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 🥷

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