Founding Backend Engineer for AI‑Powered DeFi Trading

The Bitcoin Street Journal; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid/remote options

Equity

Job summary

Proto is seeking a founding engineer to own the backend and quantitative systems powering its prediction‑market products. This hands‑on role requires moving between architecture, implementation, research, and production operations, with meaningful influence over product and engineering direction.

The ideal candidate has strong backend engineering and system design fundamentals, experience with DeFi and data‑intensive systems, and 3+ years in web3/crypto.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of full‑time experience in web3/crypto development.
• 4+ years of professional engineering experience in tech/product‑driven companies.
• Founding‑engineer mindset with ownership, speed and pragmatism.
• Experience with trading/financial primitives or DeFi protocols.
• Ability to translate research ideas into production systems.

Skills

Backend engineering

System design

Data-intensive systems

DeFi protocols

AI-assisted development

Web3/crypto development

Tools

Solana

Anchor

Rust

Job description

Proto is seeking a founding engineer to own the backend and quantitative systems powering its prediction‑market products. This hands‑on role requires moving between architecture, implementation, research, and production operations, with meaningful influence over product and engineering direction.

The ideal candidate has strong backend engineering and system design fundamentals, experience with DeFi and data‑intensive systems, and 3+ years in web3/crypto.