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Protocol Lead

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Protocol Lead - Rule Enforcement for Regulated Blockchains

Location: remote - north and South America and the EU

Compensation: $180K - $220K

We are building a platform that sets the standard for how regulated blockchain applications enforce transaction rules directly at the smart contract layer. Our system empowers teams to create modular, programmable policies (like AML/CFT checks or off-chain collateral requirements) enforced with cryptographic guarantees before a transaction executes on-chain. We are seeking a Protocol Lead to own the entire smart contract suite, driving robust, scalable risk management for real-world use cases.

As the Protocol Lead, you will have full ownership of the architecture, development, and maintenance of our core smart contract suite. You will be the team's blockchain subject matter expert, defining security best practices, managing audits, and building tooling for seamless integration. This role requires a balance of hands-on coding, security leadership, and cross-ecosystem research (EVM and non-EVM).

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APAC Community Lead

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APAC Community Lead - Layer 1 Blockchain Performance

Location: Remote - Global Remote - Preference for APAC region: Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, Japan.

Compensation: $150K - $200K

We are the first parallelized layer 1 blockchain, setting a new standard in performance and scalability. Our technology re-writes the most widely adopted execution environment in Web3, allowing applications to benefit from both the speed of Web2 and the decentralization of Web3. We are seeking an experienced APAC Community Lead to significantly expand our presence and mindshare across the Asia Pacific region.

You will be responsible for leading the entire community strategy for the APAC region, focusing on identifying, onboarding, and managing a powerful network of regional advocates and Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs). This role involves creating scalable systems to activate and track advocate output, driving consistent growth in brand presence and engagement through localized campaigns and coordinated messaging. You will be instrumental in closing our regional gap and building a thriving APAC advocate program in collaboration with growth, community, and product teams.

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Senior/Lead Smart Contract Engineer

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Senior/Lead Smart Contract Engineer - Decentralized Perpetuals Exchange

Location: Remote - US or EU if willing to overlap 6+ hours with ET

Compensation: $250K - $500K

We are building the backbone of global decentralized finance (DeFi), operating the largest perpetual exchange on Arbitrum and processing over $20 billion in cumulative trading volume. Our platform enables leveraged trading of real-world assets (RWAs)—commodities, forex, indices, and stocks—alongside crypto, bringing global markets on-chain with full self-custody. Backed by General Catalyst and Susquehanna International Group, we are a small team providing institutional-grade reliability for a protocol handling billions in volume.

We are seeking an exceptional Senior or Lead Smart Contract Engineer to help scale our protocol as we expand to hundreds of markets and billions in daily volume. You will work directly with our founding team (backgrounds from Harvard, Bridgewater, and BlackRock) to architect and implement critical protocol upgrades and new market mechanisms for the next generation of on-chain derivatives.

This is not a junior role. We need an expert who has built and maintained perpetual Decentralized Exchange (DEX) smart contracts in production at scale.

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GTM Sales Lead

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GTM Sales Lead - Decentralized Derivatives Exchange

Location: Remote - No strict requirements. Must attend 2 meetings a week with people in ET timezone. Happy to consider people worldwide.

Compensation: $160K - $200K

We are the largest decentralized perpetual exchange on a leading Layer 2 network, processing over $20 billion in cumulative trading volume. We specialize in enabling leveraged trading of real-world assets (RWAs)—commodities, forex, indices, and stocks—alongside crypto, bringing global markets on-chain with full self-custody. We are a small team building critical infrastructure trusted by the market, and we are looking for a GTM Sales Lead to scale our VIP trader base and market presence.

Reporting directly to the Head of Growth and a Co-founder, you will be the first dedicated Go-to-Market hire, tasked with building the playbook for scaling to $1B+ daily volume. This is not a traditional sales role—you will own entire growth verticals, demanding a scrappy, execution-focused hustler who thinks strategically and has a deep understanding of on-chain trading.

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Engineering Manager

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Engineering Manager - Intent-Based Cross-Chain Infrastructure

Location: Remote

Compensation: $180K - $200K

We are building programmable, intent-based infrastructure on a leading Layer 1 protocol, making blockchain interactions smoother, smarter, and more composable. Our work enables intent-driven execution across chains, requiring high-velocity technical delivery and strong team leadership. We are seeking an Engineering Manager to accelerate execution across projects, partner integrations, and cross-team initiatives.

This role is focused on making things happen: ensuring technical projects are delivered on time, partner integrations run smoothly, and internal teams are fully aligned. You will lead and mentor a multidisciplinary engineering team while owning technical guidance, reliability management, and strategic process implementation.

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Developer Relations (NYC)

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Developer Relations Engineer - Parallelized Layer 1 Blockchain

Location: New York (Hybrid)

Compensation: $150K - $225K

Join the development foundation behind the first parallelized Layer 1 blockchain, an organization setting a new standard in performance and scalability by re-writing the most widely adopted execution environment in Web3. Our mission is to empower developers to build innovative applications that benefit from both the performance of Web2 and the decentralization of Web3. You will be the crucial bridge between the core engineering team and the global developer community.

As a Developer Relations Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the developer experience, gathering crucial feedback, and advocating for the needs of our community to foster a vibrant ecosystem around the blockchain.

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Senior Full stack Engineer

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Senior Full Stack Engineer (Founding Role)

Location: Hybrid in New York City, NY

Compensation: $150,000 - $250,000 (Base Salary) + Significant Equity

We are a fast-growing, mission-driven mental health startup tackling a critical and underserved area: geriatric mental health care (the 65+ age group). Backed by top-tier VCs and healthcare founders, we've achieved extreme Product-Market Fit in a large, blue ocean market. We are seeking a Founding Full-Stack Engineer to lead our AI-powered full stack from architecture to launch, with a clear trajectory to an Engineering Leadership role.

This is a ground-floor opportunity that demands speed, autonomy, and technical excellence. You will work side-by-side with the co-founders, owning major technical decisions and shaping the engineering organization.

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Software Engineer

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Software Engineer (New Grad - Construction Tech Platform)

Company: Agave (YC W22)

Location: San Francisco, CA (FiDi)

Employment Type: Full-time

Work Arrangement: On-site 5 days a week

About the Role

Our client is a well-funded, profitable YC-backed startup (YC W22) modernizing the $12 trillion global construction industry. They solve a massive problem: connecting fragmented, siloed software systems—many of which are 20-40 years old, on-prem, and lack modern APIs. They build proprietary APIs to connect these systems and wrap them in a modern UI to automate critical work, like syncing financial data between job sites and accounting offices. The company has over 200 paying customers, is cash-flow positive, and is backed by investors like Accel and leaders from Procore and Autodesk.

They are seeking a world-class New Grad Software Engineer who loves simplifying complex systems, unifying fragmented data, and building high-scale backend systems. This role offers high ownership and the chance to work on unique technical challenges that exist at the intersection of old-school enterprise and modern cloud infrastructure.

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Founding Engineer

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Founding Engineer (API Infrastructure, Insurance FinTech)

Location: San Francisco, CA

Employment Type: Full-time

Work Arrangement: On-site

About the Role

Our client is a venture-backed startup with enormous momentum, building the infrastructure layer for Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance. They are often described as "Plaid for Insurance," aiming to modernize the highly fragmented, analog, and manual workflows of the $2T global P&C industry through a simple, modern API. The company has already grown revenue 3x year-to-date in 2025.

They are seeking two highly autonomous engineers (employee #5 and #6) to play a foundational role. This position involves owning the design and implementation of a robust, API-driven product and helping define the future architecture and company culture.

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Software Engineer (Full-Stack / Backend Focus)

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Location: London (Paddington) Employment Type: Full-time On-site: 5 days/week in-person (Non-negotiable)

About the Role

Our client is building the universal financial intelligence layer for healthcare to solve the sector's chronic lack of financial clarity and efficiency. Their platform unifies fragmented clinical, financial, and transactional data using AI to instantly surface critical KPIs and insights. They are starting in dentistry with the aim of becoming the essential financial infrastructure for healthcare globally.

They are seeking a highly driven Software Engineer to work closely with the CTO, helping to design, build, and accelerate product capabilities. This role offers significant ownership, focusing on backend-heavy infrastructure and taking chunky problems from idea to a deployed, production-grade solution.

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