Engineering Manager, Compiler
About the Role
You will manage a small team of engineers and own the compiler product roadmap. You will provide technical guidance on architecture and design, participate in code reviews, and drive delivery by defining MVPs, setting milestones, and managing scope. You will mentor engineers, implement performance review and hiring processes, and communicate progress and alignment to stakeholders.
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience in directly managing and growing teams, establishing a team structure, and ensuring team wellbeing, ideally in a remote and async setting
- 6+ years of experience technically leading projects and driving multi-year roadmaps
- Proven experience designing and evolving complex, high-performance systems such as a compiler, interpreter, language runtime, VM, operating system components, drivers, compute engines, or foundational developer tooling
- Skilled at leading technical design, product launch, and code reviews in deep technical domains and spotting architectural trade-offs
- Ability to direct without micromanaging or forcing decisions
- Experience implementing or refining processes around performance reviews, career development, and hiring
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Nice to have: Experience with open source and/or Rust projects
Responsibilities
- Manage a team of 3–4 engineers
- Own the compiler product roadmap
- Provide technical guidance on architecture and design
- Participate in technical discussions and code reviews
- Define MVPs and set milestones
- Manage project scope, prioritize tasks, and mitigate risks
- Collaborate with product managers to translate user needs into a technical roadmap
- Implement and improve performance reviews, career development, and hiring processes
- Increase transparency and communicate with stakeholders
- Mentor and develop engineers
Benefits
- Vesting ETH grant as part of total compensation
- Unlimited PTO
- Budget for IT equipment
- Annual Learning & Development Budget
- Statutory benefits specific to your location (depending on the employment contract)