Who we are

About Bridge

We’re creating an entirely new payments platform, built with stablecoins, to simplify global money movement. Bridge enables faster, cheaper payments and borderless access to dollars via stablecoins. Through our APIs, businesses can send and receive funds across borders faster / cheaper vs. SWIFT and other fiat-only rails. Our virtual accounts enable international consumers and businesses to easily access, store and spend US dollars. Our payouts infrastructure enables platforms to disburse USD to anyone globally. We believe many trillions of dollars will move and settle through stablecoin payment rails. Bridge is pulling this future forward. 

We are building largely in San Francisco, and have a small team of people who have previously built financial infrastructure at some of the world’s leading companies (Coinbase, Stripe, Square, Brex, Upstart, DoorDash, Airbnb) and each and every one of them chose Bridge because they fundamentally believe that stablecoins will be a critical piece of financial infrastructure that allows for the improvement of global money movement.

About the Role

As one of the first blockchain engineers at Bridge, you will be given the autonomy to work on projects that are truly global in scale and aim to give customers access to products they've never had access to. Many of the use cases that we work on today didn't exist several months ago and that's because our team is dedicated to constant improvement for our partners and end users. Our Engineers have outsized ownership over projects so if you are looking for increased autonomy working on a completely greenfield opportunity, Bridge is the place for you.

Responsibilities

• Build out multi-chain hot wallet infrastructure to support increased reliability of our payments.

• Build smart contracts to increase hot wallet payment throughput.

• Build smart contract platform to issue custom stablecoins across multiple blockchains (EVM, Solana, Stellar, etc).

• Build smart contract monitoring systems to detect anomalous events (especially related to minting and burning).

• Design and develop blockchain-based applications and protocols to support stablecoin transactions and integrations.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into technical specifications.

• Implement and maintain smart contracts, ensuring security and efficiency.

• Perform thorough testing and debugging of blockchain applications.

• Optimize blockchain performance and scalability.

• Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in blockchain technology and integrate relevant advancements into our solutions.

• Provide technical guidance and support to other team members.

• Contribute to the overall architecture and design of our blockchain systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• We are open to hiring engineers at various levels of seniority but in general we would look for somebody with 5+ years of experience.

• Strong proficiency in blockchain platforms such as Ethereum, Solana or others.

• Experience with smart contract development using Solidity or other relevant languages.

• Deep understanding of cryptographic principles and blockchain protocols.

• Experience with decentralized finance (DeFi) and stablecoins is highly desirable.

• Knowledge of security best practices in blockchain development.

• An enlarged sense of ownership and the ability to lead and influence the design and direction of our products.

• An ability to thrive in a fast paced environment.

• A growth mindset and a constant curiosity and fearlessness to dive into the unknown.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write clear technical documentation.

Head of Digital Assets

Location: New York, NY (Hybrid)

Compensation: $150,000 – $200,000 base + discretionary bonus

Type: Full-Time

About Us

RQD* Clearing is a next-generation correspondent clearing firm built to support the most innovative FinTechs, Retail and Institutional Broker-Dealers, RIAs, and Foreign Brokers. Headquartered in New York and built entirely on cloud-native, real-time technology, RQD delivers seamless clearing, custody, and execution solutions in today's rapidly evolving financial landscape. We are a fast-growing firm with an entrepreneurial culture, deep expertise, and an unwavering commitment to improving markets for all participants.

As we continue to expand our capabilities into digital assets and tokenized securities, we are seeking a visionary Head of Digital Assets to help define and execute RQD's strategy across the full digital asset spectrum — from infrastructure and compliance to client strategy and product development.

The Opportunity

This is a unique opportunity for a seasoned digital asset professional to step into a leadership role at a rapidly scaling clearing firm at the intersection of traditional finance and digital assets. You will work directly with RQD's senior management team to lead the vision, strategy, and day-to-day execution of our digital asset initiatives. You will be the firm's subject matter expert across the full digital asset landscape — bringing your depth of knowledge to bear on smart contracts, stablecoin infrastructure, tokenization, and regulatory compliance.

This is not a supporting role — it is a seat at the table. You will shape how RQD enters and grows in the digital asset space.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with senior management to define and execute RQD’s digital asset strategy, roadmap, and market positioning
• Lead the evaluation, design, and integration of digital asset capabilities across RQD’s clearing and custody platform
• Oversee smart contract analysis, blockchain infrastructure considerations, and tokenized asset settlement workflows
• Develop and maintain the firm’s digital asset compliance framework, including AML/KYC, regulatory reporting, and evolving SEC/CFTC guidance
• Serve as the internal expert on stablecoins, tokenized securities, DeFi protocols, and digital asset market structure
• Work cross-functionally with Operations, Technology, Compliance, and Sales teams to embed digital asset capabilities into the firm’s broader service offerings
• Monitor regulatory developments at federal and state levels and assess their impact on the firm’s digital asset strategy
• Evaluate and manage relationships with digital asset custodians, exchanges, technology vendors, and other third-party partners
• Support business development efforts by educating prospective clients on RQD’s digital asset capabilities and acting as a subject matter expert in client conversations
• Produce clear, concise internal and external communications — white papers, briefings, and regulatory filings as needed

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in digital assets, cryptocurrency, or blockchain technology in a professional capacity
• Deep understanding of smart contracts (Solidity or similar), blockchain protocols, and Layer 1/Layer 2 infrastructure
• Strong working knowledge of stablecoin mechanics, tokenized assets, and DeFi ecosystems
• Experience with on-chain compliance tooling (Chainalysis, Elliptic, TRM Labs, or similar)
• Familiarity with digital asset regulatory frameworks: FinCEN, OFAC, state money transmission laws, SEC/CFTC digital asset guidance, and travel rule compliance
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical concepts into business strategy and client-facing materials
• Experience collaborating with legal, compliance, and operations teams in a regulated financial environment
• Exceptional analytical, written, and verbal communication skills
• Self-starter mentality — comfortable operating in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment with a small, high-performing team
• Prior experience at or with a broker-dealer, clearing firm, custody provider, or financial market infrastructure a plus

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary: $150,000 – $200,000 (commensurate with experience)
• Discretionary annual bonus – Based on individual and company performance
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible, hybrid work environment headquartered in New York, NY
• Direct access to senior leadership and meaningful input on firm strategy from day one

LayerZero

The Future is Omnichain.

Founded in 2021, LayerZero’s vision is to create a community of cross-chain developers, building dApps that are no longer constrained by individual blockchain capabilities. With LayerZero's simple, generic messaging protocol, builders will develop cross-chain dApps designed to unify the power of individual blockchains.

We are funded by the best investors in the world including:

a16z, Sequoia, PayPal, Binance Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Uniswap Labs, Circle Ventures, Delphi Digital, and many more.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Solutions Architect, you are the technical owner of the customer journey from first deep‑dive through successful production deployment.

You will lead discovery, design architectures, build proof‑of‑concepts, and clearly explain how LayerZero fits into a customer’s existing stack (on‑chain, off‑chain, and AI/data systems). You’ll work closely with our FDEs and Product teams to ensure what we propose is not only compelling, but actually shippable and supportable.

This is a hands‑on, customer‑facing role - not a pure slideware or support function. You’ll be expected to whiteboard, write code for demos and POCs, and speak fluently about both Web3 primitives and modern software & architecture.

LayerZero’s Solutions Architecture team is the technical front line for our go‑to‑market motion. We partner closely with Business Development, Forward Deployed Engineering, and core Product/Protocol teams to help customers design and adopt cross‑chain architectures built on LayerZero.

We engage with a wide range of organizations - from DeFi protocols and Web3 infrastructure teams, to global banks, asset managers, and enterprises exploring blockchain and AI‑driven use cases - and act as trusted advisors on interoperability, security, and system design.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

ABOUT YOU

• Have 5–10+ years in customer facing technical roles such as Solutions Architect, Sales Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineer, Platform/Infra Engineer, or Protocol Engineer.
• Have a strong grasp of blockchain fundamentals and Web3 architecture: consensus basics, L1/L2 and rollups, bridging models, wallets and signing, vaults, custody, and common DeFi patterns.
• Are comfortable reading and writing code - ideally in TypeScript, Rust, Go, and/or Solidity - and can quickly understand someone else’s stack.
• Have deep experience with integration architecture patterns and APIs (REST/gRPC/WebSockets, webhooks, event streams, OAuth/identity, etc.).
• Can explain complex technical concepts simply, adapting your language for engineers, product managers, and business stakeholders.
• Enjoy whiteboarding, system design, and storytelling, and can guide a customer from vague ideas to concrete architecture and rollout plans.
• Are comfortable in a fast‑moving, ambiguous environment, juggling multiple high‑stakes accounts at once.
• Bonus: have worked with financial services, trading, or other highly regulated industries and understand their risk, compliance, and integration constraints.

Equal Opportunity Employer

LayerZero Labs is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. LayerZero Labs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.

About Daylight

Daylight is the decentralized energy company. We're building a protocol that converts distributed solar and storage systems into yield-bearing infrastructure. These assets are deployed behind the meter in American homes and businesses, generating electricity revenues that flow onchain as a single, liquid yield token. Our ambition is to build the economic engine for energy abundance—where capital fuels power, and power fuels everything.

Our team brings together energy and crypto veterans who believe in a future where communities power themselves. Backed by a16z, Framework, and other industry-leading investors, we're building the infrastructure to make that vision a reality. Learn more at www.godaylight.com

The Role

As a Senior Software Engineer | Blockchain at Daylight, you'll play a crucial role in developing our Django APIs and backend services that support our mobile app and partner integrations as well as designing the interactions with our smart contracts onchain. You'll build functionality that helps homeowners monitor, control, and optimize their energy usage while participating in our decentralized energy network.

We're an early-stage startup, so this role goes beyond just writing code. You'll have significant input on architecture decisions, user experience, and product direction. As we scale, there will be opportunities to grow into a leadership or management position, mentoring junior developers and shaping our backend development strategy and onchain integrations.

This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about crypto and clean energy, values craftsmanship in their code, and thrives in dynamic startup environments where your work has a direct impact on the product's success and the company's mission.

This role is in-person in our New York City office.

Responsibilities

• GraphQL & REST API Development
• Design and build robust GraphQL queries and mutations that power our mobile app and are tailored for mobile performance
• Architect, develop, and maintain scalable API endpoints that support vendor/partner integrations
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship innovative features
• Continuously monitor performance and resolve bottlenecks and bugs across all endpoints
• Champion code quality, automation, and comprehensive testing practices
• CRM & Internal Tools Development
• Leverage and extend Django’s admin interface to build a feature-rich internal CRM and administration portal
• Customize the Django admin site to meet evolving business and workflow needs
• Work with stakeholders to refine internal processes and drive user-friendly administrative solutions
• Smart Contract Development
• Design and implement Solidity smart contracts that underpin Daylight's decentralized energy markets
• Develop Daylight's decentralized data storage and validation layer using modern frameworks (e.g. Commonware, Snapchain L3)
• Architect secure oracle flows to feed real-world energy data onchain
• Manage crosschain deployments and integrations for liquidity routing and yield pools using LayerZero, Wormhole, or similar technologies
• Technical Architecture & DevOps
• Contribute to architecture planning and drive technical design decisions that ensure scalability and security
• Optimize the application stack for maximum speed and reliability
• Embrace CI/CD methodologies and infrastructure-as-code practices to streamline deployments
• Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies that enhance our backend ecosystem

What we’re looking for

| Must Haves

• 5+ years of experience developing APIs and backend services
• 2+ years of experience writing Solidity smart contracts
• Strong understanding of API Development and best practices
• Experience with Python, Django, PostgreSQL and Redis
• Proficiency in writing clean, readable, and well-documented code
• Experience with REST APIs, GraphQL, and network request handling
• Familiarity with version control systems, particularly Git
• Knowledge of backend performance profiling and optimization techniques
• Experience with testing and managing AWS infrastructure and Kubernetes
• Familiarity with crypto and related infrastructure, specifically EVM
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing requirements
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Familiarity with DeFi protocols, especially stablecoins, lending markets, liquid staking, or yield optimization systems
• Experience integrating offchain data via oracles

| Nice to Haves

• Experience with Celery, Django admin sites
• Experience with smart contract audits
• Experience with continuous integration and delivery processes
• Contributions to open-source projects
• Understanding of energy markets and renewable energy systems

What we offer

• Competitive salary and equity package
• Opportunity to shape a category-defining product from the ground up
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Wellhub membership
• Monthly wellness stipend

Daylight values diversity and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. We're building technology that serves everyone, and we believe diverse perspectives make our team and our product stronger.

About Daylight

Daylight is the decentralized energy company. We're building a protocol that converts distributed solar and storage systems into yield-bearing infrastructure. These assets are deployed behind the meter in American homes and businesses, generating electricity revenues that flow onchain as a single, liquid yield token. Our ambition is to build the economic engine for energy abundance—where capital fuels power, and power fuels everything.

Backed by a16z, Framework Ventures, and other leading investors, we’re bringing together top minds in energy and crypto to build a new kind of energy network—one that is transparent, decentralized, and designed for the energy transition. Learn more at www.godaylight.com.

The Role

As a Protocol Engineer at Daylight, you’ll lead the development of our core smart contracts and decentralized backend systems that underpin our onchain energy network. Our protocol interacts with energy hardware in the real world and tokenizes the value of flexible energy capacity into crypto-native incentives—bridging digital and physical infrastructure through verifiable smart contracts, oracles, and data integrations.

You should bring deep experience in Solidity and DeFi architectures (especially stablecoins, lending, or reward mechanisms), and be comfortable deploying cross-chain smart contracts using modern interoperability protocols like LayerZero or Wormhole. You should also be confident designing systems that ingest and act on offchain data in a trust-minimized way—whether through Chainlink, Chronicle, or custom oracle networks.

We’re a small team working quickly, so you should be comfortable jumping into backend tasks when needed—whether supporting our Django APIs or refining the interface between our offchain services and smart contract layer.

This is a high-impact, high-ownership role. You'll work directly with the founding team, shaping the cryptoeconomic and technical foundation of Daylight's protocol.

This role is in-person in our New York City office.

Responsibilities

• Protocol Development
  • Design and implement Solidity smart contracts that underpin Daylight’s decentralized energy markets
  • Lead architecture decisions for our EVM-based systems across mainnet and L2s
  • Manage crosschain deployments and integrations using LayerZero, Wormhole, or similar technologies
  • Develop core logic for staking, token issuance, energy capacity verification, and rewards
•  Data Integration & Oracles
  • Architect secure offchain data flows to feed real-world energy data into onchain systems
  • Work with oracles and custom data infrastructure to bridge between energy hardware, APIs, and contracts
  • Design and maintain trust assumptions, verification mechanisms, and upgrade paths
• Backend Engineering
  • Support Daylight’s core backend team as needed with Python/Django development
  • Help design and maintain APIs that interact with contracts and power our frontend applications
  • Participate in DevOps, testing, and deployment of protocol-related services
• Security & Auditing
  • Lead internal security reviews and coordinate third-party audits of smart contracts
  • Stay up-to-date on known exploits and best practices in DeFi and crosschain architecture
• Product Strategy & R&D
  • Contribute to protocol incentive design, economic modeling, and simulations
  • Evaluate new technologies, frameworks, and cryptoeconomic primitives to inform

What we’re looking for

| Must Haves

• 3+ years of experience developing and deploying Solidity smart contracts in production
• Deep familiarity with DeFi protocols—especially stablecoins, lending markets, staking, or yield systems
• Experience with crosschain development (e.g., LayerZero, Wormhole, Axelar)
• Proven experience integrating offchain data via oracles (Chainlink, Chronicle, custom feeds)
• Understanding of EVM security, auditing practices, and gas optimization
• Comfortable writing and reviewing Python code and supporting traditional backend engineering tasks
• Passion for clean energy, decentralization, and building systems with real-world impact
• Based in NYC, excited to collaborate in-office

| Nice to Haves

• Experience building L2-native or modular appchains (OP Stack, Polygon CDK, etc.)
• Familiarity with protocol simulations (e.g., Python-based Monte Carlo models or token economic tools)
• Previous experience contributing to open-source protocols
• Understanding of DERs, energy hardware, or grid operations
• Experience working in early-stage startups or founding teams

What we offer

• Competitive salary and equity package
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Monthly wellness and Wellhub stipend
• Opportunity to shape a category-defining protocol from the ground up
• Work in-person with a deeply motivated team in New York City

Daylight values diversity and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. We're building technology that serves everyone, and we believe diverse perspectives make our team and our product stronger.

We are looking for an APAC Developer Relations specialist (must speak Chinese and English fluently) to help builders deploy on XION with minimal friction. This role involves being the primary point of contact for developers, providing hands-on support while continuously improving documentation, examples, and tooling in collaboration with the engineering team. The ideal candidate has a strong technical background, with expertise in at least one of TypeScript, Go, or Rust, and experience in DevRel or open-source contributions. You should be highly organized, proactive in addressing developer needs, and passionate about blockchain technology’s potential for mass adoption.

Responsibilities

• Top priority: help builders deploy on XION as seamlessly as possible, and continuously improve the developer experience
• Be the lead point of contact for builders deploying on XION, providing proactive support to builders across direct Telegram chats, Discord channels, forums, and community chats.
• Address developer pain points by improving documentation, examples, SDKs, and APIs in collaboration with engineering.
• Gather and prioritize developer feedback for product and engineering team enhancements.
• Advocate internally for the developer community’s needs and concerns.
• Build and maintain relationships with developers to foster a supportive community.
• Stay updated on blockchain and software application trends, tools, and best practices.

Requirements

• Strong, proactive communication skills. Builders always come first. Never let over 15 hours pass on a support request without acknowledgement that the message was received.
• Organization: you will be juggling many different requests, across many different teams, across many different channels. It is important to stay organized so that builders receive the highest level of support. In addition, repeated requests will need to be logged, surfaced and addressed in documentation & improved developer tools to streamline future support.
• Strong background in Computer Science through education or self-learning.
• Minimum 3 years in developer relations or technical evangelism for consumer APIs, applications, blockchain projects.
• Advanced understanding of one of: Typescript, Go, Rust
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to a diverse audience.
• Experience in managing open-source projects and maintaining high-quality documentation.
• Strong networking and interpersonal skills, passionate about supporting developers.
• Proactive and empathetic problem-solving approach, committed to continuous improvement.

Desirable Knowledge

• Advanced understanding of Typescript, Go, Rust, Cosmwasm, Move, Solidity
• Advanced understanding of blockchain technology or distributed systems.
• Experience in developing blockchain applications or working with smart contracts.
• Familiarity with the Cosmos SDK/Cosmwasm and active participation in the community.
• Contributions and activity in open-source projects, especially blockchain projects.
• Interest in blockchain technologies and their integration into consumer applications.
• Passionate belief in the transformative power of decentralization and blockchain technology.