Founding Head of Engineering | High-Profile Web3 Startup | Backed by Top VC's in Crypto
Our new client are building a new kind of consumer crypto product — one that sits between prediction markets and attention markets, and unlocks a form of value exchange that simply isn’t possible in Web2.
Founded by repeat founders who previously built and exited a company backed by Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, Spark Capital, and others, this next chapter is backed by Thrive Capital and Variant Fund. Raised $6M and launched in 2025 and are scaling fast
This isn’t Polymarket.
This isn’t Kalshi.
And it’s not just an attention economy.
It’s a hybrid, retail-friendly crypto market powered by on-chain transparency, tokenized incentives, and decentralized settlement — with thoughtful UX at its core.
Why You’ll Want to Join:
- Founders with real exits — we know zero-to-one and how to scale
- Top-tier VC backing — runway to take bold swings, not incremental bets
- Meaningful ownership — competitive salary + real early equity
- Hybrid / remote flexibility — vibrant LA office; remote OK with ~4h PST overlap
- Best-in-class tooling — unlimited budget for what makes you fastest
- Low process, high output — autonomy, direct user access, Friday demos that ship to prod
What We’re Looking For
- Currently or recently at a top-tier Web3 company
- 3+ years managing engineers, ideally leading an engineering org (You must be hands-on)
- Proven experience leading teams of 6+ engineers (non-negotiable)
- Strong track record of shipping real software
- High-growth startup experience — former founders or first engineers strongly preferred
- MAANG leadership experience a plus
- Deep comfort using AI coding tools (Cursor, copilots, agents) in daily workflows
- Strong interest in — or deep knowledge of — crypto & Web3
- Familiarity with Solana, Rust, Go, Postgres, AWS, Cloudflare Workers a bonus
What You’ll Do
- Own the engineering org end-to-end — recruit, hire, manage, and scale
- Write and ship code daily — this is hands-on, not a pure management role
- Set and drive engineering goals — delivery, quality, and velocity
- Make critical architecture decisions across the stack
- Partner directly with founders to turn product vision into execution
- Build engineering culture that enables fast shipping without cutting corners
Tech Stack
TypeScript, React, Next.js, React Native, Solana (Anchor/Rust), Go, Rust
You’ll Thrive If You…
- Communicate clearly and decisively
- Think like an owner and enjoy hard problems
- Have a competitive, entrepreneurial streak
If you want to build something net-new, lead from the front, and shape a consumer crypto product at the earliest stage — this is one of those rare shots 🥷
