Senior Staff Engineer (Crypto/Web3) - Dragonfly Portfolio

**Dragonfly** is a crypto-native Venture Capital and research firm with $3.6B+ in assets under management and 160+ portfolio companies. Our Talent team connects people with roles across our portfolio, opening the door to opportunities through our Talent Network.

**This is not a listing for an internal role at Dragonfly.** This posting is to connect you directly with one or more companies in our portfolio that are actively hiring for **Senior Staff** and **Principal Engineers** across different domains—including protocol, infrastructure, full-stack, and developer tooling.

**What We’re Looking For:**

• 7+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 2+ years at the Staff or Principal level
• Proven track record of building and shipping crypto-native systems—whether protocols, infra, or full-stack products
• Deep expertise in system design, distributed systems, and production-grade architecture
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading cross-functional technical initiatives
• Strong comfort operating in high-ambiguity, fast-paced startup environments
• Bonus: contributed to open-source crypto projects or participated in core protocol engineering

**About the Role(s):**

Depending on the team, you could be

• Leading architecture and implementation of a new L1/L2, on-chain product, or zero-knowledge protocol
• Building developer platforms, staking infra, or MEV-aware systems at scale
• Driving technical strategy and roadmap for teams shipping complex crypto systems
• Mentoring engineers and establishing an engineering culture at the earliest stages
• Working directly with founders and research teams to push forward novel mechanisms or primitives

Even if you don’t match every point above but are a Staff-level engineer with real crypto experience, we encourage you to apply. There may be other opportunities that fit your skill set.

**Process:**

• We’ll **confidentially match you** with portfolio companies aligned with your background, skill set, and interests
• If mutual interest exists between you and a team, we’ll **facilitate a warm introduction**
• If there isn’t a match today, we’ll **keep you top of mind** for future opportunities

Our portfolio companies are globally distributed, offering remote, hybrid, and in-person roles worldwide. They’re building across the entire crypto ecosystem—including **Crypto x AI,** **Prediction Markets**, **DeFi**, **CeFi**, **infrastructure**, **L1S and L2S**, **creator/consumer applications**, **NFTs**, **ZK,** and more. All candidate submissions are strictly confidential.

**Submit your information below, and we’ll reach out if there’s a potential fit.**