Job description

About Dragonfly Dragonfly is a global investment firm focused on the future of money, markets, and intelligence. With origins in crypto and over $3.5 billion in assets under management, we invest in generational companies and protocols across the frontier of finance and technology. We're a team of seasoned VCs, technologists, and markets experts with deep roots in New York, Silicon Valley, and Asia. We've published some of the industry's most widely read research on stablecoins, market structure, decentralized finance, networks, protocol security, and increasingly, the intersection of finance and AI. This is not a listing for an internal role at Dragonfly. This posting is to connect you directly with one or more companies in our portfolio that are actively hiring for Senior Staff and Principal Engineers across different domains—including protocol, infrastructure, full-stack, and developer tooling. What We’re Looking For: • 7+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 2+ years at the Staff or Principal level • Proven track record of building and shipping crypto-native systems—whether protocols, infra, or full-stack products • Deep expertise in system design, distributed systems, and production-grade architecture • Experience mentoring engineers and leading cross-functional technical initiatives • Strong comfort operating in high-ambiguity, fast-paced startup environments • Bonus: contributed to open-source crypto projects or participated in core protocol engineering About the Role(s): Depending on the team, you could be: • Leading architecture and implementation of a new L1/L2, on-chain product, or zero-knowledge protocol • Building developer platforms, staking infra, or MEV-aware systems at scale • Driving technical strategy and roadmap for teams shipping complex crypto systems • Mentoring engineers and establishing an engineering culture at the earliest stages • Working directly with founders and research teams to push forward novel mechanisms or primitives Even if you don't match every point above, we encourage you to apply. There may be other opportunities that fit your skill set. Process: • We’ll confidentially match you with portfolio companies aligned with your background, skill set, and interests • If mutual interest exists between you and a team, we’ll facilitate a warm introduction • If there isn’t a match today, we’ll keep you top of mind for future opportunities Compensation • $200,000–$300,000 The compensation range reflects variation by seniority, location, and hiring company. Final compensation is confirmed with the specific hiring company. Submit your information below, and we’ll reach out if there’s a potential fit.

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Must-haves

7+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 2+ years at the Staff or Principal level
Proven track record of building and shipping crypto-native systems—whether protocols, infra, or full-stack products
Deep expertise in system design, distributed systems, and production-grade architecture
Experience mentoring engineers and leading cross-functional technical initiatives
Strong comfort operating in high-ambiguity, fast-paced startup environments
Leading architecture and implementation of a new L1/L2, on-chain product, or zero-knowledge protocol
Building developer platforms, staking infra, or MEV-aware systems at scale
Driving technical strategy and roadmap for teams shipping complex crypto systems
Mentoring engineers and establishing an engineering culture at the earliest stages
Working directly with founders and research teams to push forward novel mechanisms or primitives
Even if you don't match every point above, we encourage you to apply. There may be other opportunities that fit your skill set.
We’ll confidentially match you with portfolio companies aligned with your background, skill set, and interests
If mutual interest exists between you and a team, we’ll facilitate a warm introduction
If there isn’t a match today, we’ll keep you top of mind for future opportunities

Nice-to-haves

Bonus: contributed to open-source crypto projects or participated in core protocol engineering

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