This role will report to Convex’s Blockchain Intelligence Team, led by Nick Bax (LinkedIn, Twitter), a recognized leader in blockchain forensics. His work has been featured in Forbes, Fortune, Vice, the Unchained Podcast, and more.

What you’ll do
As a Blockchain Intelligence Tech Lead, you'll...

Design, build, and maintain...: tools and systems focused on the blockchain forensics work the Convex Services Team is engaged in.

Define and prioritize...: product requirements and features, creating product requirement documents as needed.

Develop product strategy...: to ensure projects have clear direction, in alignment with the company’s overall objectives.

Scope and lead...: work with other engineers on the team and ensure that projects are completed on time and to a high standard.

Collaborate with the platform team...: to ensure that the blockchain forensics tools and services integrate seamlessly with the overall platform architecture.

Build frameworks and processes...: for ongoing experimentation and reporting to the broader team and to the public.

Ideate and hack...: to explore potential applications of discoveries made by you and the team.

Role includes

A high degree of responsibility and autonomy
Intimate access to learn from and work with some of the most renowned and influential stakeholders in Web3 (Convex advisors and investors, founders of Convex portfolio companies, etc.)

Requirements and skills

A degree holder in Computer Science, a related discipline, or experience to offset this
5+ years professional engineering experience
4+ years of Web2 development experience, 1+ years of Web3 development experience (ideally having publicly-viewable web3 applications)
Participation in the general web3 ecosystem
Mastery of Python, and comfortable working with databases, APIs, and other backend technologies
Experience with agile project management processes
Experienced and comfortable with remote team dynamics, process, and tools (Slack, Zoom, etc.)
Experience leading teams with clear communication skills
Ability to work independently, and take responsibility and pride over your work
Ability to write high performance, high security code
Understanding of the various aspects of protocols/networks and digital assets
Strong analytical skills; experience working with and analyzing large data sets

Also, ideally...

You have frontend development skills (e.g. using JavaScript, Typescript, React, Redux, and NodeJS)
You have familiarity with blockchain programming language(s) and experience writing, deploying, or auditing smart contracts (Solidity or other language)
You have good English language communication skills
You have previous experience in the crypto industry
You have general experience participating in the web3 ecosystem
You have an ability to work well within a culturally diverse and distributed team
You’re hungry, smart, talented, and collaborative
You execute with speed, high standards, and contribute new ways of thinking
You can show some historical work relevant to the role
You can be trusted with highly confidential information and act discreetly
You are a self-starter and hold yourself accountable
You are comfortable with extremely high rates of change

What captures our attention

Previous startup experience
Managing or contributing to open source projects
Published research in academic journals or otherwise
Previous experience with blockchain forensics
Demonstrated expertise in the areas of cryptography, cryptoeconomics, distributed systems, privacy, computer security, game theory, protocol design, market design, or AI/ML

Tech Lead Blockchain Intelligence