CTO / Founding Engineer - Dragonfly Portfolio

About the role

This is not a listing for an internal role at Dragonfly. This posting is for connecting you directly with one or more of the companies in our portfolio that are actively hiring for engineering leadership roles.

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.

Qualifications

• Senior engineer or technical leader with real crypto experience.
• Global distribution of portfolio companies hiring for remote, hybrid, and in-person roles worldwide.
• Building across the entire crypto ecosystem including DeFi, CeFi, infrastructure, L1s and L2s, creator/consumer applications, NFTs, ZK, Crypto x AI, and more.

Skills

• Experience in building and shipping crypto products.
• Independent execution skills, especially in early-stage projects.
• Technical leadership and decision-making abilities.
• Hiring and retaining high-performing engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of the crypto ecosystem.

Benefits

• Confidential matching process with portfolio companies aligned with your background, skill set, and interests.
• Facilitation of warm introductions between you and portfolio company teams.
• Strictly confidential candidate submissions.

Pay

The pay structure varies based on the specific role and company, but all positions are competitive within the crypto industry.

Schedule

The schedule can vary depending on the location and role, but most positions are full-time and offer flexible work arrangements.

Benefits

• Health insurance options.
• Retirement plans.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Professional development opportunities.