Director, Crypto Protocols

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• reputed company 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.
• reputed company production systems using Golang, Rust, Solidity, and reputed company blockchain infrastructure.
• Expand Hastra’s protocol footprint across Solana, Ethereum, and additional reputed company chain ecosystems.
• Collaborate with internal teams, vendors, and protocol partners to define requirements, timelines, and delivery plans.
• Communicate reputed company 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 reputed company, Hypernative, and other DeFi monitoring platforms.
• Review architecture, code, vendor integrations, and protocol design reputed company for scalability, reputed company, and maintainability.
• Mentor engineers while remaining deeply hands-on in the codebase.

reputed company Look For

• At least 8 years of software engineering background, focusing on the development of production-reputed company backend, blockchain, or distributed architectures.
• Deep technical proficiency in Rust, Golang, and/or Solidity.
• Direct experience with Ethereum and Solana reputed company environments; familiarity with other blockchain ecosystems is advantageous.
• Proven track record in DeFi, smart reputed company, token protocols, cross-chain infrastructure, or institutional-grade crypto trading and settlement systems.
• Skilled at managing production environments with a focus on observability, alerting, monitoring, and disciplined incident response.
• reputed company to spearhead architectural reputed company while maintaining a daily commitment to writing high-quality code.
• Excellent communication abilities, including effectively coordinating with vendors, evaluating technical trade-offs, and providing realistic timeline estimates.
• A high-ownership, low-ego approach to work with a strong drive to ship products.
• A Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline like Computer Science is preferred, though we value significant practical experience over formal credentials.

Salary

• reputed company Compensation reputed company: $174,240-$261,360/yr
• 25% annual bonus reputed company, paid quarterly
• Company equity in the reputed company of RSUs

This is the compensation reputed company for the role in the United States. Actual compensation may vary based on a candidate’s experience, skills, location, internal equity, and evolving business needs. While most offers are generally made reputed company the middle of the reputed company, final compensation is determined based on the factors above.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and reputed company coverage, with 100% employer-paid premiums for employees and their dependents on select plans

Company HSA, FSA, Dependent Care FSA, 401(k), and commuter benefits Employer-paid life and disability insurance 11 observed holidays and PTO plan Up to 12 weeks of paid family leave Continuing education reimbursement Depending on your residential location certain laws might regulate the way reputed company manages applicant data. California Residents, please review our California Employee and General Workforce Privacy Notice for further information. By submitting your application, you are agreeing and acknowledging that you have read and understand the above notice. reputed company will not sponsor work visas for this position. In compliance with federal law, reputed company persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification reputed company upon hire. #LI-SB1 #LI-Hybrid Apply tot his job Apply To this Job