ShapeShift DAO is actively building a powerful community around the open-source, self-custody, multi-chain, multi-protocol crypto platform for the world. DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) are a collective organization owned and managed by its members with all of them having a voice. FOX token holders govern the ShapeShift DAO which has a treasury endowed with 567,000,000 FOX Tokens (56.7% of all FOX) and is actively generating revenue. Working for the DAO means you will enjoy the freedom to work from anywhere in the world among a group of peers who are empowered to innovate at the forefront of blockchain technology.

What we're looking for

ShapeShift DAO is seeking a Technical Program Manager to join the Engineering Workstream on a full-time basis. In this role you will own, design and execute several large cross-functional programs that are critical to the DAO. Your programs will span across several work streams in the DAO including Product and Operations and require excellent communication skills with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders with efficient, data driven execution and reporting. The Technical Program Manager will thrive in finding leadership opportunities in an open-source development environment where we operate in a public first manner. You will be able to influence DAO Workstream leaders and technical counterparts to adopt new methods of delivering software. An understanding of Agile best practices and the ability to put people over process is a must as the DAO iterates quickly towards solutions and the Engineering Workstream grows.

Your desire to make a real impact on the DAO and the world grows by the day. The ideal candidate will be open to daily changes in workflow and protocol (and contributes to modifying workflows) and enjoys organizational experimentation. ShapeShift DAO is an evolving organizational system in a new space - there are new challenges that require new solutions every day.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of execution and continuous improvement of several programs that the DAO has already established including its Open Source Bounty Program and Software Release Process.
• Define projects, collect business requirements, and write functional and technical specifications.
• Drive software development efforts day-to-day and manage priorities
• Lead and advise mid and senior level engineers on architecture and design of new features
• Work with Workstream Leader to report on progress of feature development to DAO community
• Design, implement and execute new programs with measurable outcomes
• Lead agile ceremonies within the engineering team.
• Participate in engineering recruiting, community building and interview process
• Maintain engineering roadmap, milestones and reporting to stakeholders
• Influence the DAO and its workstreams to adopt programs and processes through data driven approaches.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of technical program management experience
• The ideal candidate is a former Senior Software Engineer that has progressed into Program Management - ability to read and write code is a must.
• Experience with modern JavaScript-based frameworks.
• Ability to design technical solutions and microservices architecture.