Engineering Lead

Cross-Functional Engineering Lead (Platform Team)

Aragon

Aragon is a remote-first organization building essential tooling for on-chain organizations. We are seeking a passionate and experienced Engineering Lead to join our Platform Team and guide our engineering efforts across frontend, backend, smart contracts, and SRE/DevOps.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate engineering efforts across multiple disciplines, ensuring technical alignment and high-quality deliverables.
• Define and prioritize technical work, balancing roadmap features with critical refactoring and maintenance.
• Champion a culture of production excellence by promoting E2E production health through best practices and principles.
• Mentor and guide engineers, fostering their growth and contributing to the documentation of critical knowledge.
• Actively participate in the development of Aragon OSx, contributing code and expertise.

Qualifications:

• Senior-level experience in frontend development (JS/TS, React) or backend development (Node/TS), or both.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, monitoring/alerting systems, and incident handling processes.
• Proven experience working on open-source projects, ideally within the blockchain or web3 ecosystem.
• Demonstrated success in a technical leadership role (Engineering Manager, Tech Lead, etc.).
• Familiarity with agile methodologies, Git workflows, and tools like Jira and GitHub.

Benefits:

• Join a remote-first, distributed organization with a flexible work environment.
• Contribute to a project with a strong mission and a vibrant community.
• Enjoy the freedom and responsibility that comes with working at a cutting-edge company.

Qualifications

Aragon is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Engineering Lead to join our Platform Team.

You will be successful in this role if you have:

• Proven track record: 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong foundation in either frontend (JavaScript/TypeScript, React) or backend (Node.js/TypeScript) development, or a combination of both.
• Technical leadership: Demonstrated experience leading and mentoring engineering teams, setting technical direction, and driving project success.
• DevOps expertise: Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines, monitoring tools, and incident management practices.
• Open source contributor: Experience contributing to open-source projects, preferably within the blockchain or web3 ecosystem.
• Agile mindset: Familiarity with agile methodologies, Git workflows, and tools like Jira and GitHub.

Bonus points for:

• Experience with smart contract development.
• Deep understanding of decentralized applications (dApps).
• Passion for building innovative and impactful tools for the decentralized future.

Technical Leadership

• Oversee the technical execution of platform features, ensuring alignment across frontend, backend, smart contracts, and infrastructure.
• Define and champion best practices for development, deployment, and monitoring, fostering a culture of reliability and high-quality code.
• Collaborate with product and design teams to translate user needs into technical specifications and solutions.

Team Management & Development

• Mentor and guide a team of engineers, fostering their growth and development.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and documentation within the team, ensuring critical information is readily accessible.
• Promote a collaborative and inclusive work environment that encourages innovation and continuous improvement.

Project Delivery

• Prioritize and manage the technical roadmap, balancing feature development with ongoing maintenance and technical debt reduction.
• Effectively communicate project status and roadblocks to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment.
• Drive the successful delivery of platform features within agreed-upon timelines and quality standards.

Aragon begins the hiring process by reviewing applications for the Engineering Lead position. Candidates whose skills and experience align with the requirements are invited for a technical phone screening. This initial conversation assesses the candidate's technical proficiency and understanding of blockchain and web3 technologies.

Successful candidates progress to a virtual interview with the Aragon X team. This in-depth discussion delves into the candidate's leadership style, experience managing engineering teams, and approach to technical challenges. A practical coding assessment may also be conducted to evaluate the candidate's problem-solving abilities and coding skills.

Finally, top contenders participate in a final interview with key stakeholders, including the Aragon X leadership team. This stage focuses on cultural fit, team dynamics, and the candidate's vision for the future of Aragon OSx. Aragon makes its hiring decision based on the candidate's overall performance throughout the process.

Aragon is a remote-first organization dedicated to building the essential tools for on-chain organizations. They empower individuals and communities to create and govern decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) with Aragon OSx, a powerful and flexible platform. Aragon fosters a culture of freedom and responsibility, allowing contributors to work autonomously and make a direct impact on the future of decentralized governance. As a Swiss AG, Aragon X drives the advancement of the Aragon Project, ensuring its long-term sustainability and growth.