Smart Contract Developer - Institutional DeFi Protocol

Location: Remote - US only (preference for onsite/hybrid in LA)

Compensation: $160K - $180K

We are an on-chain financial infrastructure company backed by leading VCs, committed to upgrading financial markets through 24/7 instant settlement. Our first product is an institutional-grade smart contract protocol that facilitates interoperability and liquidity across tokenized financial assets and stablecoins. We are seeking a Smart Contract Developer to join our core engineering team and build the foundational infrastructure that bridges traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi).

This is a high-impact, hands-on role where you will design, develop, and deploy highly secure, robust smart contracts for our core protocol. You will architect on-chain logic, optimize gas efficiency, and ensure best-in-class security practices to enable institutional-grade DeFi operations. You will work within a small, senior team, collaborating closely with security auditors, product, and business stakeholders.

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Protocol Backend Engineer - Stablecoin Platform

Location: North American-based candidate only

Remote | Full-time

Compensation:  $180K - $220K

Join a stablecoin platform for builders, providing a superior digital-dollar building block that allows developers to create and customize their own stablecoins in minutes. This platform enables businesses to monetize digital dollar use cases and maintain control over their money tech stack without operational heavy-lifting, offering features like custom branding, compliance behaviors, and yield distribution mechanics.

We are hiring on behalf of a company who is seeking an experienced Protocol Backend Engineer. In this role, you will enhance the growing set of $M Extensions projects, support partners' technical teams, improve existing products, and create and maintain comprehensive documentation.

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Protocol Integration Engineer - Stablecoin Platform

Location: Preference for EST-based candidates

Remote | Full-time

Compensation: $170K - $180K

Our client is a pioneering stablecoin platform designed specifically for builders and developers. The platform empowers users to create customized stablecoins in minutes by extending a superior digital-dollar building block. This framework allows businesses to monetize digital dollar use cases and maintain full control over their financial technology stack—customizing branding, compliance behaviors, and yield distribution mechanics—without the burden of operational heavy-lifting.

The organization is seeking an experienced Protocol Integration Engineer to join its growing team. This individual will play a vital role in enhancing a growing set of extension projects, providing technical support to partner engineering teams, improving existing products, and maintaining comprehensive technical documentation.

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Senior/Lead EVM Engineer - Distributed Ledger Optimization

Location: Remote - US

Compensation: Competitive

We are a fast-growing software company dedicated to supporting and evolving a leading open-source, proof-of-stake distributed ledger platform. Our network is EVM-compatible and specifically engineered to meet the demands of enterprise and Web3 applications that require industry-leading speed, security, and sustainability.

We are looking for a Seasoned Java Engineer with deep blockchain protocol experience to join our Smart Contracts Team. In this role, you will be a key contributor to the evolution and optimization of our EVM implementation. You will work on a "plain Java" codebase (no heavy frameworks) where high performance, low latency, and high throughput are the baseline requirements.

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Front-End Engineer - Institutional DeFi Liquidity Layer

Location: Remote - US - Would consider South America & Canada (Preference for onsite/hybrid in LA)

Compensation: $ Competitive

We are an on-chain financial infrastructure company building the liquidity layer for the tokenized economy, backed by leading investors. Our flagship protocol connects tokenized assets and high-quality stablecoins to enable 24/7, real-time, compliant capital movement across blockchains. We are seeking a Front-End Engineer to design and build the user experiences that power institutional DeFi, working with production partners including major financial institutions.

You will lead the development of user interfaces for our protocol's web and mobile products and dashboards, spanning swaps, liquidity management, and analytics. This role requires translating complex blockchain and financial interactions into beautiful, intuitive, high-performance interfaces for sophisticated financial users. You'll join a small, high-velocity team, shipping code daily and defining the future of on-chain institutional finance.

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Lead Protocol Engineer - HyperEVM DeFi Trading Infrastructure

Location: Remote - Preference for EST time zone or candidates that can overlap with EST

Compensation: $200K - $300K

We are building the next generation of DeFi trading, leveraging decentralized technologies to democratize access to global financial markets. As the largest builder product on our core platform, we have processed north of $50 billion in cumulative trading volume and achieved eight figures in revenue in the past year. We are a small, highly technical team focused on results, and are seeking a Lead Protocol Engineer to architect and scale our smart contract infrastructure on HyperEVM.

You will be the technical owner and lead protocol developer, responsible for the design, implementation, and deployment of smart contracts on the HyperEVM. This role is ideal for a strong individual contributor who thrives in a low-process, high-trust, and ambiguous 0-to-1 environment. You will be building DeFi primitives and trading infrastructure designed to scale to millions of traders and billions in daily volume.

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Senior Software Engineer - Cross-Chain Intent-Driven DEX

Headquarters: Gibraltar

Remote | Full-time

Compensation:  $140K - $160K

Our client is a pioneering technology firm developing advanced solutions to enable seamless cross-chain interactions within an automated, intent-driven world. By connecting AI, services, and financial applications, the organization designs intent-driven liquidity layers where smart contracts, AI agents, and blockchain networks synchronize in real-time. With deep expertise in AI, cryptography, and decentralized finance (DeFi), the team is redefining how intelligent agents interact across global networks.

The organization is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to contribute to the improvement and maintenance of innovative decentralized applications (DApps) within the NEAR ecosystem. This role is ideal for an individual who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment and is motivated by the prospect of building ground-up solutions at an early project stage. The position focuses on developing a high-performance frontend and an SDK for a cross-chain decentralized exchange (DEX) utilizing multi-party computation, chain signatures, secure enclaves, and intent-based architecture. A primary goal of this role is to bridge the gaps between EVM and non-EVM chains, requiring a profound understanding of Web3 technologies.

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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Principal Engineer (Remote Outside US) - Real-World Asset Minter Infrastructure

Location: Remote - Europe or on the East Coast for South America/Canada (No US)

Compensation: $200K - $225K

We are building a critical piece of infrastructure that is the first live Minter on a major protocol. Our system transforms real-world collateral, such as U.S. Treasuries, into on-chain monetary building blocks ($M). This programmable, composable foundation allows builders to create their own application-specific digital dollars. We are seeking a Principal Engineer to take full-stack ownership of the systems that power this creation and distribution.

This role begins as a high-impact Senior Individual Contributor position with broad autonomy to define architecture and set engineering practices, designed to grow into a technical leadership role. You will work directly with leadership to execute a clear, productized system vision. Your focus will be on building the institutional-grade infrastructure that enables automated minting, multi-chain liquidity, and key integrations.

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Software Engineer - Founder Accelerator Infrastructure

Location: New York

Onsite | Full-time

Compensation: $180K - $260K

Our client is the premier accelerator for founders within the decentralized technology and digital asset space. Since 2020, the organization has backed over 300 startups—collectively valued at over $10B—positioning itself as a central pillar in the evolution of the global startup ecosystem.

The organization is seeking a high-agency Software Engineer to join an elite, in-house engineering team. This individual will work directly with the Chief Technology Officer and will be responsible for owning product features from initial requirement definition through to production. The ideal candidate is a product-minded builder who excels in high-trust, high-performance environments and possesses the ability to turn ambiguous problems into polished software without the need for dedicated project management or design oversight.

This role is based in New York City. Relocation to NYC is a non-negotiable requirement for this position to ensure close collaboration with founders and the core leadership team.

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