Blockchain Founding Engineer

We’re building Kavodax – a Fintech and blockchain platform designed to move fast and solve real problems. As our Founding Engineer, you won’t be handed a backlog and told to execute. You’ll help define what we build, how we build it, and why.

• Strong backend engineering experience – distributed systems, APIs, and production‑grade architecture
• Blockchain / Web3 experience – smart contracts, DeFi protocols, EVM and non‑EVM chains. You’ve shipped real on‑chain products.
• Fintech domain knowledge – payments, compliance rails, or financial data is a strong plus
• System design – you’ve made real architectural decisions on production systems and lived with the consequences

• Owned full project life cycles – from scoping and design through shipping and iterating
• Made architectural decisions that affected real users at scale
• Mentored other engineers and made the team around you better
• Works well independently but collaborates when it counts
• Takes ownership seriously – if something breaks, you want to fix it, not just file a ticket

You’re not looking for a comfortable job at a big company. You’re looking for an opportunity where the upside is real if you make it real.

This role starts as equity‑only – meaningful equity in a company you help build from the ground up. Monetary compensation follows as the company grows. We’re transparent about where we are: early, hungry, and moving fast.

• Based in Toronto or Waterloo, Ontario
• Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident (no sponsorship available at this time)
• Full‑time only – this isn’t a side project
• 8–12 years of professional software engineering experience