TL;DR
Tech Lead / CTO (Fintech): Overseeing the development of a permissioned digital asset lending and staking protocol with an accent on distributed ledger architecture and financial settlement systems. Focus on building the engineering team from the ground up, evolving the existing TypeScript/Rust codebase, and ensuring high system correctness for institutional participants.
Salary: $220,000
Company
An early-stage fintech company building a permissioned digital asset lending and staking protocol integrated with traditional financial systems.
What you will do
- Design and maintain the financial system architecture including position lifecycles, accounting layers, and settlement workflows.
- Own the backend services stack, including TypeScript APIs, Rust-based event indexers, and React-based institutional dashboards.
- Develop smart contract logic for lending and staking mechanisms using functional programming principles.
- Evaluate current codebase for refactoring vs. rebuilding and establish engineering best practices.
- Recruit and mentor an internal engineering team while transitioning away from external contractors.
- Partner with the founder to define the technical roadmap and product priorities.
Requirements
- 8+ years of backend or full-stack engineering experience.
- 2–4 years in a technical leadership, architect, or staff engineer capacity.
- Experience working in fintech, trading systems, or correctness-critical environments.
- Strong background in functional programming languages like Haskell, Scala, or OCaml.
- Hands-on proficiency with TypeScript backend frameworks and Rust.
- Demonstrated experience leading or building small, high-impact engineering teams.
Culture & Benefits
- Hands-on leadership role with significant autonomy at an early-stage startup.
- Opportunity to shape protocol architecture and organizational culture.
- Exposure to cutting-edge digital asset technology and institutional financial infrastructure.
- Collaborative work environment with direct impact on company growth.