VP Engineering, Data & CCIP

remoterocketship
San Diego, US
On-site

Why this role

Pace
Fast Paced
Collaboration
High
Autonomy
High
Decision Impact
Company
Role Level
Manager

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What success looks like

  • high-performing engineering organization
  • mission-critical system reliability
Typical background
engineering managementblockchain technology

Transferable backgrounds

  • Coming from engineering manager
  • Coming from blockchain architect

Skills & requirements

Required

Engineering ManagementArchitecture DesignBlockchain Technology

Preferred

Cross-functional LeadershipCrypto Ecosystem Engagement

Stack & domain

Engineering Organization ScalingArchitecture For Mission-critical SystemsBlockchain TechnologyCrypto EcosystemsCross-functional AlignmentHigh-stakes Internal And External RepresentationEngineeringDataBlockchain

About the role

Original posting from remoterocketship

Job Description: Scale and evolve a high-performing engineering organization, maintaining a high talent bar while adapting team structure to support rapid growth and changing priorities

Define and drive architecture for mission-critical systems powering data delivery and cross-chain communication with strict uptime and reliability requirements

Establish engineering standards and practices that elevate system design quality, operational rigor, and long-term maintainability across teams

Ensure resilient, fault-tolerant infrastructure capable of operating in adversarial and financially sensitive environments

Influence company-wide technical direction through hands-on contributions, design leadership, and cross-functional alignment

Represent engineering in high-stakes internal and external contexts, shaping product and infrastructure strategy

Requirements: Scaled an engineering organization of 60+ engineers through periods of growth and change, including restructuring teams and making high-velocity hiring and performance management decisions

Owned production systems with 99.99%+ uptime requirements in adversarial or financially consequential environments, including direct accountability for incident response and root cause analysis

Made high-impact architectural decisions under real-world constraints and elevated engineering standards across teams beyond direct reporting lines

Demonstrated deep technical fluency in distributed data systems, including tradeoffs across latency, reliability, and data delivery guarantees in real-time or near-real-time environments

Clear, informed conviction in blockchain technology, supported by hands-on engagement with crypto ecosystems and the ability to articulate a perspective on its importance.

Benefits: All roles with Chainlink Labs are global and remote-based. Unless otherwise stated, we ask that you try to overlap some working hours with Eastern Standard Time (EST).

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Source: remoterocketship careers

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