Senior Staff Engineer (Crypto/Web3) - Dragonfly Portfolio at Dragonfly

United States

<div>Dragonfly is a crypto-native Venture Capital and research firm with $4B+ in assets under management and 160+ portfolio companies <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">(</span><a href="https://jobs.dragonfly.xyz/jobs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">see list</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">)</span>. Our Talent team supports the recruiting efforts of the companies in our portfolio by connecting them with talented candidates. We have multiple companies actively hiring for <strong>Senior Staff</strong> and <strong>Principal Engineers</strong> across different domains—including protocol, infrastructure, full-stack, and developer tooling.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>This is not a listing for an internal role at Dragonfly</strong>. This posting is to connect you directly with one or more companies in our portfolio that are actively hiring Staff+- level engineers. If this description doesn’t match your background exactly, but you’re a senior crypto-native engineer, we encourage you to apply—we may have other opportunities that are a better fit.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>What We’re Looking For:</strong></div><ul><li class="">7+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 2+ years at the Staff or Principal level</li><li class="">Proven track record of building and shipping crypto-native systems—whether protocols, infra, or full-stack products</li><li class="">Deep expertise in system design, distributed systems, and production-grade architecture</li><li class="">Experience mentoring engineers and leading cross-functional technical initiatives</li><li class="">Strong comfort operating in high-ambiguity, fast-paced startup environments</li><li class="">Bonus: contributed to open-source crypto projects or participated in core protocol engineering</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>About the Role(s):</strong></div><div> Depending on the team, you could be:</div><ul><li class="">Leading architecture and implementation of a new L1/L2, on-chain product, or zero-knowledge protocol</li><li class="">Building developer platforms, staking infra, or MEV-aware systems at scale</li><li class="">Driving technical strategy and roadmap for teams shipping complex crypto systems</li><li class="">Mentoring engineers and establishing an engineering culture at the earliest stages</li><li class="">Working directly with founders and research teams to push forward novel mechanisms or primitives</li></ul><div><br></div><div>Even if you don’t match every point above but are a Staff-level engineer with real crypto experience, we encourage you to apply. There may be other opportunities that fit your skill set.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Process:</strong></div><ul><li class="">We’ll confidentially match you with portfolio companies aligned with your background, skill set, and interests.</li><li class="">If mutual interest exists between you and a team, we’ll facilitate a warm introduction.</li><li class="">If there isn’t a match today, we’ll keep you top of mind for future opportunities.</li><li class="">All candidate submissions are strictly confidential.</li></ul><div><br></div><div>Our portfolio companies are globally distributed and hire for remote, hybrid, and in-person roles worldwide. They’re building across the entire crypto ecosystem, including DeFi, CeFi, infrastructure, L1s and L2s, creator/consumer applications, NFTs, ZK, Crypto x AI, and more.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Submit your information below, and we’ll be in touch if there’s a potential fit.</strong></div>