About the company
Tempo is a layer-1 blockchain purpose-built for stablecoins and real-world payments, born from Stripeās experience in global payments and Paradigmās expertise in crypto tech. Tempoās payment-first design provides a scalable, low-cost predictable backbone that meets the needs of high-volume payment use cases. Our goal is to move money reliably, cheaply, and at scale. Our north star is simplicity for users: fintechs, traditional banks, merchants, platforms, and anyone else looking to move their payments into the 21st century. We're building Tempo with design partners who are global leaders in AI, e-commerce, and financial services: Anthropic, Coupang, Deutsche Bank, DoorDash, Mercury, Nubank, OpenAI, Revolut, Shopify, Standard Chartered, Visa, and more. Weāre a team of crypto-optimists, building the infrastructure needed to bring real, substantial economic flows onchain. Our team primarily works in-person out of our San Francisco and NYC offices. We like to move fast and swing for the fences ā join us!
Job Summary
Responsibilities
šScope, architect, and deliver customer applications that meet functional, security, and reliability requirements šBuild and own fullstack partner applications across frontend, backend, and on-chain components for partners on Tempo šStand up reliable backends with services, queues, and data models; integrate partner systems and third-party SDKs; optimize for performance and cost šPrototype to validate with POCs and middleware to unblock partners quickly, and graduate successful patterns to production quality šCollaborate with Product, Partnerships, and Engineering to prioritize and land high-impact improvements surfaced from the field šCustomer engagements can range from month-long embedded product builds, to week-long feature deliveries, to short-term Q&A and support work
Qualifications
šExperience as a fullstack software engineer or forward deployed engineer at a blockchain, fintech, or infrastructure company. Prior experience with customer-facing roles is not required, but may be beneficial. šDeep proficiency in TypeScript is a must to build performant, delightful product experiences. The ideal candidate can take customer requirements to architect and design a solution, ship into production, and debug across frontend, backend, SDK, and onchain layers. šNice to have Wagmi, Viem, and Foundry experience and bonus for Solidity, Go, Rust, and infrastructure experience. šStrong communication and customer empathy; able to bridge technical depth with clear, actionable guidance for non-technical audiences. šProven ability to operate independently and make product-level tradeoffs in high-context, fast-moving environments
The crypto industry is evolving rapidly, offering new opportunities in blockchain, web3, and remote crypto roles ā donāt miss your chance to be part of it.
