Remote DeFi Tech Lead - MEV & Ethereum Systems

Jobgether; Schweiz; Remote; CHF 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and stock options

Company-paid healthcare

401(k) plan

Unlimited paid time off

Fully remote work environment

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Jobgether, listing on behalf of a partner company, seeks a Technical Lead (DeFi) to head a blockchain-backed backend team. The role is fully remote with Switzerland as the base and offers leadership over MEV services and mempool workflows, focusing on validator profitability and trading execution.

With 2+ years in engineering leadership and 5+ years building scalable distributed backends, you will shape DeFi infrastructure while mentoring engineers and collaborating with a Technical Product

Qualifications

• Experience leading an engineering team.
• 5+ years designing, building, testing, and deploying scalable distributed backend systems.
• 3+ years professional blockchain engineering experience.
• Deep proficiency in Go (Golang) for backend development.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of software engineers and a Technical Product Manager.
• Guide the design, implementation, and optimization of MEV services and Ethereum mempool transaction workflows.
• Define and deliver product offerings designed to maximize validator gains and profitability.
• Collaborate with DeFi searchers to develop tools and services that improve trading execution.
• Contribute hands-on code to the Blockchain Distribution Network (BDN) and related services.
• Ensure backend systems deliver high performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Promote strong engineering practices, including code quality, automated testing, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Go (Golang)

Leadership

Blockchain engineering

Distributed systems

Communication

Tools

Backend design

Job description

Jobgether, listing on behalf of a partner company, seeks a Technical Lead (DeFi) to head a blockchain-backed backend team. The role is fully remote with Switzerland as the base and offers leadership over MEV services and mempool workflows, focusing on validator profitability and trading execution.

With 2+ years in engineering leadership and 5+ years building scalable distributed backends, you will shape DeFi infrastructure while mentoring engineers and collaborating with a Technical Product