Hyphen Connect · 14 hours ago
Founding CTO (Web3)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
5+ years expHyphenconnect is a venture-backed, early-stage technology company focused on building a programmable loyalty and rewards operating system for global consumer brands. They are seeking a Founding CTO to lead the architecture and build-out of their protocol, exchange infrastructure, and engineering organization, with responsibilities including smart contract development and integration of on-chain systems with consumer products.
Staffing & Recruiting
Responsibilities
Exchange & protocol architecture
Design and deploy a hybrid AMM / orderbook-based exchange for branded tokens
Build liquidity pools, routing logic, and market-making infrastructure
Define token economics, liquidity incentives, and trading mechanics
Smart contracts
Develop, test, and deploy core protocol contracts, including:
Token standards
Liquidity pools and staking
Rewards distribution and governance
Lead audit processes and ensure a strong on-chain security posture
Wallet & settlement infrastructure
Implement abstracted wallet solutions (e.g. smart accounts, MPC)
Integrate fiat on/off-ramps and external custody providers where required
Platform integration
Oversee architecture connecting the protocol layer to:
Engagement mechanics (predictions, quests, missions)
Rewards and commerce systems (drops, auctions, ticketing, merchandise)
Analytics and reporting dashboards
Consumer products
Guide development of mobile (iOS/Android) and web applications delivered under partner branding
Leadership & strategy
Hire, lead, and scale the engineering team across protocol, backend, and product
Set engineering standards, development workflows, and technical roadmap
Make strategic build-vs-buy decisions and select vendors and tooling
Qualification
Required
5+ years building blockchain or crypto infrastructure
Proven experience shipping at least one protocol or exchange to mainnet
Deep understanding of DeFi mechanics (AMMs, liquidity mining, tokenomics)
Strong production smart contract experience with a clean audit track record
Experience working with L2s, rollups, or app-chains
Familiarity with consumer-facing systems and real-time platforms
Comfortable operating in early-stage, resource-constrained environments
Able to balance protocol purity with product and user experience needs
Strong communicator across technical and non-technical stakeholders
Smart contracts: Solidity (advanced), Foundry / Hardhat, formal verification fundamentals
Languages: TypeScript/JavaScript, Rust or Go, Python
Infrastructure: RPC operations, indexers/subgraphs, GCP, Docker/Kubernetes
Security: Audit coordination, attack vector mitigation (reentrancy, flash loans, oracle risk), monitoring and incident response
Product stack exposure: React Native or Flutter, PostgreSQL, Redis, event streaming (useful for protocol-to-product integration)
Company
Hyphen Connect
Hyphen Connect: The Nexus of Web3 Talents As your premier Web3 talent acquisition partner, Hyphen Connect is dedicated to driving innovation by connecting passionate talent with forward-thinking enterprises.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase