We’re building the next generation of collaboration infrastructure — and we’re looking for a backend engineer who’s excited about smart contracts, protocols, and distributed systems to help us launch our next big product.

Our first milestone? A modular workflow vault that makes it easier for teams and organizations to coordinate tasks, data, and permissions in a secure, scalable way. You’ll play a key role in designing and building the backend systems that power it.

What you’ll do

Build the backend logic for new collaboration vault system
Create secure APIs and smart contract connections to support automation and permissions
Work with frontend engineers to ensure smooth experiences across on-chain and off-chain data
Partner with product and design to turn user needs into working features
Focus on performance, security, and scalability in everything you build
Help shape long-term protocol and data architecture decisions

What we’re looking for

5+ years of experience in backend or full-stack engineering
Strong skills in Solidity or distributed backend systems (Rust is a plus)
Solid understanding of EVM or distributed systems (experience with L2s like Arbitrum/Optimism is great)
Experience building APIs and system architecture
Comfortable working closely with product, design, and other engineers
Startup mindset: proactive, collaborative, and ready to own your work

Nice to have:

Experience with DeFi, DAOs, or decentralized collaboration tools
Contributions to open-source blockchain or backend projects
Knowledge of identity, access control, or workflow automation

Why join Hive

Be a founding engineer helping to shape a new decentralized infrastructure
Work with a fast, values-driven team building the future of collaboration
Competitive salary, meaningful equity, and product ownership
Remote-first culture with flexible hours

About Hive

Hive is the productivity platform for modern teams — used by thousands of companies to manage projects, tasks, and collaboration in one place. Our mission is simple: help teams move faster. Now we’re taking it further, building decentralized tool that make collaboration smarter, safer, and more open.

Don’t meet every requirement? We’d still love to hear from you. If you’re excited about the role and think you can bring something special to Hive, apply!

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $135,000.00 - $155,000.00 per year

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