Job Description

**Who We Are:**
Nika is building the future of wealth management—a platform that simplifies
digital asset investing for everyone.

Our vision is bold: become the one-stop shop for asset management.
Our mission is clear: democratize access to professional-grade solutions and
empower wealth creation for all.

We’re backed. We have audited products. We move fast.

**What We Value:**

* Move fast, argue hard, disagree transparently
* Precision over polish
* Relentless self-learning
* Extreme ownership and accountability
* DeFi-native thinking meets first-principles engineering
* Be selective to be effective
* Seek excellence
* Build dream teams

**What You’ll Do:**

* Own and scale Nika’s technical foundation—smart contracts, backend, frontend, etc.
* Architect chain-agnostic infrastructure across VMs (EVM, SVM, etc.)
* Write production-grade contracts (Solidity/Rust), backend services, middleware, and frontend apps
* Set up and manage DevOps: CI/CD pipelines, observability, multisig ops, RPC failover, and security infra
* Drive strategic and technical decisions on product architecture, tradeoffs, and roadmap
* Hire and lead a high-performance engineering team
* Set the bar on speed, security, and culture
* Work directly with the founder—challenge and be challenged
* Architect, ship, and iterate—fast

**Who You Are:**

**Mindset & Execution**

* Operate at founder speed—high agency, high output
* Thrive in ambiguity and under pressure
* Think from first principles and break down complex problems quickly
* Execute without permission and solve problems without drama
* Own outcomes—no excuses
* Comfortable debating hard questions with conviction
* Love solving complex problems and thrive on ownership
* Resilient, agile, and proactive—you don’t wait to be told
* Security first mindset and startup energy
* You can lead but also ship
* Determination—when presented with a challenge, you solve it

**Technical Must-Haves**

* Built or architected real DeFi systems (vaults, lending, AMMs, etc.) or TradFi Equivalents
* Deep experience writing secure, optimized smart contracts
* Architected full-stack or protocol infrastructure (contracts, backend, DevOps, etc.)
* Familiar with security best practices: multisigs, key management, monitoring, incident response
* Understand contract patterns: MEV resistance, upgradeability, oracles, bonding curves, etc.

**Bonus Points:**

* Previous founder or founding engineer
* Quant, math, or HFT background
* Strong network to recruit world-class engineers
* Contributor to DeFi protocols or tooling
* Understanding of market microstructure: AMMs, order books, derivatives, etc.
* Fluent in Rust, Solidity, Go, TypeScript, Python
* Experience with tools like Foundry, Hardhat, Kubernetes, Tenderly, Grafana, Dune, Safe, Snapshot

**Why Join Us?**

* Full ownership—you own the tech, end to end
* Massive surface area—smart contracts, infra, architecture, product, hiring, etc.
* Skin in the game—shape what gets built, why, and how fast
* Foundational role—this is the beginning of the future, you’ll be core to it
* Limitless upside—complex problems, true autonomy, real growth
* Fast iteration—ship at the speed of light
* Meaningful equity & competitive salary
* Paid travel