Forward-Deployed Engineer

Joseph Anthony Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Joseph Anthony Group is seeking a Forward-Deployed Engineer to serve as the dedicated technical partner to its Business Development team in New York. You will operate at the nexus of engineering, trading, and commercial strategy, building fast, tangible solutions that open new revenue streams in a fast-paced crypto environment.

You are a hands-on builder with DeFi and digital asset experience, capable of turning ideas into working products with a high degree of autonomy, and you will collaborate

Qualifications

• Background as a DeFi engineer, technical trader, DeFi founder, or hands-on crypto builder.
• Proven ability to ship quickly, turning loosely defined ideas into working products with autonomy.
• Hands-on experience with DeFi primitives such as bridging, liquidations, lending protocols, RWAs, AMMs, smart contract integrations, and on-chain infrastructure.
• Strong proficiency in Solidity, Python, and TypeScript/Node.js, including smart contract interactions, protocol integrations, automation, data analysis, and application development.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to partner effectively across engineering, trading, business development, and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate emerging DeFi and trading opportunities, assessing technical feasibility, risk, market dynamics, and potential P&L.
• Build and deploy solutions including bridging infrastructure, liquidation bots, RWA minting/redemption workflows, and AMM liquidity strategies.
• Rapidly develop MVPs to validate opportunities and support strategic business initiatives.
• Act as the primary technical resource embedded within the Business Development organization.
• Help incubate and launch new trading or commercial initiatives from concept through validation and scale.

Skills

Solidity

Python

TypeScript/Node.js

DeFi concepts

P&L awareness

Tools

Smart contract integrations

Automation scripts

On-chain data analysis

Job description

About the Role

Our client is seeking a Forward-Deployed Engineer to serve as the dedicated technical partner to its Business Development team. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, trading, and commercial strategy, focusing on identifying promising opportunities and rapidly building solutions that create new revenue streams. The ideal candidate is a hands-on builder with experience across DeFi and digital assets, strong trading awareness, and the ability to move quickly in fast-paced environments where ownership and execution matter.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate emerging DeFi and trading opportunities, assessing technical feasibility, risk, market dynamics, and potential P&L.
• Build and deploy solutions including bridging infrastructure, liquidation bots, RWA minting/redemption workflows, and AMM liquidity strategies.
• Rapidly develop MVPs to validate opportunities and support strategic business initiatives.
• Act as the primary technical resource embedded within the Business Development organization.
• Help incubate and launch new trading or commercial initiatives from concept through validation and scale.

Requirements

• Background as a DeFi engineer, technical trader, DeFi founder, or similarly hands-on crypto builder with an understanding of liquidity, market structure, execution, and P&L.
• Proven ability to build and ship quickly, turning loosely defined ideas into working products while operating with a high degree of autonomy.
• Hands-on experience with DeFi primitives such as bridging, liquidations, lending protocols, RWAs, AMMs, smart contract integrations, and on-chain infrastructure.
• Strong proficiency in Solidity, Python, and TypeScript/Node.js, including smart contract interactions, protocol integrations, automation, data analysis, and application development.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to partner effectively across engineering, trading, business development, and external stakeholders.

Additional Qualifications

• Experience working with blockchain networks, smart contracts, decentralized applications, and Web3 infrastructure.
• Familiarity with DeFi ecosystems and applications, including trading, lending, liquidity, staking, tokenization, or related financial products.
• Exposure to blockchain development frameworks, analytics platforms, data tools, and infrastructure commonly used across digital asset environments.
• Experience building automation, integrations, monitoring systems, analytics solutions, or operational tooling for crypto, fintech, or trading-related applications.
• Interest in emerging areas of digital assets, including institutional adoption, tokenized assets, cross-chain ecosystems, market infrastructure, and on-chain financial services.