Excelsior Labs Careers

Company Overview:

Our company is a modular DAO generator incubated by Entrepreneur First, focused on building a platform that empowers individuals and organisations to create their own cutting-edge decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs) quickly and easily. We intend to drive the next phase in the evolution of decentralised governance! So far we have raised enough funds in our pre-seed round to hire a small but effective team to deliver on our vision and are looking for a highly skilled CTO to join our team and lead the technical development of our platform.

Job Overview:

As our CTO, you will be responsible for leading the technical development of our platform from ideation to launch and beyond. You will be responsible for building a minimum viable product (MVP) version of the product and scaling it into a full-blown company. You will work closely with our product team to build a robust, scalable, and secure platform that is easy to use and accessible to our target market.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and lead the technical team to deliver on the company’s vision.
• Develop and maintain the technology roadmap for the platform.
• Build an MVP version of the product that meets the needs of our target market.
• Work with the product team to design, develop, and deliver a robust, scalable, and secure platform.
• Ensure the platform is compliant with relevant regulations and security standards.
• Manage and optimise the development process to ensure timely delivery of the platform.
• Evaluate and implement emerging technologies to enhance the platform’s functionality.
• Collaborate with the executive team to develop and execute the company’s overall strategy.

Key Qualifications:

• Deep experience with Web3 and Solidity.
• Previous experience as a CTO, ideally at a startup or fast-growing technology company.
• Experience building and scaling technical teams.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Proven track record of delivering successful technology products.
• Knowledge of blockchain and decentralised technologies.
• Experience working with smart contracts, DAOs, and related technologies.
• Familiarity with relevant security and audit standards.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, or a related field.
• At least 4 years of experience in software development, with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
• Experience working in the blockchain or cryptocurrency space is a plus.

Salary and Benefits:

• Competitive salary and equity package.
• Unlimited PTO policy.
• Opportunity to work with a dynamic team on cutting-edge technology in the blockchain space.
• Opportunity for career growth and advancement.

Sphere Digital Recruitment is looking for a CTO/partner to build the future of the internet for one of our clients who has enrolled in Entrepreneur First’s Web3 incubator programme.

This project has the potential to have a very high impact, not just in the Web3 space but also in the real world in the not-too-distant future!

Whilst my client has had much interest from the CTOs on the programme he is yet to form a team and find a CTO to push the project forward.

More information about the project:

• A no-code drag-and-drop DAO generator, comprised of modules/innovations we’ve extracted from around the DAO ecosystem. For examples, voting mechanisms, treasury management mechanisms, multi-chain architectures, working groups, multi-sig wallets and more
• The Web3 programme that I am currently in provides advisors, investors and access to an extensive network of other projects and professionals. The probability of raising an initial funding round is very high
• Invited on the Polygon accelerator programme, under the condition that we can gain early traction building an MVP
• Secured two institutional and venture-backed clients who want to use the platform, they are prepared to assist in its early development and provide feedback
• Onboarded some industry-leading advisors who can provide guidance on the market/competitive landscape and help in connecting to other interested projects/professionals.

The correct candidate will be given equity in the project.

Information about my client:

• Previously Web3 Product Manager for the biggest institutional custodian in LATAM. Managed the custodial and science & innovation teams. Including integrations with MetaMask Institutional and early development of a private blockchain for the biggest financial institutions on the continent
• Before this was a Senior Investment Analyst on Crypto Briefings Simitri research team, writing 5,000-8,000 word reports on a project Tokenomics, Market Opportunity, Technology, Team and Technical (Price) Analysis
• Started my career in Web3 as a Crypto Analyst and Media Editor at CoinSchedule an ICO listing site that blew up in the 2017/18 bull run
• Wrote his Dissertation at the University of Edinburgh on Bitcoin in 2017, answering the question ‘Is Bitcoin Money?’
• Along this journey, I’ve also built an event management application on top of Facebook’s events platform and invented a Bitcoin on-chain data analysis algorithm

Desirable co-founder experience and traits:

• Advanced and demonstrable experience in Solidity, smart contract writing and (preferably) auditing
• Has management experience as a CTO, Team Lead or Senior Software Engineer
• Good with people, someone he doesn’t mind spending 10 hours a day with indefinitely

Thanks!