Sales Engineer

About the Opportunity

We’re looking for a Sales Engineer, a hybrid role blending exceptional business skills with technical web3 knowledge and experience. This role is instrumental in driving innovation and growth within the Kadena ecosystem.

This position will report directly to Solutions Engineering within the Business Development team, with the opportunity to grow with the role and company.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Interface with the development teams of high-profile projects building or partnering with Kadena
• Conduct thorough assessments, architecture, testing and validation of integrations to ensure reliability, security, and performance
• Troubleshoot and resolve integration issues promptly, providing timely support to external teams
• Stay updated with emerging technologies, protocols, and standards relevant to Sales Engineer and identify opportunities
• Serve as a technical liaison between external teams and internal stakeholders, advocating needs from external partners

What Sets You Apart

• 5-7 years of experience as a solutions or sales engineer
• Exceptional communication and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders effectively
• Familiarity and experience within the blockchain industry including proficiency in at least one programming language such as PACT, Haskell, javascript, or typescript
• Experience in integration engineering with a strong understanding of API designs and infrastructure setup
• Solid understanding of security best practices with auditing, validators, and bug bounties
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and GCP
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail and ability to troubleshoot complex technical questions

Kadena requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Kadena considers requests for reasonable accommodations for medical or religious reasons pursuant to applicable law.

What We Offer

This role has an annual starting salary range of $140,000 - $160,000 + company coin options + benefits listed below. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to your individual skills and experience.

• Fully paid medical, vision, and dental insurance for full-time employees
• Flexible savings accounts
• Unlimited PTO (and a culture of taking time off) + Holidays
• Company wide closure between Christmas and New Years
• Remote company with annual in-person offsite
• Home office setup stipend

Who We Are

Kadena is the industry’s only scalable layer 1 Proof of Work (PoW) blockchain. The principal feature that drives Kadena is scalability, which enables Kadena to deliver infrastructure-grade performance for any blockchain project. Along with our own smart contract language Pact, Kadena’s platform provides the world the tools and environment to turn ideas and ambitions into reality. Founded by Stuart Popejoy and William Martino who created JP Morgan’s first blockchain and led the SEC’s Crypto Committee, Kadena aims to allow for true blockchain mass adoption.

At Kadena, we value diversity, curiosity, a work/life balance, kindness, and teamwork.

Our Commitment to You

At Kadena we know that cultivating diversity and fostering an inclusive work environment is critical to our impact and success. We create an environment where no individual is advantaged or disadvantaged because of their background. We offer equal opportunity employment regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, or protected veteran status.

With a commitment to maintaining a bias-free environment in which harassment is prohibited, we respect cultural diversity and comply with the laws of the places in which we operate. We expect our business partners, suppliers, clients, and all of our team members to uphold these commitments.