Software Engineer, Payments Product Lead
Core
Founding technical leader for a new payments business unit within a Layer 1 blockchain, owning the Payment API, trust infrastructure, and integration with the trading stack.
Role type
Senior IC payments product lead (founding engineer)
Builds
Payment API, revenue attribution/reconciliation systems, KYC/KYB integration, testnet sandbox, and orchestration engine for partner networks.
Domain
Blockchain (Layer 1), Financial Services, Payments, Stablecoins
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Payment infrastructure design, cross-border rails, stablecoin settlement, API specification, technical diligence with regulated partners, build-vs-buy decision making, team leadership
Preferred skills
Move or Rust, APAC corridor experience, FX market structure, payments regulation familiarity, 0→1 product ownership
Technologies
Move, Rust
Responsibilities
Define and ship the Payment API spec, lead partner-facing engineering and integration, build trust infrastructure (reconciliation, KYC), integrate with the trading stack, hire and lead the initial engineering team.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC