Stellar Development Foundation · 1 day ago
Solutions Engineering Manager
New York
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$172K/yr - $258K/yrStellar is a non-profit organization focused on creating equitable access to the global financial system through blockchain technology. The Solutions Engineering Manager will lead Stellar’s Solutions Engineering function, enabling enterprise partners to design, build, and operate integrations on the Stellar network, while managing a team of Solutions Architects and Engineers.
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Responsibilities
Own and continuously refine Stellar’s Solutions Engineering program, including engagement models, partner tiering, and escalation paths
Build, manage, mentor, and grow a team of Solutions Architects and Solutions Engineers, composed of both in-house team members and certified external collaborators
Lead end-to-end technical partner engagements, from early discovery and solution design through production launch and ongoing support
Serve as a senior technical escalation point for high-tiered partners, engaging directly when integrations require deeper architectural guidance or cross-functional coordination
Provide hands-on architectural leadership, including:
Guiding system and integration design for complex or non-standard use cases
Reviewing proposed architectures and technical trade-offs
Helping derisk integrations through design reviews, targeted prototyping, or technical deep dives
Set and uphold a high technical quality bar for enterprise integrations, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, maintainable, and future-proof
Collaborate closely with the Product and Engineering teams to surface recurring partner needs and tooling gaps, and inform roadmap prioritization based on real-world enterprise usage
Design and scale repeatable engagement models, including partner tiering, SLAs, documentation standards, and feedback loops that allow the program to scale without sacrificing quality
Oversee hiring, onboarding, training, and certification program for solutions engineers, both internally and across the Stellar partner ecosystem
Represent SDF in strategic partner conversations, deep technical reviews, and selective onsite engagements with enterprise partners
Continuously improve the Solutions Engineering program based on learnings from live integrations, postmortems, and evolving partner needs
Qualification
Required
Significant experience leading customer-facing engineering or solutions teams, ideally in blockchain, fintech, or financial infrastructure
A strong technical background that enables you to lead architectural discussions, evaluate system-level trade-offs, and guide complex integrations, even if you are not writing production code on a daily basis
Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams, such as Solutions Architects, Forward-Deployed Engineers, Partner Engineers, or similar roles
Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-evolving environments, where you are expected to help define structure, process, and best practices
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate between partner needs, technical constraints, and internal engineering and product priorities
Experience working directly with enterprise or institutional partners, including senior technical stakeholders
Willingness to travel occasionally for partner engagements
A strong sense of ownership and accountability for program outcomes, not just individual engagements
Preferred
You have experience with blockchain systems, distributed ledgers, or financial market infrastructure
You have worked in a forward-deployed or embedded engineering model
You have experience designing or running certification, training, or partner enablement programs
You have contributed to open-source or ecosystem-driven platforms
Benefits
Competitive health, dental & vision coverage with most plans covered at 100% for the employee + any dependents
Flexible time off + 15 company holidays including a company-wide holiday break
Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave for both non-birthing and birthing parents, as well as up to 14 weeks of paid pregnancy leave for birthing parents
Gym reimbursement ($80 per month)
Life & ADD (up to $50K)
Short & Long term disability
401K with 4% match
Health & Dependent Care FSA Accounts
Commuter benefits with $250/month employer contribution
Health Savings Account (HSA) with monthly employer contribution
Family building benefits through Kindbody
Wellbeing benefits (One Medical, Rightway, Headspace)
L&D budget of $1,500/year
Daily lunch and snacks in office
Company retreats
Company
Stellar Development Foundation
Stellar Development Foundation supports the development and growth of Stellar, a blockchain network that connects financial infrastructure.
Founded in 2014
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$3MKey Investors
Stripe
2014-08-01Seed· $3M
Leadership Team
Denelle Dixon
Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director
Jed McCaleb
Co-founder
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