--- title: 'Apply with us at pod network' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/apply-with-us-pod-network-eu-uk-or-north-svmsj5rzepr8' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-13' --- # Apply with us at pod network - **Company:** pod network - **Location:** EU UK OR North, United States - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2025-10-23 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/pod-network/cf234484-2e8a-4a75-a045-150e08f144bf ## Job description At Pod Network, we’re always looking for passionate, creative, and purpose-driven people who want to help shape the future of community, content, and connection. Even if you don’t see a specific opening that matches your skills right now, we’d still love to hear from you. We’re building a collaborative and innovative team — one that values curiosity, initiative, and the ability to make things happen. Whether your background is in operations, marketing, partnerships, design, tech, or community management, we want to know what inspires you and how you could contribute to our mission. 🚀 What We Look For - You’re a proactive problem solver who thrives in dynamic environments. - You care deeply about meaningful work and authentic collaboration. - You have a strong sense of ownership — you don’t wait to be told what to do. - You’re curious, adaptable, and eager to learn new things. 💬 Why Join Pod Network - A mission-driven team redefining how people connect and grow together. - A flexible, remote-first culture that values trust and creativity. - Opportunities to shape new projects and take ownership from day one. - A community of smart, kind, and ambitious people. ## About Pod Network We are building Pod Network, a Layer-1 for open markets. Orders clear in frequent [batch auctions](https://docs.v2.pod.network/documentation/markets/markets-overview), so the best price wins, not the fastest connection. Anyone can launch a market, its rules enforced by code, and anyone, anywhere can trade on it 24/7. We are backed by a16z crypto, 1kx, BBF, and Lemniscap. ✉️ How to Apply Tell us about yourself — what you’re passionate about, what kind of impact you’d like to make, and how you think you could contribute to Pod Network. ## About pod network ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Pod Network is building a purpose-built Layer-1 blockchain designed for MEV-free, high-performance global markets, using batch auctions to eliminate latency advantages. - **Entity Type**: Private (Seed stage) - **Headquarters**: Manhattan Beach, California, United States (with offices in New York, NY and Athens, Greece) - **Founded**: 2024 - **Founders**: Shresth Agrawal (CEO), Haris Karavasilis (Co-Founder) ## Core Business - Primary industry: Layer-1 Blockchain Infrastructure, Decentralized Finance (DeFi) - Target customers: Developers building decentralized market applications (order books, AMMs, perpetual futures), Web3 protocols, and financial applications - Mission purpose: To rebuild financial markets from the ground up on trustless blockchain infrastructure, eliminating the advantages of speed and proximity that create unfair markets ## Products & Services - **Pod Network (L1 Blockchain)**: A novel stake-based programmable Layer-1 with EVM compatibility (EVMx), offering sub-150ms transaction finality and up to 300k TPS. Uses batch auctions instead of continuous order books to eliminate MEV and front-running. - **Built-in Market Primitives**: Asset-agnostic, fully on-chain composable primitives including order book, matching engine, liquidation, and oracles, enabling developers to launch sophisticated markets quickly. - **shitpost.wtf**: A decentralized social network built on Pod’s devnet, launched as a proof-of-concept and testing ground. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed - **Key Metric**: Total Funding — $10.5M USD - **Notable Investors/Partners**: a16z crypto (led pre-seed and seed), 1kx, Lemniscap, Blockchain Builders Fund (BBF), Stanford Blockchain Accelerator, Protagonist - **Growth Signals**: Raised $10M seed round in January 2025; headcount grew 160% YoY to 8 employees; integrated with Pi Squared’s Universal Settlement Layer and Rollup-Boost; actively hiring for 5 open positions as of mid-2025 ## Competitive Advantages - **MEV Elimination**: Batch-based ordering removes any advantage from being first in line — the best price wins, not the fastest node. This is a fundamental architectural differentiator from Solana, Ethereum, and other L1s. - **Latency-Optimal Design**: Sub-150ms finality with no blocks and strong consensus, making it purpose-built for high-frequency trading use cases. - **EVM Backward Compatibility**: EVMx extension allows developers to use familiar Ethereum tooling (Solidity, wallets, JSON RPC) while gaining Pod’s performance benefits. - **All-in-One Market Infrastructure**: Provides native order book, matching engine, liquidation engine, and oracles — reducing the complexity of launching a new market. ## Strategic Focus - Building the premier Layer-1 for global, trustless financial markets - Expanding developer ecosystem through integrations with Ethereum L2s (Rollup-Boost) and settlement layers (Pi Squared) - Growing the team in engineering (Smart Contract, Backend/HFT) and business development - Scaling from devnet to mainnet with a focus on real-world market applications (perpetual futures already live on devnet) ## Why Work Here - **Engineering Culture**: Deep technical challenges at the intersection of distributed systems, cryptography, and high-frequency trading. Team includes PhDs and engineers from top institutions (Yale, Amazon, Ubisoft, Andreessen Horowitz). - **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Has offices in Manhattan Beach (CA), New York (NY), and Athens, Greece — suggesting a hybrid/remote-friendly culture with physical hubs. - **Team Size & Ownership**: Very small team (~8 people) means high ownership, direct impact on core protocol design, and close collaboration with founders. - **Backing**: Backed by a16z crypto and top-tier crypto VCs, providing strong runway and credibility. - **Global Team**: Distributed across Greece, US, Poland, and UK — offering a multicultural, remote-first working environment. ## Sources 1. [pod.network](https://pod.network/) 2. [LinkedIn - Pod Network](https://www.linkedin.com/company/pod-dot-network) 3. [Tracxn - Pod Network Profile](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/podnetwork/__osXXKpS8KwkJA8UqsU0g6frkuj4zBK06PUqMQg4CAVk) 4. [Ashby - Pod Network Jobs](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/pod-network) 5. [Pod Network Team Page](https://pod.network/team) ## Other roles at pod network - [QA Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/qa-engineer-pod-network-united-kingdom-europe-turkey-eastern-europe-south-6dg14ecx3q2e) — United Kingdom / Europe / Turkey / Eastern Europe / South Africa / United Arab Emirates / Gulf Region / India - [Product Designer](https://feeny.ai/job/product-designer-pod-network-middle-east-europe-united-kingdom-north-america-n342vn288gd1) — Middle East / Europe / United Kingdom / North America - [Quantitative Markets Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/quantitative-markets-engineer-pod-network-eu-uk-or-north-vprevev5v8fz) — EU UK OR North, United States