Remote Director, Crypto Protocols & DeFi Platforms

Crypto Pro Network; United States; Remote; USD 174,000 - 261,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

HSA / FSA / 401(k) benefits

Life and disability insurance

Holidays and PTO

Family leave up to 12 weeks

Education reimbursement

Job summary

Figure Lending is seeking a Director, Crypto Protocols to drive the Hastra-based PRIME rollout and lead architectural strategy for DeFi protocols across Ethereum, Solana, and future networks.

You will spearhead backend development with Rust, Golang, and Solidity, balancing 90% engineering work with 10% leadership duties, while mentoring engineers and collaborating with security and infrastructure teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software engineering for backend, blockchain, or distributed systems.
• Strong expertise in Rust, Golang and Solidity.
• Experience with Ethereum and Solana native environments.
• Proven track record in DeFi, smart contracts, and cross‑chain infra.
• Proficient in observability, alerts, monitoring, and incident response.
• Speaks to architectural decisions while writing high‑quality code daily.
• Excellent communicator with vendors and internal teams.
• Bachelor's degree in CS preferred; practical experience valued.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and delivery of PRIME through the Hastra protocol.
• Design and build core protocol services across RWA DeFi, tokenization, settlement, and cross‑chain infrastructure.
• Own technical direction for new Hastra DeFi projects, from early design through production launch.
• Develop production systems using Golang, Rust, Solidity, and related blockchain infrastructure.
• Expand Hastra’s protocol footprint across Solana, Ethereum, and additional native chain ecosystems.
• Collaborate with internal teams, vendors, and protocol partners to define requirements, timelines, and delivery plans.
• Communicate clearly with leadership and stakeholders, including practical timeline estimates and tradeoff analysis.
• Operate protocol infrastructure with strong monitoring, observability, and incident readiness using tools such as Datadog, Hypernative, and other DeFi monitoring platforms.
• Review architecture, code, vendor integrations, and protocol design decisions for scalability, security, and maintainability.
• Mentor engineers while remaining deeply hands‑on in the codebase.

Skills

Rust

Golang

Solidity

DeFi

Cross-chain

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Datadog

Hypernative

Job description

Figure Lending is seeking a Director, Crypto Protocols to drive the Hastra-based PRIME rollout and lead architectural strategy for DeFi protocols across Ethereum, Solana, and future networks.

You will spearhead backend development with Rust, Golang, and Solidity, balancing 90% engineering work with 10% leadership duties, while mentoring engineers and collaborating with security and infrastructure teams.