Aetherum.ai is hiring a
Web3 Senior Engineer at Aetherum

Compensation: $87k - $112k estimated

Location: San Francisco Bay Area US

Company Description

Aetherum (aetherum.ai) is building B2B crypto-collateralized lending infrastructure purpose-built for NCUA-regulated U.S. credit unions. We give credit unions the tools to offer crypto-backed loans to their members — with AI-powered underwriting, on-chain compliance, and institutional-grade custody architecture that keeps assets in the credit union's direct control. 5 patents pending. Live platform. Active partnerships. We're solving a problem no one else is built to solve.


Role Description

This is a foundational Senior Engineer role based in the San Francisco Bay Area (hybrid). You won't be joining a large team — you'll be the engineer who helps take Aetherum to its production ready MVP deployment. That means owning real architecture decisions, working directly with the founder, and building on a live platform with paying infrastructure partners already in place.


What You'll Own

  • NestJS/TypeScript backend and React frontend (you're extending, not starting)
  • On-chain compliance architecture (ERC-3643, Solidity, Sepolia → mainnet path)
  • Crypto collateral architecture across multiple asset types including XRP and stablecoins — with custody rails that keep assets in the credit union's direct control
  • AI-powered underwriting pipeline (Python microservices)
  • Infrastructure decisions you'll defend to regulators and investors

  • The IP You'll Be Building On

    5 patents pending across the core of what makes Aetherum defensible:

    • DACS™— proprietary risk assessment model scoring crypto-collateralized loan eligibility across 10 pillars, purpose-built for NCUA-regulated environments
    • FHE-DACS— Fully Homomorphic Encryption layer enabling privacy-preserving risk scoring without exposing member financial data
    • DACS-Driven Dynamic LTV— on-chain enforcement of per-member loan-to-value ceilings derived from DACS scores, written to the blockchain at origination
    • ERC-3643 CUMember On-Chain Identity— compliance module tying credit union membership, jurisdiction, and KYC status to an on-chain identity standard built for institutional lending
    • TPSOE/DACS Methodology— the underlying scoring and optimization engine

    This isn't a crypto app with a compliance checkbox. The compliance architecture is the product — and you'll be the engineer who extends and defends it.


    Qualifications

    • 7+ years full-stack engineering, with at least 2 in Web3/blockchain
    • Proficiency in TypeScript, NestJS, React, Python, and Solidity
    • Experience shipping in regulated fintech, crypto infrastructure, or B2B SaaS
    • Familiarity with MongoDB, Redis, and API-first architecture
    • Strong understanding of on-chain identity, compliance modules, and smart contract security
    • The kind of engineer who asks "why" before writing a line of code
    • Remote / Based in the San Francisco Bay Area

  • What This Is

    This is an early-stage, equity-heavy role. If you want a big salary and zero ambiguity, this isn't it. If you want to own the technical direction of a company solving a real problem in a space no one has cracked yet — let's talk. www.aetherum.ai


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    Compensation: $87k - $112k estimated

    Location: San Francisco Bay Area US


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