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Overview
We are an early-stage team building a verifiable execution layer for next-generation markets, with a high-performance perpetual DEX as its first native application. Unlike existing exchanges that can only prove settlement, our execution layer provides cryptographic proof of how every trade is executed—covering the matching engine, price formation, transaction sequencing, and all critical on- and off-chain logic.
The goal is to compete with the most advanced DEXs by combining high performance with cryptographic and system-level verifiability, rather than relying on opaque or trust-heavy designs.
We are looking for a Lead Technical Advisor with prior CTO/VP-level experience who has personally built large-scale systems, exchanges, or high-frequency / low-latency infrastructure and has meaningful exposure to blockchain or Web3 protocols. This role is structured as a fractional advisory engagement initially, with a clear path to a full-time C-level role as the company evolves.
What You’ll Do
- Serve as a senior technical thought partner to the founding team
- Shape core protocol, execution, and infrastructure architecture with an explicit focus on end-to-end verifiability
- Pressure-test assumptions around:
- Execution engines, state management, and data availability
- Latency, throughput, and fault tolerance
- Security and cryptographic guarantees
- Provide high-level security and design reviews of protocol components
- Help define long-term technical roadmap, engineering standards, and senior hiring direction
- Participate in investor calls, supporting technical diligence, architecture discussions, and long-term vision when helpful
- Engage selectively with auditors, infrastructure partners, or aligned investors when useful
Background We’re Looking For
- Former CTO or VP of Engineering, with background in one or more of the following:
- Blockchain-native companies or
- Fintech or high-performance systems companies with meaningful Web3 exposure, or
- Trading infrastructure, exchange platforms, or HFT environments, such as matching engines, order books, or market data systems, or low-latency execution, or pricing infrastructure
- Hands-on experience building large-scale, low-latency, or high-reliability systems
- Demonstrated involvement in blockchain or Web3 protocol development, research, or production integration
- Working familiarity with Confidential Computing tech such as Zero-Knowledge systems
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, security, and system design tradeoffs
- Master’s degree in Computer Science or related fieldÂ
- Comfortable operating in ambiguous, early-stage environments
Compensation & Structure
- Fractional advisory role with flexible commitment
- Compensation structured as a combination of:
- Equity
- Token allocation
- Optional cash component depending on availability and structure
- Token participation designed to align incentives with long-term protocol success
- Explicit option to transition into a full-time C-level role, with expanded equity and token ownership
Why This Role
- Influence the foundation of a category-defining exchange at inception
- Apply deep fintech or distributed-systems experience to a Web3-native protocol
- Work on ZK- and TEE-adjacent architectures under real performance constraints
- High-leverage, low-noise role with meaningful long-term upside.
What is Zero-knowledge?
Zero-knowledge is a concept in cryptography that allows two parties to exchange information without revealing any additional information beyond what is necessary to prove a particular fact
In other words, zero-knowledge is a way of proving something without actually revealing any details about the proof
Here are some examples of zero-knowledge:
- Password authentication: When you enter your password to log into an online account, the server doesn't actually know your password. Instead, it checks to see if the hash of your password matches the stored hash in its database. This is a form of zero-knowledge because the server doesn't know your actual password, just the hash that proves you know the correct password.
- Sudoku puzzles: Suppose you want to prove to someone that you've solved a particularly difficult Sudoku puzzle. You could do this by providing them with the completed puzzle, but that would reveal how you solved it. Instead, you could use a zero-knowledge proof where you demonstrate that you know the solution without actually revealing the solution itself.
- Bitcoin transactions: In a Bitcoin transaction, you prove that you have ownership of a certain amount of Bitcoin without revealing your private key. This is done using a zero-knowledge proof called a Schnorr signature, which allows you to prove ownership of a specific transaction output without revealing the private key associated with that output.
- Secure messaging: In a secure messaging app, you can prove to your contacts that you have access to a shared secret without revealing the secret itself. This is done using a zero-knowledge proof, which allows you to prove that you have access to the secret without actually revealing what the secret is.