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Early stage blockchain business builder and incubator from Cumberland & DRW
Chief Technical Officer
Location
United States
Posted
173 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Chief Technical Officer
Cumberland Labs
- Define Encore’s end-to-end technical architecture, starting from a blank sheet. - Evaluate and select the appropriate execution environments, including blockchain, DLT, or hybrid architectures. - Design and implement core protocol or platform logic, including smart contracts where applicable. - Build or oversee backend systems, APIs, data pipelines, and operational infrastructure. - Design integrations with custodians, wallets, trading venues, and off-chain services. - Partner with leadership on product strategy, security design, and go-to-market execution. - Establish development standards, deployment pipelines, and security best practices. - Act as the technical authority in discussions with investors, partners, auditors, and counterparties. - Hire, mentor, and scale the engineering team over time.
Job Requirements
- 7+ years of experience building production systems in fintech, crypto, or financial infrastructure.
- Strong systems-level thinking across smart contracts, backend services, and operational reliability.
- Experience making early architectural decisions with long-term consequences.
- Ability to build hands-on as an early engineer while also setting technical direction.
- Comfort operating with ambiguity and incomplete information.
- High ownership mindset and willingness to be accountable for outcomes, not just code.
- Strong Positives
- Familiarity with institutional finance, including BTC markets, credit, custody, or trading infrastructure.
- Experience working with regulated entities, compliance teams, or audited environments.
- Prior founder, CTO, or early technical leadership experience.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits.
- Equity with long-term upside aligned to the success of the company.
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