At fun.xyz, we are building the infrastructure powering the next generation of internet-native financial systems. Our platform enables seamless onboarding, payments, and money movement across both traditional and blockchain-based financial ecosystems.
We're looking for a Backend Engineering Manager to lead and scale our backend infrastructure team. This high-impact role reports to the CTO with significant opportunity to shape our technical architecture and engineering culture as we scale.
Role Overview
We're looking for a Backend Engineering Manager to lead and scale our backend infrastructure team. This high-impact role reports to the CTO with significant opportunity to shape our technical architecture and engineering culture as we scale.
You will be drive technical excellence while building a high-performing team - ensuring we deliver robust, scalable backend systems that power seamless Web3 payments. This role is perfect for a crypto-native engineering leader who excels at balancing technical depth with people management
Responsibilities
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Own the overall output of the backend engineering team - deliver reliable, scalable infrastructure that supports our growing Web3 payments platform
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Lead, mentor, and grow a team of backend engineers while fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning
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Collaborate with product and protocol teams to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions
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Establish engineering best practices, code quality standards, and deployment processes
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Lead incident response and post-mortem processes to continuously improve system reliability
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Experience as an IC engineer with staff level output
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Strong technical background in distributed systems, APIs, and database design
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Opinions on a modern cloud stack
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Leadership experience in high-performing engineering teams
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Experience with payment systems, financial infrastructure, or fintech applications
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Exceptional communicator who can translate technical concepts to cross-functional stakeholders
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Data-driven approach to decision making with focus on system performance and team productivity
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