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Founding Engineer/ Tech Lead (Stablecoin Cross-border Payments Infrastructure)
Founding Engineer/ Tech Lead (Stablecoin Cross-border Payments Infrastructure)
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The Role
Lead end-to-end design and build of a stablecoin cross-border payments backend. Architect scalable payment processing, ledgering, and settlement systems; ensure reliability, security, observability; define engineering standards; collaborate with founder on roadmap; hire and grow the engineering team; operate independently in a zero-to-one environment.
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Role Overview
We are hiring a senior-level Founding Engineer to take end-to-end ownership of a new Stablecoin Cross-border Payments product. This is a high-ownership role where you will define the architecture, build core backend systems, and drive the technical execution of the product from zero to scale.
You will work closely with the founder to shape system design, technical strategy, and engineering direction while also laying the groundwork for future team expansion.
Responsibilities:
We are hiring a senior-level Founding Engineer to take end-to-end ownership of a new Stablecoin Cross-border Payments product. This is a high-ownership role where you will define the architecture, build core backend systems, and drive the technical execution of the product from zero to scale.
You will work closely with the founder to shape system design, technical strategy, and engineering direction while also laying the groundwork for future team expansion.
Responsibilities:
- Own the end-to-end design and development of payments backend infrastructure
- Architect scalable systems for payment processing, ledgering, and settlement flows
- Build production-grade backend systems with strong focus on reliability and security
- Define engineering standards, architecture patterns, and system design principles
- Collaborate directly with the founder on technical roadmap and product direction
- Support hiring and help build a high-quality engineering team
- Ensure systems are robust, observable, and capable of scaling globally
Requirements:
- Tech Lead / Staff Engineer level, with strong hands-on engineering capability and ownership of system design and execution.
- Strong hands-on experience building payment backend/ infra systems (must-have)
- Deep understanding of distributed systems and backend architecture
- Ability to operate independently in a zero-to-one environment
- Strong English communication skills
- Comfortable working with partial APAC time zone overlap
Nice to Have:
- Exposure to Web3, stablecoins, or blockchain-based payments
- Experience in fintech, cross-border payments, or ledger systems
- Prior startup experience or early-stage product building
Skills Required
- Tech Lead / Staff Engineer level with strong hands-on engineering capability and ownership of system design and execution
- Strong hands-on experience building payment backend/infrastructure systems
- Deep understanding of distributed systems and backend architecture
- Ability to operate independently in a zero-to-one environment
- Strong English communication skills
- Comfortable working with partial APAC time zone overlap
- Exposure to Web3, stablecoins, or blockchain-based payments
- Experience in fintech, cross-border payments, or ledger systems
- Prior startup experience or early-stage product building
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The Company
What We Do
Hyphen Connect is a Web3 and AI talent agency and crypto-integrated software solutions provider that connects blockchain, DeFi, NFT, and AI companies with specialized technical and go-to-market talent globally and remotely. They deliver headhunting, data-driven research, and recruitment services across infrastructure, exchanges, gaming, and DeFi projects, plus industry analysis and hiring insights to help clients build engineering and product teams.
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