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Parity Technologies

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2015

🌐 Web 3

₿ Crypto

🏢 Enterprise

💰 $5M Grant - Parity Technologies on 2019-01

Web 3 • Crypto • Enterprise

Parity Technologies is a global collective of pioneering software engineers building core Web3 infrastructure and developer tools. Working with the Web3 Foundation, Parity led the launch and ongoing technical development of the Polkadot blockchain network and provides battle-tested, enterprise-focused blockchain infrastructure, SDKs, and tooling to help developers and organizations deploy scalable, decentralized applications. The company emphasizes reliability, security, and enterprise adoption while supporting the broader Polkadot ecosystem and developer experience.

📋 Description

• Work directly with Gavin Wood, Parity’s Founder, to translate vision, goals, and ideas into clear decisions, aligned teams, and execution • Manage the Founder’s context, priorities, and follow-through • Anticipate the Founder’s needs and provide support when it matters • Impose structure on competing ideas, ambiguous mandates, and shifting priorities while maintaining momentum • Map second- and third-order consequences of current decisions • Lead cross-functional problem solving between departments • Engage with engineering leadership and drive operational progress • Design and run OKRs, technical reviews, and decision-making cadences for the Founder’s leadership team • Partner with the CEO and Directors across the business • Bridge the Founder’s priorities with the Acceleration team’s execution • Adapt communication across C-Level leaders, Function Leads, and junior team members

🎯 Requirements

• Background in engineering or engineering management • Technical credibility to engage with CTO-level leaders, challenge timelines, and evaluate technical initiative viability • Sufficient understanding of the blockchain ecosystem to distinguish substance from hype • Experience running complex, cross-functional programmes at a senior level • Ideally, experience leading a team or founding a company • Ability to create clarity from ambiguity, manage without authority, and drive decisions in complex organisations • Experience managing leaders, including more junior managers, is a strong signal • Exceptional, clear, and adaptive communication skills • Ability to communicate effectively with a demanding Founder, Function Leads, and junior team members • Long-term perspective on decisions and their consequences over 12 to 24 months • Genuine belief in and curiosity about Web3 • Ability to thrive in a fast-moving, ambiguous organisation • A high-calibre degree is stated as important, but no specific degree is explicitly required; exceptional track record may compensate • Must undergo a third-party background check through Zinc upon receiving an offer • Must keep camera turned on during interviews without a virtual background

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote and flexible work • Team and company-wide retreats throughout the year • Contractor engagement via Parity’s UK entity • Equal Opportunity Employer • Inclusive global team environment