Protofire is hiring a
Blockchain Architect

Compensation: $77k - $144k estimated

Location: Remote

Protofire is looking for a Blockchain Architect to join our technical team and help us bring new project to web3 communities!

Responsibilities

  • Run discovery calls to map goals, constraints, and existing systems.
  • Translate pain points into concrete requirements and success metrics.
  • Partner with Sales to surface top customer problems and keep product/engineering aligned.
  • Solution design & estimation
  • Shape solution architecture (incl. trade-offs), document assumptions and risks.
  • Validate estimates with engineering; flag delivery risks early.
  • Explain how choices impact timelines, cost, security, and future roadmap.
  • Proposals & deal support.
  • Build proposals that cover approach, scope, milestones, pricing, and acceptance criteria.
  • Articulate business value alongside the technical plan.
  • Co-lead technical sections of negotiations and help close.
  • Technical due diligence during sales
  • Answer technical objections, run demos, and produce clarifications. Ensure both sides share a single, written understanding of scope and interfaces.
  • Provide market & competitive insight: track protocols, tooling, and competitors.
  • For complex briefs, research adjacent risks/opportunities and provide recommendations.
  • Produce clean handover docs (architecture, APIs, non-functional requirements).

Minimum Requirements

  • 2 years of experience in a similar position.
  • Daily user of on-chain tools; informed investor with hands-on experience across wallets, DeFi, and governance. Active in Discord/X/GitHub and industry events.
  • Track record shipping or maintaining OSS infra; comfortable working in public and with community feedback.
  • Deep knowledge of L1/L2 ecosystems (e.g., Ethereum, Polkadot, Cardano or similar), node/RPC infra, indexing, auth, and standards.
  • Experience designing, reviewing, and deploying contracts; understanding of dApp architectures and CI/CD for Web3.
  • Solid grasp of crypto primitives, key management, multisig/custodial/non-custodial wallets, and secure coding patterns.
  • Full-stack literacy: Proficiency across modern back-end and front-end frameworks; can read code and discuss implementation trade-offs with engineers.
  • Practical experience running SCRUM/Agile in product teams; can turn requirements into backlog, stories, and milestones.
  • Able to explain complex Web3 concepts to non-engineers and write crisp specs, proposals, and risk notes.

Apply Now:

Compensation: $77k - $144k estimated

Location: Remote


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