Lead engineering as CTO or founding engineer for an early-stage crypto company. Own browser extension and backend development, smart contract integrations, cross-chain capabilities, DeFi and wallet primitives, and transaction frameworks. Collaborate on product planning and iterative feature development while providing technical leadership, autonomy, and ownership in a remote team.
This is a remote position.
The company provides a browser extension to crypto users that is uniquely positioned to capture on-chain users by integrating with every dApp and wallet and allows for seamless on-chain transactions. They offer the best on-chain swap pricing with increased security and zero switching costs in the crypto world.
The company is early stage and they already have a 500-strong user base since launch a few months ago who traded half a million.
They are backed by serious DAO venture capitalists (8 in total).
They are looking for their CTO or founding engineer to accelerate their journey.
You’ll be joining the engineering team consisting of the Founder/CEO (an ex-Major US Investment bank Quant, published researcher, crypto algo-trader and 2x EthGlobal finalist) and the frontend lead (ex-YCombinator crypto startup engineer and DeFi developer).
You have a founder mentality and would therefore be excited to join an early stage company as the third member (with equity), you’ll not only be joining a company, you’ll be setting the stage for a revolutionary crypto companion that’s here to stay.
MISSIONS :
- As a CTO or founding engineer, you’ll have full autonomy to lead the company’s extension development and backend.
- Spearhead the development of the company’s smart contract integrations and cross-chain capabilities.
- Collaborate to plan, build, and iteratively refine new features.
- Use cutting-edge tools to simplify on-chain actions, directly impacting the company’s user-centric product.
- Build new DeFi and wallet primitives leveraging Account Abstraction and Intent based transaction frameworks.
Profil
4+ years in development with a portfolio that speaks to clear, reusable code.
Mastery of some of (or all of) Javascript, React, Solidity, AWS, and database technologies.
Strong communication skills, adaptability, and a thirst for crypto innovation.
High autonomy, ownership, and leadership mentality are crucial as you will be a pivotal member shaping the company’s future.
Nice to have :
Typescript, web3.js/ethers.js/wagmi,
One of : Python/Golang/Rust.
Familiarity with DeFi frontends, browser extensions, smart contracts & MEV.
Crypto trading/investing experience.
Informations contractuelles
Early stage hire.
Remote role.
Remote autonomous team based in Europe/Asia.
Team offsite sprints.
Hackathons and go to conferences.
Open culture with emphasis on iterative feedback.
Customer centric team with weekly interactions with customers.
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