We want to help you find your place in crypto.  Join our talent collective

DeFi Engineering

Looks like this career opportunity is no longer available. We know this isn't what you were hoping for, but we have many other great opportunities for you to check out. Start a new search now

Company

Zilliqa is a high-performance, high-security blockchain platform for enterprises and next-generation applications. Developed through academic research and helmed by a team of experienced scientists, engineers, venture creators and leaders in the financial services, Zilliqa addresses limitations in scalability and security, enabling real-world usability across a variety of industries, including finance, creator economy, and gaming.

In 2019, Zilliqa became the first public blockchain platform to be built on a sharded architecture, with smart contracts written in the platform’s secure-by-design programming language, Scilla.

For more information, visit us at zilliqa.com.

Role

We are looking for an experienced DeFi hacker to lead the role of Head of DeFi engineering at Zilliqa. This is a vital role to drive and position Zilliqa as a hub for DeFi activities.

As Head of DeFi engineering, you will be reporting to SVP Platform Engineering and will be co-leading the team to:

  • Design and engineer new and innovative DeFi DApps for the Zilliqa ecosystem
  • Design good tokenomics for DeFi Dapps
  • Support DeFi initiative from the Zilliqa ecosystem
  • Promote DeFi within the Zilliqa ecosystem

Responsibilities

  • Understand existing DeFi trends and gaps within the Zilliqa ecosystem
  • Lead a team of engineers in designing DeFi DApp from smart contracts to UI/UX
  • Work with leading ecosystem DeFi DApp team in Zilliqa ecosystem
  • Lead governance discussion in various DeFi and Zilliqa initiatives

Requirements

  • Passionate about the cryptocurrency and blockchain fields with a strong interest in CeFi and DeFi. You love to constantly learn and keep abreast of trends and developments in the industry. Degen and DeFi hacker is a plus
  • Computer science background
  • 3+ years experience in full-stack development and smart contract developments (eg. Solidity, Scilla)
  • Good understanding of both in functionality and engineering aspects of web3 tooling and leading DeFi project team eg. Aave, Yearn, Sushi, L2, etc.
  • Good understanding of crypto-economics
  • Good understanding of spot and derivative markets eg. Perpetual is a plus
  • Participation in Crypto hackathons is a plus
Apply now

Please let Zilliqa know you found this position on Cryptocurrency Jobs as a way to support us so we can keep providing you with quality crypto jobs.

Location

Job type

Keywords

Apply now

Please let Zilliqa know you found this position on Cryptocurrency Jobs as a way to support us so we can keep providing you with quality crypto jobs.

Join us

The decentralized future needs you.