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 Backend Engineer - Decentralized Perpetual Exchange

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

Compensation: $180K - $300K

We are the largest decentralized perpetual exchange on a leading Ethereum Layer 2 solution, processing over $20 billion in cumulative trading volume. Our mission is to bring global markets on-chain, enabling leveraged trading of real-world assets (commodities, forex, indices, stocks) alongside crypto, all with full self-custody. Backed by top-tier investors, we are a small team scaling critical infrastructure handling billions in volume and are seeking an exceptional Senior Backend Engineer who deeply understands crypto infrastructure.

You will build and scale the high-reliability systems that power our exchange, directly impacting billions in trading volume. This role requires navigating the entire stack, from reading blockchain state and decoding oracle message signatures to building high-performance APIs and data pipelines. You will be comfortable working close to the protocol layer while owning critical infrastructure that processes thousands of trades daily.

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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.

Key Responsibilities:

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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