Careers at Exchequer: Build Crypto's Future Foundation
Work With Us: Fix Crypto's Broken Engine
Crypto's promise of permissionless innovation is being choked by a broken market structure. Extractive gatekeepers, unsustainable liquidity schemes, and flawed incentives are crippling builders and holding back the entire ecosystem.
At Exchequer, we're not just complaining about it – we're re-engineering crypto's financial foundation from the ground up. We build robust, sustainable infrastructure that empowers projects, bypasses middlemen, and unlocks true value creation.
If you're passionate about solving crypto's deepest challenges and building the tools needed for its next phase of growth, join us. Your work here will directly contribute to a fairer, more transparent, and truly decentralized future.
Why Join Exchequer?
Tackle Fundamental Problems
Forget incremental improvements. You'll work on core infrastructure challenges, applying rigorous financial engineering and innovative thinking to solve systemic issues in DeFi and crypto liquidity.
Shape a New Category
We're pioneering solutions in areas like treasury structuring and sustainable liquidity – defining a new market category. Be part of building something truly novel with a massive impact potential.
Learn from the Best
Work alongside founders who uniquely blend decades of elite TradFi quant expertise (Jan Pevzner) with battle-tested DeFi scaling, product development, and ecosystem navigation (Guyi Shen).
Build What Matters
Create tools that directly empower builders, reduce reliance on extractive intermediaries, and contribute to a healthier, more sustainable crypto ecosystem.
Early Stage Impact
Join a focused, driven team at a pivotal stage. Your contributions will have a significant and immediate impact on our trajectory and the future of decentralized finance.
Our Culture: Principled, Pragmatic, Passionate
Our work environment reflects our core values:
We are obsessed with understanding and solving the real problems faced by crypto projects.
We value deep thinking, quantitative analysis, and building solutions that are mathematically sound and practically effective.
We believe in open communication and working together to tackle complex challenges.
We're driven by crypto's original vision but grounded in building real-world, sustainable solutions.
We are committed to building trust and acting with unwavering integrity in everything we do.
Open Positions
We are always looking for talented individuals who are passionate about our mission. We are actively growing our team, particularly in the following areas:
Role Summary
Exchequer Finance seeks a Remote Backend Engineer to build real‑time Python services that integrate with EVM networks, power auctions, and liquidity workflows, and serve low‑latency APIs for our React/Apollo + wagmi/viem frontend clients.
About Exchequer Finance
Exchequer Finance is a US-based DeFi protocol. We build permissionless infrastructure that enables projects to achieve sustainable DEX liquidity through structured principal-protection primitives and bond-like lifecycle mechanics, implemented as smart contracts and backend services that maintain protocol state. Work closely with the founders to ship core systems that redeem crypto's promise by reducing reliance on extractive intermediaries and centralized market makers.
Our Stack
- Backend: Python with FastAPI for APIs and async I/O, typed validation, and production serving via Uvicorn/Gunicorn
- Web3: web3.py for Ethereum/L2 JSON‑RPC, contract calls, event/log decoding, and reorg‑aware processing
- Data and streaming: PostgreSQL (primary), Redis for caching/queues, Kafka for event streaming and replayable pipelines
- Front-end context: React 18, Apollo Client; wallet/chain integration via wagmi, Viem, and RainbowKit for seamless integration with backend APIs
- Cloud & DevOps: Google Cloud; Containers: Docker; CI/CD: GitHub Actions; Monitoring and logging in place
Responsibilities
- Build and operate Python services and APIs for auctions, DEX liquidity orchestration, and bond‑like lifecycle management using FastAPI and robust validation/testing
- Integrate with Ethereum/L2s via web3.py to subscribe to logs/events, process transactions, and maintain protocol state with idempotent, reorg‑safe workflows
- Develop real‑time pipelines and indexers using Kafka and Redis to power fast queries, backfills, and replayable event processing for on‑chain data
- Design efficient database schemas and caching strategies using PostgreSQL and Redis to support high-frequency DeFi operations and low-latency APIs
- Implement observability, alerting, retries, and graceful failure/recovery patterns across services for reliable production operations
Requirements
- 7+ years building production backend systems. Python with strong async I/O, testing, performance, and profiling experience
- Proficiency with FastAPI (or similar) and a deep understanding of HTTP, JSON‑RPC, concurrency/async patterns, and error handling for API services
- Hands‑on blockchain integration with web3.py: ABIs, event filtering, transaction lifecycle, RPC nuances, and reorg handling across Ethereum/L2s
- Database expertise with PostgreSQL and operational experience with Redis and Kafka for event‑driven architectures and streaming workflows
- Cross‑team collaboration with frontend engineers using Apollo Client and wagmi/viem to shape API contracts and event feeds that fit client usage patterns
- Strong Linux fundamentals, networking (HTTP/TLS), observability, and performance profiling
- Familiarity with service observability in production environments
- The time zone must have a significant overlap with Eastern Time (New York City)
Nice to Have
- Experience building custom EVM indexers, snapshot/catch‑up strategies, and replay tools for chain data pipelines
- Familiarity with RPC provider strategies and cost/latency monitoring for Ethereum JSON‑RPC workloads in production environments
- Exposure to CI/CD, containers, and cloud operations for Python microservices and streaming systems in production contexts
Benefits
- 20 paid days off per year (vacation, sick leave, and your local public holidays)
- Annual learning & development budget for courses, books, and conferences
- Paid attendance at relevant crypto / DeFi events
- Contract: B2B / 1099 (invoicing in USD, paid monthly)
- Work directly with a U.S.-based founding team building production DeFi infrastructure
- Grow your expertise in crypto and decentralized finance while shipping real-world systems
Recruitment Process
- Use the chat widget below to connect with our team and share your resume and a short note with relevant Python/web3.py projects, API/streaming systems operated in production, and any EVM indexing or reorg‑handling work
- Links to repos or write‑ups are welcome
- 30-minute technical interview
- Initial 3-month probationary period (standard for all new hires)
Get in Touch
Click below to start a conversation with our team
Role Summary
Exchequer Finance is seeking a Full Stack Engineer to develop end‑to‑end features across our product: building engaging user interfaces and robust backend services powering DeFi auctions, liquidity workflows, and data pipelines. This role combines React/Vite-based frontend development and Python/FastAPI backend engineering, solving real business problems at the intersection of crypto and structured finance. This role is split across frontend and backend; exact allocation varies by feature area.
About Exchequer Finance
Exchequer Finance is a US-based DeFi protocol. We build permissionless infrastructure that enables projects to achieve sustainable DEX liquidity through structured principal-protection primitives and bond-like lifecycle mechanics, implemented as smart contracts and backend services that maintain protocol state. Work closely with the founders to ship core systems that redeem crypto's promise by reducing reliance on extractive intermediaries and centralized market makers.
Our Stack
- Front-end: React 18, Vite, Apollo Client, wagmi, viem, RainbowKit, Tailwind CSS
- Backend: Python 3.11+, FastAPI, web3.py
- Database & Streaming: PostgreSQL, Redis (caching/queues), Kafka (event streaming)
- Cloud & DevOps: Google Cloud; Containers: Docker; CI/CD: GitHub Actions; Monitoring and logging in place
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain user‑centric interfaces with React, wagmi, viem, and Apollo Client
- Build and operate Python/FastAPI backend APIs for auctions, DEX liquidity flows, and lifecycle management tasks
- Integrate smart contract interactions with web3.py and synchronize backend/frontend flows for a consistent user experience
- Implement efficient database schemas and streaming pipelines (PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka) to power analytics and real-time features
- Collaborate across disciplines (backend, smart contract, frontend) to deliver cohesive product features
- Maintain code quality through unit/integration tests, code reviews, and best development practices
Requirements
- 5+ years building production back-end and front-end systems, with recent work in React and Python
- Hands‑on experience building RESTful (or GraphQL) APIs with FastAPI (or similar Python frameworks)
- Proven skills in designing responsive SPAs with React and integrating with backend APIs/state management
- Familiarity with EVM/web3 development; can implement wallet connect, contract calls, and sync on‑chain/off‑chain data
- Experience with SQL databases (PostgreSQL preferred), Redis, and event‑driven architectures (Kafka)
- Proficient with Docker, modern CI/CD, and remote collaboration tools
- Strong Linux fundamentals, networking (HTTP/TLS), observability, and performance profiling
- The time zone must have a significant overlap with Eastern Time (New York City)
Nice to Have
- GraphQL schema design and optimization
- Experience with streaming data, indexers, or blockchain analytics
- Exposure to infrastructure automation and container orchestration
Benefits
- 20 paid days off per year (vacation, sick leave, and your local public holidays)
- Annual learning & development budget for courses, books, and conferences
- Paid attendance at relevant crypto / DeFi events
- Contract: B2B / 1099 (invoicing in USD, paid monthly)
- Work directly with a U.S.-based founding team building production DeFi infrastructure
- Grow your expertise in crypto and decentralized finance while shipping real-world systems
Recruitment Process
- Use the chat widget below to connect with our team and share your resume and a short note with relevant full-stack projects, especially those involving React, FastAPI, and blockchain integrations
- Links to code, demos, or previous work appreciated
- 30-minute technical interview
- Initial 3-month probationary period (standard for all new hires)
Get in Touch
Click below to start a conversation with our team
Even if you don't see an exact match, but believe your skills and passion align with our mission, we'd love to hear from you.
Ready to Build the Future of Crypto?
Join our team and help us create the financial infrastructure that will power the next generation of crypto projects.