Chainflip is a decentralised, trustless protocol that enables cross chain swaps between different blockchains. It’s like Uniswap, but allows users to swap between major blockchains without any wrapped tokens, special wallets, or specialised software. It is totally generalised, decentralised, and can be integrated with any chain using any transaction type.
We’re trying to build a cornerstone of blockchain infrastructure: something that if successful will make web3 universally more accessible, composable, and useful. It is just one building block, but it is one that has remained missing for years. If we can solve it, we unlock new possibilities for web3 as a whole. Our vision is that users and developers can seamlessly transfer value between ecosystems with minimal cost and human effort, enabling programmatic interactions to power the next wave of Web3 protocols and products, and breaking down cultural silos within the space. Eventually, our hope is that Chainflip fades into the background as a piece of key infrastructure that is felt but not seen - an essential pipeline that routes internet-based value efficiently and silently in the background, forming a part of the foundations of the next 20 years of Web3 development.
Our mission is to build a decentralised spot trading protocol that is so good that at least 1 million users choose to permanently switch away from centralised exchanges.
We will be dramatically expanding the team over the next 6 months, and we’re looking for people who are looking to be a part of a fast growing early stage team to carry forward the vision we have for the future of permissionless value transfer.
You’ll be joining an experienced founder along with an existing engineering team and ongoing support from another major project. We’re an early stage venture but we already have momentum, funding and, most importantly, a plan.
Do you accept anons?
No. Our policy is that employees of Chainflip have the right to remain unknown to those outside of Chainflip, but we do not accept applications from faceless anons from the internet.
Where are your offices and who is in them?
Our main office is in Berlin. This is where most of the core engineering team and leadership team is. We also run our communications efforts from the Berlin office. In Melbourne, we share an office with the Oxen team and have Rust engineering staff on-site working on the CFE.
Dublin is our newest office run by Lorenzo, and is where our sister company JIT Strategies is located. Market-making, and validator operation activities are run from there, along with other active market activities, analysis, and strategy.
Do I have to relocate? Is the team remote?
In a post COVID era, you might be shocked to hear that there's a 90% chance the relocation answer is yes. That being said, it mostly depends on the role you are applying for and from where you propose to work. If you are somewhere in the European timezone region, it is much more likely that we’ll allow remote work. In general though, remote working roles are reserved for specialist roles.
As a standard for the Berlin team, we have optional working-from-home Wednesdays, but largely spend most of our time in our beautiful private Spree-side Kreuzberg headquarters together. We get a lot more collaborative value out of in-person interactions, though we do make sure our remote teammates are looked after as well.
I’m not sure if I have the skills/knowledge or relevant experience to apply, should I apply anyway?
Our top priority is to attract and find good humans. If you’re an absolute cryptohead immersed in the culture who digs what you’ve read on this website, it's very likely that we’ll want to speak with you. Or, if you’re a shadowy super coder who is hyped about the product and the engineering challenge but knows nothing about crypto, then we will also want to speak to you.
