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Director of Engineering

Unique blockchain assets (“NFTs”) are experiencing a massive surge in popularity. These unique assets allow people to own anything from in-game items, to digital art, to music, and financial instruments.

However, they are highly illiquid: transactions take minutes or hours to confirm, and Ethereum can process fewer than 5 NFTs per second for the whole world combined. To solve this problem for ourselves and for others, we have built Immutable X, a next-generation protocol for trading blockchain assets with instant trade confirmation, massive scalability, and no gas fees without compromising user custody.

Currently, Immutable’s product is in high demand from some of the largest companies in the world. We are scaling our engineering team to help us deliver a world-class product to these customers. To help us do this, we are searching for a Director of Engineering who will help us build and scale a successful product engineering function at Immutable. Reporting directly to the CTO, you will be responsible for hiring and training engineering managers at Immutable, who will each be responsible for one or more engineering teams. You will be ultimately accountable for the architectural decisions, delivery practices and engineering experience of all our product engineers.

This role, in a rapidly scaling startup, is perfect for someone who combines deep experience in leading engineering functions with ambitions of building a globally important product.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Hire and manage a team of engaged engineering managers
• Build, develop and manage a high-performance engineering culture
• Work with product leadership to define the best possible engineering process for shipping the products Immutable needs
• Play a critical role in change across culture in coaching and sharing your experiences to build the complete end to end delivery process
• Review the high-level architecture decisions made by our teams, and ensure they are aligned with the company’s strategy
• Participate in engineering leadership meetings to set our engineering and product focus that aligns with the company’s overall strategy

You’ll have:

• Previous experience as a manager of engineering managers in the product/SaaS space
• Proven success in building, developing and managing a high-performance engineering culture in a product/SaaS business
• Experience in developing the skills and careers of software engineers
• Experience in hiring and evaluating the performance of software engineers
• Experience building and running SaaS or cloud services at scale

Some of the things we can offer you:

• Competitive Salary and Employee Share Options: We are building a successful company which means sharing the companies potential wins with those who contributed
• Flexible working life and $750 WFH set up allowance: Work-life balance is important. Whether you want to work from home or come to our new, shiny, Sydney office the choice is yours. To help you get comfortable working from home we’ll assist with a $750 contribution
• Paid Parental Leave: We celebrate our growing Immutable family! New parents will receive 12 weeks (primary) and 2 weeks (secondary) paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program: A 24/7 service that includes unlimited counselling for you and your family
• EOY and Birthday Leave: You can enjoy 2 additional paid annual leave days at EOY and a paid day off for your birthday
• Internet and Phone Allowance: $900 annually to put towards your mobile and internet expenses
• Learning and Development: We are dedicated to your professional development. You’ll get access to thousands of online learning courses via Go1, Udemy and Naspers. Immutable will also contribute between $1500-$2000 annually for you to invest in your continued education
• Diversity and Inclusion: We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive community for everyone. We’ve joined the Project F initiative aimed at removing the systemic barriers to achieving gender-balanced technology teams
• Personal perks: Perkbox benefits including premium access to Aura, Calm, an online fitness portal and discounts at major retailers
• Ideal office location: On-top of the Apple store on King Street, Sydney, CBD
• Social events: Fun and regular company events to relax and connect with teammates

Immutable is committed to building and fostering an inclusive, diverse workplace. We believe in incorporating everyone’s perspectives and experiences as this has been a significant driver in our success so far.

For this reason, we strongly encourage candidates of all backgrounds to get in touch. Even if you don’t meet all the requirements of a job listing, do yourself (and us) a favour by still applying! It’s highly likely you’ll bring something to the workplace that we haven’t thought of yet, and we would love to hear from you.