Team Lead Software Engineering - Gaming

Chainlink Labs is the primary contributing developer of Chainlink, the decentralized computing platform powering the verifiable web. Chainlink is the industry-standard platform for providing access to real-world data, offchain computation, and secure cross-chain interoperability across any blockchain. Chainlink Labs helps power verifiable applications for banking, DeFi, global trade, and gaming by collaborating with some of the world’s largest financial institutions, notably Swift, DTCC, and ANZ. Chainlink Labs also works with top Web3 teams, including Aave, Compound, GMX, Maker, and Synthetix. Chainlink decentralized oracle networks provide tamper-proof inputs, outputs, and computations to support advanced smart contracts on any blockchain. As an Engineering Manager for the Developer Experience team, you will lead a team of approximately ten talented engineers across two sub-teams: This includes establishing golden paths, managing hosted and self-hosted runners, embedding security best practices, and handling artifact management.

Additionally, this team is responsible for developing operational tools supporting multisig operations and streamlined node-change management.

Lead, mentor, and develop up to ten software and SRE engineers, fostering a high-performance culture and enabling career growth.

Drive the development and continuous improvement of CI/CD pipelines, including self-service tooling, automation, secure-by-design principles, and compliance.

Partner closely with engineering leadership, product management, and security teams to define and deliver robust developer tooling and operational frameworks.

Maintain team health and productivity through effective project management, clear communication, and supportive team practices.

Recruit and hire top engineering talent, raising the bar for the team and broader organization.

Minimum of 8 years experience in software engineering, with at least 3 years in a leadership or managerial role.

Demonstrated expertise in managing and improving CI/CD pipelines and developer tooling in complex engineering environments.

Experience managing the engineering and delivery of internal engineering tools and platforms for globally distributed internal customers

A strong passion for making developers highly productive.

Deep understanding of software development lifecycle, testing methodologies (functional, performance, chaos), and operational tooling.

Hands-on experience in blockchain technologies, decentralized applications, or related Web3 infrastructure.

Technical expertise in designing and scaling data infrastructure and distributed systems architecture

Familiarity with security best practices, secure artifact management, and compliance in software delivery.

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