Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed (Privy)

Stripe

WHO WE ARE ABOUT PRIVY Our mission is to make privacy and user ownership the default online. To do so, we build simple, flexible APIs and tools for developers that make it easy to build new products on crypto rails. Privy owns the abstractions and infrastructure layer above wallets, integrating across chains, third-party providers, and Stripe products like Treasury and Link. We get to solve hard technical problems while leveraging Stripe's distribution to reach customers like Ramp, Klarna, Deel, Kraken, Hyperliquid, and Fomo — powering experiences for both mainstream users and crypto natives. ABOUT THE TEAM Engineering at Privy is distinguished by: * High urgency: Shipping very small iterations, very fast, to learn very quickly.  * Product taste: Our customers are developers, and to build effective products for them requires technical knowledge - you will often be "the PM". * Security mindset: A great portion of our product is trust. While we have a dedicated security team, every engineer brings security to their designs from the start. In practice, we use boring technology like Node, React, and AWS so we can focus our engineering energy entirely on pushing the boundaries of Privy's core product, e.g. through hardware enclaves, multi-region low latency APIs, and blockchain abstractions that are accessible to mainstream developers. WHAT YOU’LL DO As an Engineering Manager at Privy, you will lead, grow, and shape high-performing engineering teams that make a massive impact on our product and industry. Your North Star is to enable and drive towards the success of Privy’s business overall. The buck stops with you: you are the owner of your team’s ultimate impact on Privy’s product and business. We believe that excellence in management is why our team loves working at Privy. Incredible managers are the core driver behind Privy’s long-term success: they are force multipliers, performance coaches, culture-carriers. They build the scaffolding that supports the team and each individual’s greatest impact. They shape Privy to be the place where each person gets to do the very best work of their careers. We wake up every day committed to helping our team do the best work of their careers. We shape roles around the unique strengths of every person and we are deeply grateful for the time we spend together building something greater than ourselves. * Own long-term team outcomes and success of Privy’s product and business * Hold the team accountable to excellence in quality, throughput, and performance * Ensure the team is working on the right scope of work and projects, align decisions with business impact, and build interfaces with other parts of the org * Fill gaps as a player-coach; review PRs, write and review design docs, investigate incidents – stay close to the metal and reinforce our builder culture * Coach engineers towards growth and their career goals * Build a supportive, fun, motivating, celebratory team culture so that the team wins every week * Partner with the team’s Tech Lead and Product Manager to drive successful engineering and product outcomes WHO YOU ARE * Deep ownership and a high-level perspective on driving overall business impact * Performance-oriented mindset, with a high bar for quality and excellence * Technical excellence to be able to independently evaluate quality and technical feedback * High emotional maturity, insightfulness, and care * Strong past experience as a manager and leader – excellent management takes reps

Stripe

WHO WE ARE ABOUT PRIVY Our mission is to make privacy and user ownership the default online. To do so, we build simple, flexible APIs and tools for developers that make it easy to build new products on crypto rails. Privy owns the abstractions and infrastructure layer above wallets, integrating across chains, third-party providers, and Stripe products like Treasury and Link. We get to solve hard technical problems while leveraging Stripe's distribution to reach customers like Ramp, Klarna, Deel, Kraken, Hyperliquid, and Fomo — powering experiences for both mainstream users and crypto natives. Learn more about Privy: Privy and Stripe: Bringing crypto to everyone ABOUT THE TEAM Engineering at Privy is distinguished by * High urgency—Shipping very small iterations, very fast, to learn very quickly * Product taste—Our customers are developers, and to build effective products for them requires technical knowledge—you will often be "the PM." * Security mindset—A great portion of our product is trust. While we have a dedicated security team, every engineer brings security to their designs from the start. In practice, we use boring technology like Node, React, and AWS so we can focus our engineering energy entirely on pushing the boundaries of Privy's core product, e.g. through hardware enclaves, multi-region low latency APIs, and blockchain abstractions that are accessible to mainstream developers. WHAT YOU’LL DO As a Fullstack Engineer at Privy, you will take on large areas of ownership in Privy’s product, architecture, and infrastructure. Because we build a developer tool, engineering and product are inextricably connected. We value intuitive interfaces, simplicity, and rapid iteration. Above all, we are building a company together to ship products that users love. * Design intuitive interfaces to break down complex systems and turn them into delightful developer tooling * Build and integrate systems end-to-end across client-side and server-side APIs to enable a seamless developer experience * Design and implement end-to-end product features driven by user needs * Advocate for usability and interface coherence across our teams and products * Enforce web development best practices across our entire product, collaborating with other core stakeholders MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS * 8+ years of experience * Deep knowledge of React, TypeScript, Next.js * Experience building and maintaining a production system at scale * Prior experience working closely with a designer to iterate on a product * An understanding of modern web development best practices * Experience writing delightful developer documentation PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS * Strong preference for experience in an API-based business and in payments, fintech, or crypto * Written open-source developer tooling * Published about your work (code, presentations, papers, blog posts, etc.) * Past experience working closely with Design teams in authentication, security, or web3

Stripe

WHO WE ARE ABOUT PRIVY Our mission is to make privacy and user ownership the default online. To do so, we build simple, flexible APIs and tools for developers that make it easy to build new products on crypto rails. Privy owns the abstractions and infrastructure layer above wallets, integrating across chains, third-party providers, and Stripe products like Treasury and Link. We get to solve hard technical problems while leveraging Stripe's distribution to reach customers like Ramp, Klarna, Deel, Kraken, Hyperliquid, and Fomo — powering experiences for both mainstream users and crypto natives. Learn more about Privy: Privy and Stripe: Bringing crypto to everyone ABOUT THE TEAM Engineering at Privy is distinguished by: * High urgency: Shipping very small iterations, very fast, to learn very quickly.  * Product taste: Our customers are developers, and to build effective products for them requires technical knowledge - you will often be "the PM". * Security mindset: A great portion of our product is trust. While we have a dedicated security team, every engineer brings security to their designs from the start. In practice, we use boring technology like Node, React, and AWS so we can focus our engineering energy entirely on pushing the boundaries of Privy's core product, e.g. through hardware enclaves, multi-region low latency APIs, and blockchain abstractions that are accessible to mainstream developers. WHAT YOU'LL DO * Design and build the backend systems that power wallets, identity, and onchain infrastructure at scale * Create platform primitives and APIs that enable teams across Privy and Stripe to build faster * Lead complex technical initiatives across architecture, data, and distributed systems * Improve the scalability, reliability, and performance of our core platform * Help shape our technical direction through high-leverage engineering work WHO YOU ARE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS * 8+ years of experience building and maintaining a production system at scale * An understanding of modern API development best practices and design * Experience in building data models, managing database migrations and best practices, and infrastructure configuration * An ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment * A growth mindset, a constant curiosity, and fearlessness to dive into the unknown * An ability to write maintainable, well-tested, modular code, but also be pragmatic about moving fast * Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write clear technical documentation PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS * Experience in an API-driven business within payments, fintech, or crypto * Built or contributed to open-source developer tooling * Published work (open source code, talks, blog posts, etc.) * Experience working with blockchain protocols and designing or interacting with smart contracts * Experience in authentication, identity, or security