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TRM Labs is seeking an Engineering Manager for its Data Platform team to lead a group of high-impact engineers building mission-critical data infrastructure. The role combines people leadership with hands-on technical contribution in a fast-moving, mission-driven environment focused on AI-powered intelligence solutions for investigating and disrupting financial crime.
Key responsibilities include leading and mentoring a team of data engineers, providing technical guidance on distributed systems and data architecture, and ensuring timely delivery of scalable data services. You will oversee the design and optimization of ETL pipelines processing petabytes of blockchain transaction data, architect efficient data models maintaining sub-second query latency, and manage large-scale database clusters (ClickHouse, Postgres, Redis, Neo4j, ElasticSearch) in production. The role requires close collaboration with data scientists, backend engineers, and product managers to design new data models supporting TRM's products, as well as resolving operational escalations and production incidents.
You will drive projects aligned with measurable KPIs, foster best practices in system design and documentation, and contribute to the broader engineering department's growth. The position sits at the intersection of AI, national security, and financial crime prevention, requiring comfort with ambiguity, high ownership, and rapid iteration.
Required qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field; 5+ years experience designing and implementing distributed systems from ideation to production; proficiency in Python and SQL/SparkSQL; expertise across the data engineering spectrum including data stores, pipeline orchestration (Airflow, DBT), streaming technologies (Spark, Kafka, Flink), and cloud infrastructure (Docker, Terraform, Kubernetes, Datadog).
TRM operates at high velocity with a mission-driven culture that rewards urgency, adaptability, and outcomes. The environment is intense and fast-paced, suited for people energized by hard problems and meaningful impact.
