Remote DeFi Tech Lead — Go & MEV Backend

Jobgether; France; Remote; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Company-paid healthcare

401(k) plan

Unlimited paid time off

Fully remote work environment

Career growth opportunities

Collaborative engineering team

Job summary

Jobgether is seeking an experienced Technical Lead (DeFi) for a fully remote position based in France. You will lead a software engineering team along with a Technical Product Manager, shaping DeFi infrastructure and MEV services while contributing hands-on coding and setting technical direction.

The role focuses on Ethereum mempool workflows, validator profitability, and collaboration with DeFi searchers to improve trading execution.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience managing an engineering team.
• 5+ years of experience designing, building, testing, and deploying scalable distributed backend systems.
• 3+ years of professional experience in blockchain engineering.
• Deep proficiency in Go (Golang) for backend development.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A combination of technical leadership experience and hands-on engineering expertise.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and support 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)

Distributed backend

Team leadership

Blockchain engineering

Backend architecture

Communication

Tools

BDN

Job description

Jobgether is seeking an experienced Technical Lead (DeFi) for a fully remote position based in France. You will lead a software engineering team along with a Technical Product Manager, shaping DeFi infrastructure and MEV services while contributing hands-on coding and setting technical direction.

The role focuses on Ethereum mempool workflows, validator profitability, and collaboration with DeFi searchers to improve trading execution.