CTO

4 Months ago • 1 Years + • Product Management

Job Summary

Job Description

As CTO at Polygon Labs, you'll lead the engineering organization, driving a culture of speed and excellence. You'll empower teams, fostering a winning mindset and fast decision-making. Your mission is to accelerate speed-to-market, delivering pioneering Web3 infrastructure products. Responsibilities include organizational leadership, talent development, strategic planning, ensuring engineering excellence, collaborating with product teams, and staying at the forefront of Web3 innovation. You'll provide technical guidance, leveraging your knowledge of Rust, Solidity, and blockchain infrastructure to build scalable solutions. You must champion a culture of high standards, recruit exceptional talent, and define a forward-thinking technology strategy.
Must have:
  • 1+ years Web3 experience (blockchain infra or L1/L2)
  • Strong CS foundation; Rust, Solidity familiarity
  • Proven product delivery; Engineering/Product collaboration
  • High-performing team building; talent development
  • Decisiveness, drive, and entrepreneurial spirit
Perks:
  • Remote-first global workforce
  • Industry-leading health insurance
  • Company matching 401k
  • Home office setup allowance
  • Annual book allowance
  • Internet/phone reimbursement
  • Flexible time off
  • Wellness day off per quarter
  • Company laptop
  • Egg freezing, mental health, and employee wellness benefits

Job Details

About Polygon Labs

Polygon Labs is a software development company building and developing a network of aggregated blockchains via the AggLayer, secured by Ethereum. As public infrastructure, the AggLayer will bring together user bases and liquidity for any connected chain, and leverage Ethereum as a settlement layer. Polygon Labs has also contributed to the core development of several widely-adopted scaling protocols and tools for launching blockchains, including Polygon PoS, Polygon zkEVM, and Polygon Miden, which is in development as well as Polygon CDK.

Your Role

As CTO at Polygon Labs, you will be at the helm of our engineering organization, driving a culture of speed, execution, and excellence. You’ll empower our teams to operate autonomously, instilling a mindset focused on winning and fast decision-making, without hesitation or fear. Your mission is to accelerate our speed-to-market and ensure that we consistently deliver pioneering products, positioning Polygon Labs as a leader in the rapidly evolving Web3 infra space. With a hands-on understanding and mastery of Web3 tech, you'll unify Engineering and Product functions, providing both strategic direction and technical guidance to build an organization that prioritizes innovation and impact.

Your Responsibilities

  • Organizational Leadership & Culture Building: Champion a culture of hunger, speed, and high standards across the engineering organization. Lead by example, promoting a "get sh*t done" attitude and encouraging ownership, calculated risk-taking, and quick decision-making.

  • People Development & Talent: Recruit, develop, and retain exceptional engineering talent. Foster an output-driven culture, coaching and developing team members to perform ambitiously and consistently raise the bar.

  • Strategy & Vision: Define and execute a bold, forward-thinking technology strategy that aligns with Polygon's mission and keeps us at the forefront of Web3 infrastructure innovation.

  • Engineering Excellence: Guide technical teams through architecture discussions, leveraging your knowledge of Rust, Solidity, and blockchain infrastructure to ensure efficient and scalable solutions.

  • Product Collaboration & Delivery: Drive close collaboration between Engineering and Product teams, establishing a shared product vision and delivering high-impact products that meet our competitive market needs.

  • Web3 Innovation: Stay at the cutting edge of Web3 advancements, using your deep understanding of the blockchain ecosystem to identify and capitalize on emerging trends and opportunities.

What You'll Need

  • Web3 Nativity: At least 1+ years in Web3, ideally in blockchain infrastructure or L1/L2 space, with a strong grasp of industry trends and Polygon’s positioning.

  • Engineering Background: A solid foundation in Computer Science, with familiarity in Rust, Solidity, and other key technologies. You may not code daily, but you can engage in technical discussions and provide clear architectural guidance.

  • Proven Product Delivery: Demonstrated experience in shipping innovative products, with a strong vision for how Engineering and Product teams work together effectively.

  • Leadership Competencies: A proven track record of building high-performing teams and fostering a culture of excellence, with skills in coaching and developing talent at all levels.

  • Decisiveness & Drive: An absolute hunger to win, with the decisiveness to make fast, impactful decisions and the confidence to take risks. You bring an entrepreneurial spirit, living by “ask for forgiveness, not permission,” and are relentless in pursuit of results.

Polygon Labs Perks

The goal of the Polygon Labs total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan includes the following benefits for our full time employees:

  • Remote first global workforce

  • Industry leading Medical, Dental and Vision health insurance*

  • Company matching 401k with 3% match*

  • $1,500 Home Office Set Up Allowance (life-time max)

  • $200 Annual Book Allowance Program

  • $75 Monthly internet or phone reimbursement

  • Flexible Time Off

  • 1 company wide wellness Friday day off per quarter

  • Company issued laptop

  • Egg freezing, mental health, and employee wellness benefits

*In certain countries medical, dental and vision is fully covered for employees & their dependents. This is country and plan specific.

*401k is for United States employees only

Polygon Labs is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Polygon Labs is committed to treating all people in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. We believe in integration and equal opportunity. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process and applicants with a disability may request to be accommodated throughout the recruitment process. We will work with all applicants to accommodate their individual accessibility needs.

If you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch. We'd love to have a chat and see if you could be a great fit.

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