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Principal Engineer (Remote Outside US) - Real-World Asset Minter Infrastructure

Location: Remote - Europe or on the East Coast for South America/Canada (No US)

Compensation: $200K - $225K

We are building a critical piece of infrastructure that is the first live Minter on a major protocol. Our system transforms real-world collateral, such as U.S. Treasuries, into on-chain monetary building blocks ($M). This programmable, composable foundation allows builders to create their own application-specific digital dollars. We are seeking a Principal Engineer to take full-stack ownership of the systems that power this creation and distribution.

This role begins as a high-impact Senior Individual Contributor position with broad autonomy to define architecture and set engineering practices, designed to grow into a technical leadership role. You will work directly with leadership to execute a clear, productized system vision. Your focus will be on building the institutional-grade infrastructure that enables automated minting, multi-chain liquidity, and key integrations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Financial Infrastructure Design: Design and develop automated on-chain minting and cross-chain stablecoin liquidity management solutions.
• Operational Resilience: Engineer institutional-grade infrastructure with high uptime, automation, and operational resilience to deliver reliable services to partners.
• Full-Stack Development: Deploy modern web applications, CLI tools, and lightweight UIs using best practices to ensure security, compliance, and high availability.
• Monitoring & Tooling: Implement robust monitoring and alerting systems to deliver high-uptime, low-latency user experiences.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with operators and control function teams to build tools and interfaces that enhance customer experience, issuance/treasury operations, and risk management/reconciliation workflows.
• Mentorship & Excellence: Promote engineering excellence, mentor mid-level engineers, conduct code reviews, and foster a culture of knowledge sharing and best practices.

• Experience: 7+ years of professional experience in software engineering.
• Core Languages: Strong proficiency in TypeScript and solid expertise in Python and SQL.
• Blockchain Development: Proficient in smart contract development for EVM-compatible chains.
• Backend Expertise: Advanced backend experience (Node.js, Python, or similar) and a proven history of building scalable RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
• DeFi Domain Knowledge: Direct experience with DeFi applications (lending, AMMs, stablecoins) and the ability to design and implement complex on-chain financial logic.
• Infrastructure: Practical experience deploying and managing applications across multi-region cloud platforms and proficient with CI/CD processes and containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Full-Stack Comfort: Comfortable working across the stack, from backend systems and APIs to CLI tools and lightweight UIs.
• Location: Must be based outside of the United States.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice-to-Haves):

• Prior experience with the Fireblocks API.
• Experience designing infrastructure that supports real-world financial operations and meets institutional reliability expectations.

• Compensation: Highly competitive compensation (base salary of $200K - $225K with equity/token grant) commensurate with experience.
• Global Team & Flexibility: Join a truly global team with full remote flexibility (outside of the US).
• Autonomy & Impact: Broad autonomy to define architecture and technical direction, working directly with the project Head and CTO on a clear system vision.
• Health & Wellness: Comprehensive healthcare insurance coverage, a well-being allowance, and a gym membership to support physical and mental health.
• Professional Development: Annual development budget for skill enhancement, including opportunities to participate in conferences and on-site company events worldwide.
• Customizable Setup: Tailor your workspace with access to top-notch IT equipment.
• Culture: High-autonomy, delivery-focused culture with a team-oriented and collaborative mindset.

Due to the high volume of applications we anticipate, we regret that we are unable to provide individual feedback to all candidates.If you do not hear back from us within 4 weeks of your application, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. We genuinely appreciate your interest and wish you the best in your job search.

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