Dfns

Role Description Join a team of engineers and cryptographers building the infrastructure behind the next generation of financial systems. We’re hiring a Senior Software Engineer to build and scale the core backend services that power our platform. You’ll design and operate APIs, microservices, and data systems that handle wallet operations, transaction processing, and integrations across multiple blockchains. You’ll work closely with product, security, and infrastructure teams to turn complex requirements into reliable production systems. This role goes beyond implementation. You’ll contribute to architecture decisions, improve development workflows, and help ensure the platform remains fast, secure, and resilient under real-world financial workloads. Responsibilities - Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable backend services and APIs (REST). - Architect databases and microservices for performance, reliability, and growth. - Own projects end to end: from requests, implementation to production and iteration. - Troubleshoot complex issues, resolve performance bottlenecks, ensure resilience. - Collaborate with product, security, and leadership on roadmap and technical direction. - Document systems, share knowledge, and support client-facing discussions. Qualifications - 8+ years of backend software engineering experience in fintech or finance. - Strong in TypeScript, proven track record building scalable APIs and dev tools. - Expertise with databases (PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, NoSQL) and AWS services. - Skilled in microservices, CI/CD pipelines, observability, and SSLDC practices. - Familiar with public key infrastructure and backend security fundamentals. - Strong problem-solving, clear communication, and ability to deliver under pressure. Requirements - Intro call with Co-CEO (30 min) - Personality and cognitive tests (45 min) - Coding test in the language of your choice - Focus interviews with the hiring panel (180 min) - Code review - Architecture review - Security fundamentals - Culture check fit - Final interview with CTO (30 min) - Reference calls and background checks Terms - Title: Senior Software Engineer - Salary: $140,000-240,000 per year (full-time). - Equity: 100-200 stock options vested over 4 years. - Benefits: Healthcare and travel expenses. - Location: US or EU (remote-first, office optional). - Equipment: MacBook Pro + essentials.

Role Description Join a stellar team of leaders and experts in fintech, blockchain, cryptography, infrastructure, and security to build the next generation of core banking systems. We're hiring our Head of Legal to own and drive every legal matter at Dfns. You'll have a broad mandate: - Commercial contracts - IP and patents - Litigation - HR and employment law - Regulatory affairs across every market in which we operate As the legal leader of the company, you'll build the frameworks, playbooks, and processes that let a fast-growing, global team scale without losing speed or rigor. A core part of this role is regulatory affairs. Dfns operates at the intersection of fintech and digital asset infrastructure, in a landscape that shifts constantly across the EU, US, APAC, and beyond. We expect you to dig into every applicable regulation, understand it deeply, and translate it into clear product requirements, partnering directly with our CPO and product team to turn compliance obligations into product features and competitive advantages when it makes sense. You'll be the bridge between regulators and the product roadmap. This role blends strategic leadership with hands-on execution. You'll report to our CEO and work closely with Sales, Product, Engineering, Security, People, Finance, and the executive team to support our growth internationally. Qualifications - 10+ years of legal experience, with meaningful exposure across commercial contracts, IP, regulatory, and employment matters, ideally with significant in-house experience in fast-growing tech companies. - Admitted to practice law in France. Multi-jurisdictional expertise is strongly preferred. - Demonstrated track record drafting and negotiating complex B2B agreements. - Entrepreneurial mindset able to self-start, champion new ideas, and execute end-to-end. - Deep, hands-on expertise with regulatory affairs in fintech, crypto, payments, or financial services, and a clear appetite for regulatory deep dives. - Strong working knowledge of IP/patent strategy, litigation management, and employment law in France and at least one major Dfns hiring jurisdiction. - Proven ability to translate complex legal and regulatory requirements into actionable product and business inputs. - Familiarity with SaaS, fintech, and blockchain businesses. - Experience operating in a remote-first environment across multiple time zones. Pragmatic approach to balancing speed, risk, and business priorities. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the gravitas to engage regulators and operate at the executive level. - Fluent in English and French, other languages are a plus. Requirements - Act as the legal force multiplier for the leadership team, surfacing risks, proposing solutions, and shipping them. - Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts (SaaS agreements, NDAs, MSAs, DPAs, partnership deals, vendor contracts). - Work closely with sales and product teams to support deal flow and business growth. - Oversee the legal aspects of vendor onboarding, including KYB and other due diligence checks. - Build and execute Dfns' IP strategy, including trademark, copyright, and patent portfolios in collaboration with external IP counsel. - Manage any disputes, claims, or litigation, leading pre-litigation strategy, settlement discussions, and risk mitigation. - Advise the People team on employment contracts, policies, and labor law across the jurisdictions in which we hire, and support sensitive HR matters, investigations, and global mobility arrangements. - Monitor, analyze, and operationalize every regulation relevant to Dfns globally (MiCA, DORA, GDPR, AML/CFT, US state and federal frameworks, UK FCA, MAS, VARA, and emerging crypto/fintech regimes worldwide). - Partner directly with the CPO and product team to translate regulatory requirements into clear product specifications and features. - Lead engagement with regulators, industry bodies, and policy stakeholders, and maintain a living regulatory map of the markets we serve. - Develop and maintain playbooks, templates, and scalable legal processes as we grow. - Manage and coordinate external counsel relationships across jurisdictions, optimizing for performance, expertise, and cost. Benefits - Healthcare - Pension plan - Travel expenses Company Description Location: France or EU (remote-first, office optional) Equipment: MacBook Pro + essentials Title: Head of Legal Salary: €80,000–140,000 per year (full-time) Equity: 100-300 stock options vested over 4 years

Role Description Join a stellar team of leaders and experts in fintech, blockchain, cryptography, infrastructure, and security to build the next generation of core banking systems. We're hiring a Principal Solutions Engineer to help institutions, fintechs, and enterprises across APAC adopt Dfns with confidence and ease. This role is hands-on and client-facing: - Design integrations for complex environments. - Guide customers through deployment. - Provide end-to-end technical support across the region, from Singapore and Hong Kong to Tokyo, Sydney, Seoul, and beyond. You'll pair deep technical expertise with strong communication skills, serving as a trusted advisor to CTOs, architects, and engineering teams at banks, exchanges, custodians, and fintechs. Expect to: - Design tailored solutions. - Deliver technical proposals. - Troubleshoot issues in real time. - Collaborate closely with our backend, security, and product teams to ensure successful customer outcomes. This role blends senior technical leadership with hands-on execution. You'll report to our VP of Solutions Engineering and work closely with Sales, Engineering, Security, and Product to support our growth across APAC. Qualifications - 10+ years in solutions engineering, forward-deployed engineering, or enterprise integration roles, ideally in fintech, blockchain, and/or enterprise software. - Demonstrated track record helping institutions deploy mission-critical systems in production. - Entrepreneurial mindset able to self-start, champion new ideas, and execute end-to-end. - Strong in TypeScript (or similar languages) with proven API experience (REST). - Deep knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS essential; GCP/Azure/IBM/Thales a plus), microservices, and serverless architectures. - Solid understanding of enterprise security frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS) and familiarity with APAC regulatory regimes (MAS, HKMA, JFSA, VARA). - Skilled in troubleshooting complex issues and delivering under pressure across multiple client engagements. - Strong documentation, presentation, and demo skills, with the ability to bridge technical and business conversations at the executive level. - Knowledge of blockchain, custody, and financial workflows strongly preferred. - Strong understanding of custody technology such as Multi-Party Computation and Hardware Security Modules. - Understanding of regulatory requirements in the region and experience with offline signing solutions are a plus. - Experience operating across multiple APAC markets and time zones. - Pragmatic approach to balancing speed, security, and business priorities. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills. - Fluent in English; Mandarin, Japanese, and/or Korean are a strong plus. - AWS Solutions Architect or equivalent certifications are a plus. Requirements - Act as the senior technical face of Dfns in APAC, advising clients from first technical conversation through long-term production deployment. - Guide financial institutions and fintechs through seamless onboarding and integration. - Build secure, scalable deployment pathways that bridge legacy and modern systems. - Provide hands-on support: troubleshoot, fix, and build solutions alongside client teams. - Collaborate with sales on technical proposals, demos, RFP responses, and enterprise procurement processes specific to APAC markets. - Partner with our security team to ensure every integration meets our security, privacy, and compliance standards, including local APAC regulatory requirements (MAS, HKMA, JFSA, VARA, and others). - Maintain and improve technical documentation and developer guides, with attention to the needs of APAC-based developers. - Gather client feedback and translate insights into product and API improvements, acting as the regional voice of the customer. - Represent Dfns at conferences, workshops, hackathons, and meetings in the region. - Develop playbooks and reusable integration patterns that scale our APAC delivery. Benefits - Healthcare - Pension/retirement plan - Travel expenses Terms - Title: Principal Solutions Engineer, APAC - Salary: $160,000–230,000 per year (full-time) - Equity: 100–200 stock options vested over 4 years - Location: Singapore or Hong Kong preferred (remote-first, office optional) - Equipment: MacBook Pro + essentials

Role Description Join a stellar team of leaders and experts in fintech, blockchain, cryptography, infrastructure, and security to build the next generation of core banking systems. We're hiring our Head of Marketing to lead our brand and growth globally. This is B2B marketing for banks, large financial institutions, and regulated fintechs. Our buyers are CTOs, heads of digital assets, compliance officers, and executive committees at institutions that move slowly, evaluate carefully, and demand technical depth and regulatory rigor before they sign. You'll build the strategy, content, and demand engine that earn their trust. A core part of this role is translating deep technical, domain specifics, and regulatory substance into clarity. Dfns operates at the intersection of cryptography, blockchain, infrastructure and financial technology. We expect you to dig into the technology and the financial landscape, then turn that depth into positioning, messaging and campaigns that resonate with senior executives, technical buyers, and developers at banks, exchanges, custodians, and fintechs. This role blends strategic leadership with hands-on execution. You'll report to our CEO and work closely with Sales, Product, Engineering, Support, and the executive team. Responsibilities - Act as a force multiplier for the leadership team by identifying inefficiencies, proposing practical ideas and solutions, and turning them into measurable outcomes. - Define and execute Dfns' brand, positioning, and marketing strategy. - Plan and run B2B campaigns targeting financial institutions and regulated fintechs. - Build and nurture relationships with media, analysts, and ecosystem partners. - Lead content end-to-end: blog posts, case studies, white papers, videos, technical documentation, social, and press, with weekly hands-on writing. - Own product marketing: messaging, positioning, launches, sales enablement, advertisements, and competitive intelligence. - Own the website (Webflow) and deck library (Google Drive, Figma) end to end (information architecture, content, design) managing the cadence between major revamps and iterative updates, and keeping web and decks aligned. - Run digital marketing (SEO, GEO, website, email, newsletters). - Operate the analytics stack (GA, GTM, attribution). - Build and optimize lead-gen funnels and ABM motions that convert both hasty startups and long, complex institutional sales cycles. - Use AI to create internal tools and automations under internal security guardrails. - Improve our CRM (Attio) workflows and lead-to-client data quality across the funnel. - Decide which events to attend, sponsor, or speak at, and organize side-events with our Event Manager, at the conferences that matter (Sibos, Money 20/20, Point Zero Forum). - Manage the marketing budget for cost-efficient, measurable ROI. - Hire and mentor a high-performing marketing team as we scale. - Develop and run playbooks, processes, and sales pitches as we grow. Qualifications - 10+ years of enterprise marketing experience, including 2+ years in leadership roles, with a proven track record selling to financial institutions and/or fintechs. - Demonstrated success driving brand awareness and pipeline in finance and tech. - Experience running complex enterprise sales cycles with long evaluation periods and multi-stakeholder buying committees. - Skilled in growth and demand techniques: ABX, account-based experience, email automation, retargeting, event marketing, co-marketing, SEO/GEO, growth funnels. - Track record building thought leadership programs (bylines, podcasts, keynotes, press) and executing event-led marketing in B2B fintech, crypto, or enterprise software. - Proficient with CRMs, marketing automation, lead-gen platforms, data enrichment, analytics, and AI-native marketing tools. - Track record running analyst relations programs (Gartner, Forrester, IDC) and review platforms (G2, PeerInsights). - Comfort managing co-marketing relationships with large enterprise partners (IBM-style organizations) without losing startup velocity. - A clear editorial point of view: anti-hype, anti-sensational, comfortable with intellectual conflict, willing to call out bad practices in the market. - Data-driven mindset making decisions from CRM, metrics, and pipeline data. - Exceptional storyteller with the editorial taste to set a high quality bar for all content. - Entrepreneurial mindset able to self start, champion new ideas, and execute end-to-end. - Solid technical knowledge of finance, blockchain, cybersecurity and cloud software. - Strong analytical skills for interpreting data and optimizing campaigns. - Experience operating in a remote-first environment across multiple time zones. - Pragmatic approach to balancing speed, brand integrity, and business priorities. - Experience working with founders/CEOs in "analyze first, lead second" mode rather than rushing to install a new playbook. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, willing to travel for events and customer meetings. Fluent in English, other languages are a plus. Requirements - Title: Head of Marketing - Salary: $140,000–240,000 per year (full-time + commissions) - Equity: 200–400 stock options vested over 4 years - Benefits: Healthcare, pension plan, and travel expenses - Location: US or EU (remote-first, office optional) - Equipment: MacBook Pro + essentials Process - Intro call with Co-CEO (30 min) - Personality and cognitive tests (45 min) - Focus interviews with the hiring panel (90-120 min): - B2B marketing strategy and positioning - Demand generation and product marketing fundamentals - Work ethics - Culture fit check - Final interview with CEO (30 min) - Reference calls and background checks

Role Description Join a stellar team of leaders and experts in fintech, blockchain, cryptography, infrastructure, and security to build the next generation of core banking systems. We're hiring an IT Manager to lead the internal systems and infrastructure for our remote-first, global team. You will be responsible for ensuring our team has the secure, efficient tools, hardware, and support required to operate, while managing our IT stack, overseeing procurement, and maintaining our high security and compliance standards. This role blends strategic leadership with hands-on execution, requiring technical proficiency, security expertise, and the resilience to grow in a fast-paced environment. You'll report to the CISO and work closely with Engineering, Security, and Operations to support our growth internationally. Responsibilities - Manage and optimize our Google Workspace environment. - Oversee procurement, configuration, and shipping of company material to all employees. - Lead the IT portion of the employee lifecycle, ensuring seamless access management and equipment logistics. - Manage software and hardware vendors, optimizing for performance and cost. - Support our SOC 1, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 22301 and CCSS initiatives by maintaining records of IT procedures and ensuring compliance across all systems. - Provide technical assistance to team members, resolving technical issues promptly. - Manage and scale our MDM solutions to ensure fleet-wide security and automation. - Develop and maintain playbooks, runbooks, and scalable IT processes as we grow. - Support to team in the use of IA tools and MCP connectors. Qualifications - 6+ years of experience in IT Management or a similar internal systems role. - Expertise in Google Admin and Google Workspace security tools. - Experience managing IT for a remote-first workforce across multiple time zones. - Strong understanding of MDM solutions (e.g., Jamf) and endpoint security. - Knowledge of cybersecurity best practices and experience supporting SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 22301 or similar standards. - Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to work independently and champion new ideas. - Pragmatic approach to balancing speed, security, and business priorities. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills. - Fluent in English; French is a plus. - Experience with IA tooling is a plus. Requirements - Intro call with Co-CEO (30 min) - Personality and cognitive tests (45 min) - Focus interviews with the hiring panel (90-120 min): - Security fundamentals - Compliance fundamentals - Work ethics - Culture fit check - Reference calls and background checks Terms - Title: IT Manager - Salary: $70,000–130,000 per year (full-time) - Equity: 50–100 stock options vested over 4 years - Benefits: Healthcare, pension plan, and travel expenses - Location: EU or US (East Coast ideally) - Equipment: MacBook Pro + essentials