CTO / Founding Engineer - Dragonfly Portfolio

Dragonfly Careers

Remote remote Until 8/21/2026 5+ years exp First posted May 25, 2026 Last posted May 25, 2026

Job description

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 Founding Engineer, CTO, and Head of Engineering positions.

What We’re Looking For:

Engineering leadership experience with a track record of building and shipping crypto products
Ability to execute independently, especially in 0 to 1 environments
Strong technical judgment and a bias toward action
Experience hiring, leading, and retaining high-performing engineering teams
Comfortable working closely with founders on product, strategy, and technical direction
Deep familiarity with the crypto ecosystem—whether you’ve built protocols, shipped smart contracts, launched DeFi products, or scaled crypto infrastructure

About the Role(s):

Depending on the team, you could be:

Leading engineering from the ground up, owning technical decisions, product delivery, and hiring
Building and launching the first version of a core protocol, infrastructure layer, or crypto-native product
Partnering with the CEO/founding team on product roadmap and long-term technical strategy
Staying hands-on while setting the culture and standards for a growing engineering team
Driving execution and innovation in high-impact crypto environments

Even if you don’t match every point above but are a senior engineer or technical leader 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.

About this role

Summary

Lead crypto product development, build and manage engineering teams, set technical strategy.

Job title

Founding Engineer, CTO, Head of Engineering

Experience level

senior level

Minimum experience

5+ years exp

Industry

software

Location requirements

remote work allowed, globally distributed teams.

Salary

Not specified

Management role

Yes

Skills & keywords

Required skills

cryptosmart contractsprotocolsinfrastructureleading teams

Preferred skills

DeFiblockchain scalingZKNFTsAI

Specializations

cryptosmart contractsDeFiblockchainprotocols

Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Unknown location

Remote