Founding Lead Developer

Vision

As the NFT market continues to grow to reach $300bn by 2030 (digital identity, gaming, tokenized real-world assets, decentralized IP, etc.), there is a multi-billion dollar opportunity in building an options and derivatives market for NFTs - which does not exist yet. In comparison, in TradFi, options trading surpassed $6T this year (vs. $17T for equities trading). Options are a great financial tool for being exposed and speculating on an asset without owning it and is the next growth area for NFTs.

Problem we solve
NFTs are a new asset class with a set of challenges when it comes to creating options - like the low liquidity, the pricing, and the partial non-fungibility. Some companies are trying to build derivatives on floor prices but this approach means relying on an oracle which means price manipulation is possible. There is a booming NFT financialization landscape, and we aim at taking the lead on options, with an approach radically different from other companies in the landscape - by using a physical delivery of the NFT at the option closing, instead of relying on floor prices. Typically our platform would allow:

• retail investors like NFT traders to hedge their holdings during the market downturns, and make profits on collections going down
  
• institutional investors (market makers, hedge funds) to implement NFT market neutral strategies and finally unlock institutional DeFi money to flow into the NFT market
  

Our product
Our first product is a peer-to-peer marketplace allowing NFT traders (400k active users/month) to bet on the rise and fall of NFT collections floor prices, with no oracle needed. Bears will be able to short collections (for the first time without manipulation possible) while Bulls will be able to buy discounted NFTs. The product is designed for simplicity and fun and is based on the feedback of 10s of NFT traders, that are impatiently waiting for the product release.

Growth
We start by targeting the active and engaged community of NFT power traders, who are currently looking for new solutions to make profits during the bear market - the old recipe (flipping, holding) not working anymore. We have a compelling value proposition for them, allowing seamless shorting and hedging. As we attract more users, well iterate on our product to enable more parameters, launch new features and a dedicated desk for professional investors (defi institutions, NFT funds, market markers, etc.).

Backing
Closing  pre-seed round with tier-1 cryptonative funds and top influential NFT and DeFi traders.

About the position

• Ownership: As our lead dev, you will be responsible for our tech and manage the dev team
  
• Key missions:
  • Fully understand our business goals and align our tech with those goals
    
  • Bring new ideas and solutions for our product
    
  • Write technical specifications
    
  • Design our tech architecture and define our tech stack
    
  • Build and maintain the product
    
  • Ensure code quality, lead code reviews
    
  • Manage the dev team (among which Pierre and 2 other developers)
• Requirements
  • Experience designing and implementing NFT protocols from scratch (e.g. lending protocols, marketplaces)
    
  • Experience developing or managing the development of web3 front-ends for DeFi protocols
    
  • Ability to document trust assumptions and think through end-to-end security of a DeFi protocol.
    
  • Experience selecting/ iterating with/managing an audit firm
    
  • Ability to understand the big picture, the key success factors of the protocol, and propose improvement paths
    
  • Web2 experience (AWS, Google Cloud), API design and documentation
    
  • Really good maths skills. Previous exposure to DeFi or TradFi maths is a big plus.
    
  • Good mentor and coach
    
  • You're very happy to be proven wrong, you're humble, but you also know how to defend your convictions
    
  • Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
    

About the company and the job

• Contributing to the rise of a DeFi and NFT leader
  
• Part of the founding team
  
• Tier-1 VCs and angels-backed (strong network in NFT / DeFi)
  
• Led by senior tech entrepreneurs, innovating in a booming market (NFT x DeFi)
  
• Ambition to build a global leader
  
• Working with a team of senior and sharp people
  
• Equity (that converts into tokens if token)
  
• Good package aligned with web3 benchmark
  
• Remote but the timezone needs to be compatible with France where the team is located