cryptography.
In your mind the word “crypto” stands for cryptography, not cryptocurrency.
You read blockchain protocol white papers for fun, and stay up to date with the proliferation of cryptoasset innovations.
You have a background in the finance industry.

About Anchorage Digital: Who we are

The Anchorage Village, what we call our team, brings together the brightest minds from platform security, financial services, and distributed ledger technology to provide the building blocks that empower institutions to safely participate in the evolving digital asset ecosystem. As a diverse team of more than 300 members, we are united in one common goal: building the future of finance by providing the foundation upon which value moves safely in the new global economy.

Anchorage Digital is committed to being a welcoming and inclusive workplace for everyone, and we are intentional about making sure people feel respected, supported, and connected at work—regardless of who you are or where you come from. We value and celebrate our differences and we believe being open about who we are allows us to do the best work of our lives.

Anchorage Digital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. Anchorage Digital considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with other legal requirements. “Anchorage Digital” refers to services that are offered either through Anchorage Hold, LLC a Delaware limited liability company and registered Money Services Business, Anchorage Digital Bank National Association, an OCC-chartered national trust bank, or Anchorage Lending CA, LLC a finance lender licensed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, License No. 60DBO-11976, or Anchorage Digital Singapore Pte Ltd, a Singapore private limited company, all wholly-owned subsidiaries of Anchor Labs, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Protecting your privacy rights is important to Anchorage Digital, and we work to maintain the trust and confidence of our clients when handling personal or financial information. Please see our privacy policy notices here.

1,001-5,000 employees

Website

Institutional Investing Infrastructure for Crypto

Company Overview

Anchorage Digital is on a mission to make it simple for institutions to build products and use digital assets.

Benefits

Health and wellness: 100% health, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents
Parental leave: Family comes first: we offer parental and child bonding leave to all new parents
Meaningful equity: Every team member is a part owner in the company and community that we’re all building together
Remote friendly: We allow employees to work anywhere in the U.S. or Portugal, and have physical workspaces in New York, San Francisco, South Dakota, and Portugal.
Flexible time-off plan: Take time off, guilt-free, so you can recharge when you need to
401(k) plan & FSA account: Building a better financial future starts with our employees