Senior Engineering Manager, Core AI Platform
Dropbox
VP of Engineering
Relay
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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Lead
About the role
- Lead development of our cross-chain payments system that enables rapid chain expansion and maximizes capital efficiency and instant cross-chain relaying
- Oversee the technical strategy of our relaying infrastructure and platform services
- Drive technical decisions around settlement mechanisms, batching optimizations, and capital efficiency improvements
- Ensure protocol security through comprehensive testing, audits, and formal verification processes
- Build, manage, and mentor a high-performing engineering team of 10+ engineers
- Establish engineering culture focused on reliability, efficiency, and user experience
- Recruit top talent across protocol development, infrastructure, and full-stack engineering
- Foster collaboration with product, business development, and partnership teams
- Deliver payments-grade UX with minimal latency and maximum reliability enterprise clients
- Scale infrastructure to handle growing transaction volume across multiple blockchain networks
- Implement comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and incident response procedures
- Manage relationships with chain partners, auditors, and infrastructure providers
Requirements
- 15+ years of software engineering experience with 6+ years in senior leadership roles
- 3+ years of hands-on experience building cross-chain protocols or blockchain infrastructure
- Deep expertise in intent-based protocols, relayer networks, and cross-chain messaging
- Strong understanding of bridge architectures and the transaction supply chain
- Experience with multi-chain development across EVM, Solana, Bitcoin, and emerging L2 ecosystems
- Proven track record of building and scaling engineering teams
- Experience managing complex technical roadmaps
- Strong communication skills and ability to work with enterprise clients and partners
- Experience with high-availability systems and payments-grade infrastructure
Benefits
- Competitive base salary
- Equity package
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- Annual company offsite
- Unlimited PTO policy with encouraged minimum of 2 weeks annually
- Remote-first culture with emphasis on asynchronous communication and flexibility
- Opportunity to lead the future of blockchain interoperability and chain abstraction
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
software engineeringcross-chain protocolsblockchain infrastructureintent-based protocolsrelayer networkscross-chain messagingmulti-chain developmentEVMSolanaBitcoin
Soft skills
leadershipmentoringcollaborationcommunicationteam buildingtechnical decision-makingproblem-solvingrecruitmentuser experience focusrelationship management
