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title: 'General Opening — Create Your Own Role! at Injective'
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# General Opening — Create Your Own Role! at Injective

- **Company:** Injective
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-06-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/injective/e8db1d02-2643-4dc4-835a-b07577f14de0

## Job description

## About the role

New York, US Remote, or Global Remote

We’re always excited to connect with exceptional talented people who are passionate about crypto and believe they can contribute to the future of Injective.

This is a general application for candidates who may not see an open role that perfectly matches their background, but feel strongly aligned with our mission, culture, and pace.

We’re open to different profiles, whether your background is in engineering product, operations, research, people, or something else entirely, we'd love to hear how you think you could contribute.

Injective is great for people who:

- Thrive in fast-paced environments
- Enjoy high ownership and autonomy
- Are comfortable operating in highly technical teams
- Adapt quickly as priorities evolve
- Proactively identify problems and drive solutions forward
- Have strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Are genuinely passionate about crypto, DeFi, and emerging technologies

If that sounds like you, we encourage you to create your own role and tell us where you think you can make the biggest impact.

As an equal opportunity employer we don’t tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind. Whether that’s based on race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws.

We will only contact candidates using emails from the @injective.foundation http://injective.foundation domain. If you are approached by any other account or domain regarding this position, it was not sent by us. Please stay cautious and report any suspicious communication.

## About Injective

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Injective is a fast, interoperable Layer 1 blockchain purpose-built for decentralized finance (DeFi) and Web3 financial applications.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Venture-backed; raised $52.6M total; last round was a $40M Venture Round in 2022 at a $1B valuation)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2018
- **Founders**: Eric Chen

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Blockchain Infrastructure, Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Web3
- **Target customers**: B2B (developers building dApps, financial institutions, and DeFi protocols) and B2C (traders and users of the Injective ecosystem)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To create a truly free and fair financial system through decentralization by giving every builder, financial institution, and user the tools to reinvent global markets in a fully transparent and permissionless manner.

## Products & Services
- **Injective Blockchain (Layer 1)**: A high-performance, interoperable Layer 1 blockchain optimized for finance. It features a 0.64-second block time, average transaction costs under $0.01, and supports over 1.4 billion on-chain transactions. It is compatible with Cosmos IBC and Ethereum, and recently launched a native EVM for faster, cheaper DeFi.
- **MultiVM**: A dynamic smart contract environment allowing developers to build using multiple virtual machines (e.g., EVM, CosmWasm) on a single network.
- **Native USDC & Circle CCTP**: Integration of native USDC and Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol for seamless, mainstream dollar-denominated collateral and liquidity.
- **INJ Token**: The native utility token used for staking, securing the network, governance, and as a gas fee mechanism.
- **Bridge Assets**: A service enabling seamless onboarding of assets from any L1 blockchain to Injective.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: $1B valuation (set during the 2022 Venture Round); market cap of INJ token fluctuates with market conditions.
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of $15.4M (2025); Total Funding of $52.6M across 3 rounds.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Mark Cuban (investor), Bitnomial (US-regulated derivatives partner for Injective Futures), Circle (partner for native USDC and CCTP), Canary Capital (filed for a spot ETF).
- **Growth Signals**: Launched native EVM in November 2025 for faster, cheaper DeFi; Injective Futures went live on Bitnomial in the US in April 2026; supports native USDC and Circle CCTP (March 2026); filed for a spot ETF with Canary Capital; one of the fastest-growing Web3 financial ecosystems with over 1.4 billion on-chain transactions and 104 million blocks produced.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Speed and Cost**: Extremely fast block time (0.64s) and near-zero transaction fees (under $0.01), making it one of the most efficient blockchains for finance.
- **Interoperability**: Native compatibility with both Cosmos IBC and Ethereum, plus a new native EVM, allowing seamless asset bridging and cross-chain functionality.
- **Pre-built Modules**: Offers plug-and-play modules that abstract away technical complexities, enabling developers to build hyper-performant applications faster.
- **Regulatory First-Mover**: First entry into US-regulated derivatives markets via Bitnomial, and a spot ETF filing, signaling institutional legitimacy.
- **Ecosystem Scale**: The largest and fastest-growing Web3 financial ecosystem, with over 1,488 million on-chain transactions and 104 million blocks produced.

## Strategic Focus
- **Institutional Adoption**: Expanding into regulated US derivatives markets and pursuing a spot ETF to attract institutional capital.
- **Developer Experience**: Enhancing the platform with native EVM and MultiVM to lower barriers for developers and attract a broader builder base.
- **Stablecoin Integration**: Deepening liquidity and mainstream utility through native USDC and Circle CCTP integration.
- **Ecosystem Growth**: Continuing to scale the largest Web3 financial ecosystem by onboarding more dApps, wallets, and infrastructure partners.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Values transparency, collaboration, and pioneering spirit. The team is mission-driven to create a free and fair financial system.
- **Remote-First**: Work from anywhere; team spans 20 countries and speaks 27 languages. Flexible PTO and generous parental leave.
- **Equity**: Token equity package for all employees, allowing team members to share in the company’s success.
- **Office**: Cool New York office available for in-person collaboration, but remote work is fully supported.
- **Team**: Small, high-impact team (~111 employees as of 2026) with diverse experiences and fresh viewpoints. Emphasis on open dialogue and honest conversations.
- **Benefits**: Generous parental leave, flexible PTO, and a global, inclusive culture.

## Sources
1. [injective.com](https://injective.com/)
2. [injective.com/about](https://injective.com/about)
3. [injectivelabs.org/careers](https://injectivelabs.org/careers/)
4. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/injective-labs)
5. [getlatka.com](https://getlatka.com/companies/injective.com)
6. [coindesk.com](https://www.coindesk.com/) (Injective Launches Native EVM)
7. [theblock.co](https://www.theblock.co/) (Injective to Support Native USDC and Circle CCTP)
8. [cointelegraph.com](https://cointelegraph.com/) (Injective Futures Go Live on Bitnomial)
9. [fortune.com](https://fortune.com/) (Gen Zer Leaves NYU, Builds $1.3B Blockchain Backed by Cuban)

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