CTO / Engineering Leader - Dragonfly Portfolio

Dragonfly; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A crypto venture capital firm is seeking an Executive for engineering leadership roles, responsible for building and shipping crypto products. Ideal candidates will have a strong track record in crypto, leadership experience, and the ability to work closely with founding teams. This role includes remote and hybrid options and is geared toward candidates with substantial experience in the crypto ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Track record of building and shipping crypto products.
• Ability to drive execution and innovation.
• Comfortable setting culture and standards for teams.

Responsibilities

• Leading engineering from concept to execution.
• Building and launching core crypto products.
• Partnering with the CEO on product strategies.

Skills

Engineering leadership experience in crypto

Independent execution in 0 to 1 environments

Strong technical judgment

Experience hiring and leading engineering teams

Collaboration with founders

Familiarity with the crypto ecosystem

Job description

Overview

Dragonfly is a crypto-native Venture Capital and research firm with $4B+ in assets under management and 160+ portfolio companies. Our Talent team supports the recruiting efforts of the companies within our portfolio by connecting them with talented potential candidates. This posting is to connect you directly with one or more of the portfolio companies actively hiring for engineering leadership roles. If this description doesn’t match your background exactly but you’re a crypto-native engineer or technical leader, we encourage you to apply—we may have other opportunities that are a better fit.

What We’re Looking For

• Engineering leadership experience with a track record of building and shipping crypto products.
• Ability to execute independently, especially in 0 to 1 environments.
• Strong technical judgment and a bias toward action.
• Experience hiring, leading, and retaining high-performing engineering teams.
• Comfortable working closely with founders on product, strategy, and technical direction.
• Deep familiarity with the crypto ecosystem—whether you’ve built protocols, shipped smart contracts, launched DeFi products, or scaled crypto infrastructure.

About The Role(s)

• Leading engineering from the ground up, owning technical decisions, product delivery, and hiring.
• Building and launching the first version of a core protocol, infrastructure layer, or crypto-native product.
• Partnering with the CEO/founding team on product roadmap and long-term technical strategy.
• Staying hands-on while setting the culture and standards for a growing engineering team.
• Driving execution and innovation in high-impact crypto environments.

Even if you don’t match every point above but are a senior engineer or technical leader with real crypto experience, we encourage you to apply. There may be other opportunities that fit your skill set.

Process: We’ll confidentially match you with portfolio companies aligned with your background, skill set, and interests. If mutual interest exists between you and a team, we’ll facilitate a warm introduction. If there isn’t a match today, we’ll keep you top of mind for future opportunities.

Our portfolio companies are globally distributed, hiring 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. All candidate submissions are strictly confidential.

Submit your information below, and we’ll be in touch if there’s a potential fit.

Seniority level

• Executive

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals