--- title: 'Full-Stack Crypto Software Engineer at Curio.gg' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/full-stack-crypto-software-engineer-curio-gg-san-francisco-ssnrmhww06he' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-09' --- # Full-Stack Crypto Software Engineer at Curio.gg - **Company:** Curio.gg - **Location:** San Francisco, CA - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2023-02-19 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/curio.gg/737cbf7a-84c6-48aa-aef7-52b8b37e1760 ## Job description ## About us Curio builds bleeding edge crypto games and infrastructure. Since 2021, we’ve been pioneers in the onchain game space, shipped mini games to thousands of users, and we are about to ship our first major title Duper, a high-stakes, cross-genre social strategy game. Our game studio veterans hails from titles like Genshin Impact, Halo, Pacific Rim, help scaling those products to millions of users. We also raised 8M+ from top crypto investors to fuel our expansion. Our vision is to build the ultimate fan-powered universe and competition platform around Duper. Our thesis around crypto games revolves around these pillars: Crypto-centric gameplay: There exists a huge opportunity space for building truly crypto native gameplay such as high-stakes games. We not only build for hardcore gamers but also games for collectors, speculators, etc. In addition, smart contracts let 3rd party developers build additional experiences on-top of protocols, further boosting network effects. Incentives and distribution: Crypto opens up innovation via removing roadblocks from traditional game platforms around user distribution and incentivization. In crypto, everything is a game, yet most current crypto games are still simple plug-and-plays from web2. Community building: crypto has an unparalleled superpower in rallying a community around collectors, speculators, gamers. We leverage this to build an ultimate incentive aligned e-sports ecosystem around Duper instead of different parties extracting values out of one another. Combined with our world-class game studio, we believe Curio can build the best crypto games out there. At Curio, you will - Own a huge portion of the Duper game product platform that lives as a web platform and on chain. - Build beautiful UIs and robust backends, data pipelines, indexers to power the entire end to end game experience and hyper scale. - Work and grow with a passionate team of 10x engineers. - In general, you are willing to be extremely scrappy and high-agency to drive whatever that needs to get done to push the product forward. ## Qualifications - 3+ years of experience and/or deep knowledge in full-stack web development: React, NodeJS, Typescript, NestJS, etc. - Experience in technologies like Redis, Kafka, AWS. Knows how to design robust and scalable APIs. Detail-oriented. - Familiarity with crypto dev suite: Solidity, Foundry, wagmi. - Is kept up-to-date with the latest in crypto and crypto tech stack (scaling solutions, infra trends, the latest narratives). - Basically, you are knees deep in crypto and is interested in all things crypto. Degens welcomed. Bonus if you ... - Are familiar with Golang or other low level languages. - Have familiarity with distributed systems. Understands how blockchains work under the hood. - Loves open source contributions, building frameworks. - Are design and product oriented, proficient with Figma. - Are located in the Bay Area and can commute to SF at least 3 times per week. Even if the above qualifications aren't an exact match, passionate and enthusiastic people who love to quickly learn are always welcome! Feel free to reach out or apply regardless and we would love to chat. ## About Curio.gg ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Curio (Curiosity Research, Inc.) is a game studio building competitive PvP on-chain games, starting with its flagship title Duper, alongside the foundational infrastructure that powers them. - **Entity Type**: Private (Seed VC - II) - **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States (registered address in Sacramento, CA — see note below) - **Founded**: 2022 - **Founders**: Yijia Chen (Co-Founder & CEO), Kevin Zhang (Co-Founder) ## Core Business - Primary industry: Gaming (on-chain/blockchain games), with a secondary focus on developer infrastructure for on-chain game economies. - Target customers: B2C gamers (players of Duper) and B2B/game developers seeking to integrate crypto and smart-contract composability into their products. - Mission/purpose: Build games that create "rich and expansive social interactions through composability of crypto and the power of smart contracts" — enabling new nations, governance structures, and social economies that are impossible in the real world. [blog.curio.gg](https://blog.curio.gg/about/) ## Products & Services - **Duper**: Curio's flagship competitive PvP game, currently in Beta and scheduled to launch on the App Store, Steam, and Google Play in Q2 2026. [curio.gg](https://www.curio.gg/) - **On-chain game infrastructure**: Foundational infrastructure and smart-contract tooling that lets games incorporate blockchain features, composable economies, and player-owned systems. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/curio-research) ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not disclosed. - **Key Metric**: Total funding of $8.6M across two seed rounds (Seed: $2.9M led by Bain Capital Crypto, Feb 2023; Seed VC - II: $5.7M led by SevenX Ventures and Bain Capital Crypto, Aug 2024). [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/curio-research) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/curio-games) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Bain Capital Crypto, SevenX Ventures, OKX Ventures, Formless Capital, Smrti Lab, TCG, plus angel investors from Niantic, FunPlus, Coinbase, Compound Finance, and Gauntlet. [curio.gg](https://www.curio.gg/) [blog.curio.gg](https://blog.curio.gg/about/) - **Growth Signals**: - Duper entering open Beta with confirmed multi-platform launches (iOS, Steam, Android) in Q2 2026. - Website traffic growing +60.2% month-over-month and +45.8% year-over-year. - Actively hiring for a Full-Stack Crypto Software Engineer (hybrid, San Francisco). - Workforce distributed across the United States and India, with talent drawn from Smrti Lab, Sunblink, Andovar, bloXroute, and Manta Network. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/curio-games) ## Competitive Advantages - **Crypto-native design from day one**: Unlike traditional studios retrofitting blockchain, Curio builds composability and smart-contract economies directly into game mechanics, allowing player-driven nations and governance structures. - **Backing from crypto and gaming crossover investors**: Bain Capital Crypto, SevenX, OKX Ventures, and angels from Niantic/FunPlus give both crypto credibility and gaming distribution expertise. - **Small, senior team**: With roughly 4 employees and two founders, it offers a high-agency environment where individual contributors have outsized impact. - **Early mover in on-chain PvP**: Focused on competitive PvP on-chain games — a niche with few established competitors (competitors include Parasol and ~6 others). [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/curio-research) ## Strategic Focus - Shipping Duper to full launch across App Store, Steam, and Google Play in Q2 2026. - Deepening its on-chain infrastructure layer to support player-created nations, governance structures, and persistent in-game economies. - Expanding the team — specifically engineering — to scale game development and infrastructure in parallel. [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/curio.gg) ## Why Work Here - **Small-team, high-impact culture**: A creative studio with ~4 employees, so new hires directly shape product vision and technical direction. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/curio-games) - **Hybrid work in San Francisco**: The current open role (Full-Stack Crypto Software Engineer) is hybrid, based in San Francisco. [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/curio.gg) - **Distinctive mission**: Opportunity to work at the intersection of cutting-edge crypto infrastructure and mainstream game design — building games where economic and social systems are player-owned. - **AI-supported recruiting**: The company uses AI tools to assist with resume review and applicant assessment, but final decisions are made by humans — transparency is disclosed upfront in the hiring process. [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/curio.gg) **Note on conflicting HQ data**: The company website lists a registered address in Sacramento, CA (1401 21st St Ste 12524), while CB Insights and LinkedIn report headquarters at 301 Lyon Street, San Francisco, CA. The San Francisco location is the active hub per job postings and company profiles; the Sacramento address appears to be a registered-agent address. [curio.gg](https://www.curio.gg/) [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/curio-research) ## Sources 1. [curio.gg](https://www.curio.gg/) 2. [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/curio.gg) 3. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/curio-research) 4. [blog.curio.gg](https://blog.curio.gg/about/) 5. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/curio-games) ## Other roles at Curio.gg - [Name your own](https://feeny.ai/job/name-your-own-curio-gg-san-francisco-13mg99hxmdag) — San Francisco, CA