Engineering Manager

Why Fuel?

Fuel’s tech is unprecedented. Fuel VM is parallelized, state minimized and highly interoperable. It combines UTXO’s, Parallelization, Asset Oriented Design, Security, and Interoperability, to create one package which is optimized to solve for the world of Ethereum Rollups.

Think of it as a high-performance blockchain operating system, that provides high throughput without sacrificing decentralization or security. Our platform serves as a comprehensive Rollup OS tailored for the Ethereum network, simplifying the development process for builders around the world.

In short, all the existing limitations when building DeFi protocols are being solved with Fuel.

What We Do

Launched in 2019, Fuel began with the debut of Fuel V1, our first major step toward enhancing Ethereum’s scalability, and since then we’ve grown to offer a complete rollup operating system. We create innovative technologies like the Fuel Virtual Machine, and Sway—a programing language designed specifically for blockchains—that together form a robust environment for developers. These tools are part of our commitment to optimize and expand Ethereum’s potential for all its users.

Who We Are

Our team comprises over 80 professionals, including builders formerly from well-known Web3 organizations such as Consensys, Polygon, Polkadot and Ethereum. Our team works remotely, hailing from diverse locations globally, and we value curiosity, passion, and accountability in our collaborative efforts.

About This Role

We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to support our CTO in leading the Core teams.

Core currently includes Client, Sway, SDK and Tooling.

Our ideal candidate is a former developer or EM, with experience in Web3 and blockchains, a passion for people and smooth delivery, and a track record of successfully integrating in the culture, and bringing teams to perform at their best. Our engineering culture is very specific and one of the main drivers of our success. Our new EM will need to vibe with the nuances, while supporting the growth of everyone around them.

Areas of Ownership

Staffing

• Short Term: Re-shuffling staffing as teams move onto and off of projects
• Long Term: Hiring planning and budgeting aligned with product priorities

Feedback, Development and Performance

• Clearly setting expectations for devs at various levels of the organization
• Communicating great work and areas of improvement
• Aligning performance with:
  • The needs of the individual dev
  • The needs of the organization
• Defining and helping team-members to achieve personal development goals
• Supporting and following up with team members’ career progression

Clarifying,Tracking and Communicating Team Plans

• Working with leads to turn plans into general dependencies, order of operations, and rough to specific timelines, given the nature of the work
• Converting plans into digestible and understandable documents for communication throughout the organization
• Tracking progress to plans, escalating issues, and unblocking teams that need help to achieve organizational goals
• Communication with the rest of the org
• Planning of mini-offsites to work on specific, critical deliverables
• Coordination with other leaders across the organization

Requirements

• A senior leader with 5-10 years of experience
• Experience working successfully on complex infrastructure projects (preferably sensitive distributed systems)
• Experience or strong interest with Rust
• Experience in OS projects and community
• Experience building high-risk software applications

Traits We Look For:

• Respect
• Understanding of the skillsets and the challenges that go with building Core
• Not overly agreeable
• Cultural / Experience Background
• Experience shipping stable foundational technology (vs instable saas for example)
• Experience with systems that have high uptime SLA’s
• Open source community experience
• High performing with low ego

Join Us!

Fuel is a place of innovation and connection—not just online, but in person. We regularly gather to share insights and strengthen our team dynamics, ensuring our passion for innovation translates into real-world solutions.

If you’re ready to contribute to making Ethereum more user-friendly and efficient for developers and users alike, we encourage you to apply, and explore how your talents can contribute to our mission.

Are you prepared to shape the future of Ethereum? Discover your role at Fuel, and join us in this unprecedented adventure.