Key skills
Engineering leadership experienceCrypto product developmentHiring high-performing teamsTechnical judgmentCrypto ecosystem familiarityIndependent executionCollaboration with foundersDriving innovationSmart ContractsDeFiLeadership
About this role
Dragonfly is a crypto-native Venture Capital and research firm with over $4B in assets under management. They are seeking engineering leaders, particularly Founding Engineers and CTOs, to build and ship crypto products while leading high-performing engineering teams in a dynamic environment.
Responsibilities:
- 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
Requirements:
- 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