Sr. Product Manager, Blockchain
About
OAK Network will be a parachain of Polkadot, and is being building off of the Substrate blockchain framework in Rust. This is a highly technical role, that requires both strong computer science and communication skills. You'll be part of OAK's blockchain development team and lead efforts to create product & API specifications, design integration plans with XCM partners, and communicate node upgrades with network validators.
What you'll do
- Fully comprehend the design of OAK automation module and Polkadot's XCM protocol
- Create high-quality XCM integration plans for our parachain partners
- Write technical instructions such as node upgrade documentation
- Coordinate with network validator for node upgrades
- Work directly with the CEO to translate product roadmap into actionable engineering implementation plans
- Track velocity towards key milestones, while making it visible to the wider team and community using Github projects, Lucidchart, and Notion
What it takes
- A strong background in software engineering or computer science.
- Understand the architecture of Polkadot or Substrate framework
- Familiar with Proof-of-Stake consensus
- Ability to work independently with little supervision
- Fluent in English, written and spoken
- Experience with large distributed system is a plus
What we offer
- Competitive cash and token shares
- Collaborative, transparent and empowering work culture
- Remote-first with hubs in San Francisco, Austin & Melbourne
- Medical, vision and dental coverage in U.S., Australia and China
- Paid time off and sick days
- Team off-sites & crypto conferences at fun locations
Our values
- At OAK Network we train for product-focused engineers, who want to understand why decisions are made, how people use the product, and love to be involved in making product designs.
- We thrive within the cycle of prototyping, market testing, and iterating.
- We are engineers who have the thirst for using technologies to leapfrog human/user problems, with empathy to reach for magical experiences.