VP of Engineering

At Eigen Labs, we are building EigenLayer, the universal layer of decentralized trust. EigenLayer, means "your own layer" and redefines permissionless open innovation as it empowers anyone to create decentralized protocols, verifiable services, applications, and communities. By building this layer of trust, we empower humanity to coordinate flexibly, reliably, and predictably at scale. This is reflected in our vision to "build humanity's coordination engine for open innovation".

This is a full-time position that is fully remote or located with the largely Seattle-based team.

The Role

As the VP of Engineering, you will lead and cultivate high-performing engineering, product, and design teams. While not primarily a hands-on role, it demands the ability to dive deep when needed, roll up your sleeves, and address critical challenges to keep the momentum going.

If you are a hands-on leader who thrives on tackling critical challenges and relentlessly pushing boundaries; if you’re driven by transformative innovation and the opportunity to shape the future of decentralized systems; and if you foster a culture of collegiality, compassion, and ambition, this role is for you. 

What You Will Do

• Lead the engineering organization, which includes research, production, and quality assurance
• Collaborate with security, product, business development, and legal teams
• Own technical strategy and overall systems architecture
• Own staffing and all other organization resources
• Deliver high quality processes and services throughout the engineering organization
• Lead teams with high standards for technical excellence, trust, and efficiency

What You Will Bring

• Extensive leadership experience in crypto, service engineering and operations
• Experience with protocols, services, and production security
• Detailed technical knowledge based on experience as an individual contributor
• Integrity and high standards with a collegial approach to work
• Experience managing a staff, maintaining budgets, resolving conflicts, and communicating trade-offs and risks
• Track record with excellent references

The target base salary for this role will range between $300,000 to $350,000 USD. This is determined by a few factors including your skillset, prior relevant experience, quality of interviews and market factors at the point in time of offer. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Eigen Labs provides various employee benefits, including:

US Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity (tokens and options)
• Comprehensive insurance (medical/dental/vision)
• Stipend for your ideal remote set-up
• Flexible hours and a supportive remote environment
• Unlimited vacation: Take time when you need it 
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Monthly wellness benefit
• Yearly off-sites
• Paid parental leave

Equal Opportunity Employment

There's one more, very important thing. We are an equal opportunity employer. We search for amazing people of diverse backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. We take care of each other to create an inclusive work environment where we love to come to work every day. We hope you can join us.