Director of Engineering

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November 5

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Jito Labs

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Blockchain • Software

Jito Labs is a company that develops MEV (Miner Extractable Value) software for the Solana blockchain network. Their tools are designed to optimize the performance of the Solana blockchain by enabling validators, searchers, and stakers to improve trade efficiency and maximize profits. Jito offers products like the Block Engine, Bundles, and ShredStream, providing ways for validators to earn more from traders' Bundles while enhancing the decentralization and health of the Solana network. They offer a liquid staking pool and strive to leverage MEV for the benefit of the network, minimizing negative impacts on other users and applications on Solana.

2 - 10 employees

💰 $10M Series A on 2022-08

📋 Description

• Build world-class engineering operations (80% of your focus) • Set engineering standards: Define and implement standards for code quality, documentation, testing coverage, and architectural review • Create clarity and alignment: Establish sprint planning, roadmap processes, and priority-setting frameworks so the team operates with clear direction • Own the release process: Design deployment procedures with proper testing, monitoring, and incident response protocols • Enable leadership focus: Take ownership of day-to-day technical decision-making and engineering operations, allowing company leadership to focus on strategic initiatives • Lead and scale the team (20% of your focus) • Mentor engineers and help them grow their skills and impact • Build team culture and rituals that support high performance • Foster collaboration between product, operations, and engineering • Eventually recruit and hire as we scale beyond our current team

🎯 Requirements

• Proven operator: You've built and run engineering teams of 10-50+ people at high-growth startups or infrastructure companies. • First principles thinker: You adapt best practices from previous roles rather than copy-paste them. You understand the "why" behind processes and tailor solutions to our stage, team size, and needs - not implement a FAANG engineering playbook at a 20-person startup. • Process builder: You've shipped processes for software development from scratch—CI/CD, testing frameworks, deployment pipelines, on-call rotations, metrics, and more. • Technical credibility: You can review code, debug production issues, and earn respect from strong engineers. You've written production code in the last 3-5 years and are not afraid to dive into challenge issues. • Startup velocity: You move fast, prioritize ruthlessly, and aren't afraid to get your hands dirty. • Low ego: You're here to solve problems, not collect a title. You'll write code, fix bugs, and do whatever it takes. • Nice-to-haves • Experience with Rust, distributed systems, or high-performance infrastructure • Background in crypto/blockchain infrastructure • Previously scaled engineering from chaos to order at a fast-growing startup • Operated in extremely high-stakes environments where downtime costs millions

🏖️ Benefits

• Above market compensation and multiple forms of equity • All-expenses-paid team retreats and conferences • Unlimited PTO • Weekly meal voucher • Salary based on experience