Morpho - Engineering Manager - Backend

As Infrastructure Engineering Manager, you’ll drive scalable, resilient systems for one of DeFi’s fastest-growing protocols. Lead a high-performing team to deliver APIs, data pipelines, and backend systems while aligning infrastructure goals with Morpho’s vision.

Leadership

• Prioritize team success and foster growth.

• Manage priorities, deliver high-quality solutions, and address technical debt.

• Build and scale a world-class infrastructure team.

Technical Excellence

• Design scalable, reliable systems for all Morpho products.

• Drive for best practices around deployments, observability, and system reliability.

• Build secure, high-performance, data-intensive systems using blockchain knowledge.

Strategic Vision

• Create long-term infrastructure strategies to match Morpho’s growth.

• Align technical decisions with business objectives.

Your First 6 Months

1 Month: Understand team dynamics and align objectives.
3 Months: Establish a daily release cadence and improve observability.
6 Months: Scale infrastructure to meet growing demands and set measurable team goals.

Requirements

• Proven leadership of web3 infrastructure teams with 5+ engineers.

• Expertise in TypeScript (optional Rust), Kubernetes, and Terraform.

• Strong blockchain knowledge and experience designing scalable systems.

• Humility, adaptability, and excellent communication skills.