We are looking for a highly technical Developer Relations Engineer who is passionate about blockchain development and interoperability. This role is not just about engaging with the community—it’s about building, teaching, and supporting developers in integrating ZetaChain’s technology into their projects. You will be hands-on with Solidity, and other smart contract languages, creating technical content, supporting developer teams, and growing the ZetaChain ecosystem.

What You’ll Do

• Developer Engagement & Advocacy
  • Build relationships with developers and projects to help them successfully integrate ZetaChain.
  • Provide hands-on technical support to teams building universal applications on ZetaChain.
  • Manage and engage in developer communities (Discord, GitHub, X, Telegram) by answering questions, sharing insights, and gathering feedback.
  • Focus on outreach and content, with about 70% “relational” work (e.g., community engagement) and 30% coding.
• Technical Content & Education
  • Write deep-dive blog posts, tutorials, and technical documentation to guide developers in building cross-chain applications.
  • Conduct live coding sessions, workshops, and webinars to onboard new developers.
• Hackathons, Bounties & Developer Acceleration
  • Organize online hackathons and developer bounties to foster innovation.
  • Support early-stage projects building on ZetaChain through mentorship and funding initiatives.
  • Design challenge tracks for developer events, ensuring they align with ZetaChain’s strategic goals.
• Ecosystem & Tooling Support
  • Collaborate with external service providers to improve the developer experience on ZetaChain.
  • Work closely with the engineering team to provide developer feedback and improve ZetaChain’s protocol and tools.

What You Bring

• Strong Technical Background
  • Proficiency in Solidity (required), with experience writing and deploying smart contracts.
  • Familiarity with TypeScript, Rust and Move (optional).
  • Experience working with blockchain node infrastructure, RPCs, and cross-chain messaging.
• Developer Relations & Community Building
  • Experience in DevRel, Developer Advocacy, or Technical Education.
  • Experience managing developer communities and providing technical support.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to explain complex technical topics clearly.
• Startup & Ecosystem Growth Mindset
  • Proactive, self-motivated, and comfortable working in a fast-moving environment.
  • Excited about interoperability, cross-chain development, and universal apps.
  • Passion for open-source projects and contributing to the blockchain ecosystem.
• Travel Requirements
  • This position requires frequent travel to attend conferences, hackathons, and developer events globally.
  • Must be eligible to travel to the US without a VISA.
  • Candidates based in San Francisco (SF) or New York City (NYC) will be prioritized, but we are open to exceptional candidates from other locations.

Compensation

Base Salary: $135,000 – $175,000 (San Francisco benchmark)

In addition to the base salary, all full-time team members receive an additional 10% to 25% in liquid benefits with upside based on role, experience, and impact. We believe in building together and sharing in the long-term success of the network. Compensation packages are designed to be competitive and aligned with the growth of both the team and the ecosystem.

At Shakepay, we’re on a mission to usher in the Bitcoin golden age. We’re reimagining financial services to give every Canadian their fair shake.Our culture is built around doing work that matters, winning as a team, and celebrating success. If you're the kind of person who values growth, shipping fast, and sharing your ideas openly with a group of like-minded people, come and build with us!About Shakepay Since 2015, we’ve been building the Shakepay app to make buying and earning bitcoin fast, easy, and secure. In 2022, we launched the Shakepay Card, allowing shakers to earn bitcoin rewards when they shop. Today, more than one million Canadians use Shakepay to grow their bitcoin savings and take control of their financial future.  We’re regulated across all Canadian provinces and territories, and backed by renowned venture capitalists with a funding of $44M. We have a passionate, loyal, and growing community, and we’re looking for people who want to help us build something truly special. Director of Software Engineering We are entering a new age for financial services. Legacy banking products are built on old, decaying technology while new experiences are being constructed from the ground up. You will recreate how people are meant to build wealth. Bitcoin is enabling a world that could not previously be designed, and you will be the builders’ builder, empowering a team of passionate developers to deliver the best experience to our customers. What you'll be doing

Ensure engineers are productive, learning, and doing meaningful work Coordinate and direct projects, making detailed plans to accomplish technical and product goals Analyze technology, resource needs, and market demand, to plan and assess the feasibility of projects Interview and hire the best and brightest software engineers Mentor and grow individual contributors and managers, helping cultivate their careers Lead foundational, multi-discipline teams of engineers working on complex, full-stack projects with wide impact across the company Drive the strategy for how we test, validate, and safely deliver new features, balancing speed and stability across our web and mobile apps. Work closely with product, design, legal and customer support to deliver seamless user experiences Get your hands dirty: review code and contribute when it makes sense Contribute your fair share of memes to our #dev-null slack channels

Must-Haves

10+ years in software engineering, with 5+ years in leadership, including 2+ years leading leads Proven ability to scale teams and systems in high-growth environments Excellent collaboration and communication abilities to align cross-functional teams

Nice to have

Experience with Node.js, Typescript, React-Native, Postgres, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, Datadog Experience with building financial apps Bitcoin knowledge

Why join us?

Help shape the future of money: Be part of a team that's revolutionizing financial services in Canada, one sat at a time. Impact millions: As cryptocurrency continues to gain traction, our potential for growth is massive. You can help us bring Shakepay and Bitcoin to all Canadians. Grow your career: We’re growing, and so can you! We have programs in place to encourage continuous learning, growth, and development. Ideas, not titles: We want the best ideas to make their way through, no matter where they come from.

Perks and benefits

🤝 Be an owner - Every employee has stock options as part of their total compensation  🥅 Reach your goals - Yearly salary assessments  🦷 Health & wellness :  Access to comprehensive health and dental coverage, including health and wellness spending accounts.  🌎 Remote-friendly: Work from anywhere in Canada, with optional access to our office spaces in Montreal and Toronto. 🆙 Level Up: A $2,000 annual budget for courses, certifications, and training to support your career growth. 🌴 Time off: 20 days of vacation per year. And if you use all your vacation, we give you a $1,000 bonus. 🐣 Parental leave: Enjoy a parental leave top up to 100% of your salary for 18 weeks. 🙌 Have fun together: quarterly team-specific or company-wide offsite to connect with each other  

We understand that potential can be just as valuable as experience. If you're eager to learn, grow, and contribute to the mission but worry that you may not have the “right” experience, we still want you to apply. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background and life experience. We’re firm believers that a little bit of slope makes up for a lot of y-intercept. Fluency in English is required due to the percentage of English-speaking customers and the nature of our platform, which is available to all Canadians.

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