--- title: 'High-Functioning Psychopath (Front End) at XION' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/high-functioning-psychopath-front-end-xion-remote-30nfcjg3qy9d' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-10' --- # High-Functioning Psychopath (Front End) at XION - **Company:** XION - **Location:** Remote - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2024-08-19 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/burnt/jobs/4106574008 ## Job description We’re a fast-growing tech scale-up with $36M in funding, revolutionizing the modern internet with cutting-edge solutions that drive mass-adoption. We already work with major brands such as Uber, Amazon, North Face, Temu, Lego, BMW, North Face and 100’s more. Our secret? Removing all blockchain and crypto complexities that are barriers to creating user-friendly applications solving real-world use-cases. Our investors include Multicoin, Circle Ventures, Animoca, Valor, Alliance DAO, and more. With a community of over 1M followers across all socials and a CEO who has been featured on the NYSE and NASDAQ, we believe we are only at the beginning of making XION a global brand. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- We are looking for a high-functioning psychopath to help bring the next wave of hybrid web2/3 applications. You will be joining a team of top-tier self-selected sado-masochists, who work here because they can’t really work anywhere else. We value rapid communication and direct feedback, both internal and external. Breakneck pace shipping, autonomy and ownership, and constant experimentation are table stakes. Apologies in advance. What Sparks Your Enthusiasm - Shipping nonsense to billions of users - That point of a futile debugging session where you start to question your sanity and everything becomes hilarious - Finding interesting/troubling ways to solve engineering problems - “Huh, that’s weird”, gives you a sense of giddy panic - A constant feeling like your spinal column has been struck by lightning What Turns You Away - “It works on my machine” - “The user should be able to figure it out” - “That isn’t my problem” - Feeling generally calm and in control of the situation Requirements: - Typescript - React - Self-destructive tendencies - CSS Frameworks (Tailwind, MUI, etc.) - Medically significant but non-terminal caffeine addiction - Experience with Git/Github in a distributed team - Experience integrating with REST/GraphQL/GRPC APIs - Security Minded - Comfort in a young, chaotic, rapidly evolving small team startup environment - Ability to pick up and learn new stacks and tools on zero notice Nice to haves: - Cosm.js or Web3.js experience, general experience developing with crypto focused javascript libraries. - Experience with NPM release best practices - Experience working with and configuring bundlers (Webpack, Vite, etc.) - Experience with browser and mobile data storage, ie LocalStorage, SQLite - Performance conscious development, as the majority of the global user base is on mobile phones - Integration and unit testing experience Day-to-Day Responsibilities: Actual: - Desperate banging on keyboard - Ripping hair out over encoding errors - Not learning from previous mistakes about encoding errors - Ripping hair out over encoding errors Formal: - Design Implementation: Work closely with the design team to bring concepts to life, using provided designs as a foundation while exercising autonomy in execution. - Feature Development: Take ownership of features from planning to release, including scoping, task management, and prioritization. - Documentation Analysis: Research and review available documentation to guide development, navigating and interpreting scarce or ambiguous resources. - Testing and Debugging: Conduct thorough testing and extensive debugging to ensure high-quality deliverables, iterating through multiple cycles as needed. - Collaboration: Engage with the protocol team to facilitate smooth integration of features, providing technical guidance and feedback. - Continuous Improvement: Participate in the release process, ensuring stability and performance, and contribute to ongoing improvements and refinements. Cultural: - Take on new features or bug fixes, with full ownership - Scoff at the lack of documentation in our field - “Reverse engineer” protocol level … stuff… to integrate into client - Debug, debug, debug - Release and iterate ## About XION ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: XION is a Layer 1 blockchain that rebuilds trust between people, brands, and platforms through zero-knowledge verification infrastructure built atop a complete abstraction layer, purpose-built for mainstream adoption. - **Entity Type**: Private (funding stage: Series A, with $36M+ total funding) - **Headquarters**: New York, United States - **Founded**: 2021 - **Founders**: Anthony Anzalone (CEO) ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: Blockchain infrastructure, Web3, cryptocurrency, zero-knowledge cryptography - **Target customers**: Developers building Web3 applications, enterprise brands (B2B), and end-users (B2C) who need trust verification - **Mission or purpose statement**: XION exists to solve the internet's trust crisis by making verification the core primitive of a new Layer 1 blockchain, while removing all blockchain and crypto complexities for end users. ## Products & Services - **XION Layer 1 Blockchain**: The core protocol—a Cosmos SDK-based L1 with CometBFT consensus and CosmWasm smart contracts. It integrates two primary layers: - **Verification Layer (The Truth Engine)**: Applies zero-knowledge proofs to three data sources: zkTLS (verifies real-world data from any website), DKIM Module/zkEmail (verifies email contents using DKIM signatures), and App Attestations (verifies mobile app data). - **Abstraction Layer**: Embeds account, signature, gas, payment, device, and interoperability abstraction directly into the protocol, enabling users to log in with email, pay with credit cards, and never encounter blockchain complexity. - **Enterprise Verification Services**: Revenue-generating services for brands to verify user data privately. - **Ecosystem Applications**: A marketplace of applications built on XION, with revenue sharing for developers. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed - **Key Metric**: Total Funding: $36M–$38.5M (conflicting reports: LinkedIn states $38.5M, Greenhouse says $36M) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Multicoin Capital, Circle Ventures, Animoca Brands, Valor Capital, Alliance DAO, Alameda Research (led seed round) - **Growth Signals**: 150+ global brands including Uber, Amazon, BMW, LEGO, Temu, North Face, Travelex; 68M+ verified interactions; 5M+ users; $35M+ ARR from ecosystem applications; headcount grew 64.3% YoY to 18 employees; community of 1M+ followers across socials ## Competitive Advantages - **Only L1 with integrated verification infrastructure**: zkTLS, zkEmail, and App Attestations are built directly into the protocol, not as application-layer workarounds. - **Only L1 with protocol-level abstraction**: Account, gas, signature, payment, and device abstraction are part of the chain itself, making blockchain invisible to end users. - **Real-world traction**: Already generating $35M+ ARR from enterprise verification services and application revenue, not speculation. - **Revenue model**: Revenue from enterprise services, application revenue sharing, marketplace fees, and stablecoin activity flows back to the protocol through buybacks. ## Strategic Focus - **Mass adoption**: Removing all blockchain and crypto complexities to create user-friendly applications solving real-world use-cases. - **Developer ecosystem**: Building a developer community through tools, documentation (docs.burnt.com), and revenue-sharing incentives. - **Global expansion**: Hiring for APAC (Developer Relations Engineer), NYC, and Europe (Head of Design, Ecosystem Growth). - **Brand partnerships**: Expanding relationships with major global brands. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Fast-growing tech scale-up with a mission-driven focus on solving the internet's trust crisis. Described as a "startup" environment that values innovation and impact. - **Remote/hybrid policy**: Remote-first with offices in New York (HQ) and Berlin; some roles are fully remote, others are NYC/Europe-based with remote or hybrid options. - **Notable perks/engineering culture**: Work on cutting-edge blockchain infrastructure (Cosmos SDK, CosmWasm, zero-knowledge proofs); opportunities to shape a protocol that is already used by major brands; CEO has been featured on NYSE and NASDAQ; 28 total employees with 64.3% YoY headcount growth signals strong scaling momentum. - **Team composition**: 26% technical staff, with roles for Senior Protocol Engineer, Front End ("High-Functioning Psychopath"), Developer Relations Engineer, Head of Design, Ecosystem Growth, and Marketing Project Manager. ## Sources 1. [Greenhouse Jobs Page](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/burnt) 2. [Built In NYC Company Profile](https://www.builtinnyc.com/company/xion-xionburntcom) 3. [Built In Company Profile](https://builtin.com/company/xion-xionburntcom/jobs) 4. [XION Documentation (Overview)](https://docs.burnt.com/xion/xions-core/concepts/overview) 5. [LinkedIn Company Page (Burnt)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/burntio) ## Other roles at XION - [Senior Protocol Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-protocol-engineer-xion-remote-8gtt0xebrfdg) - [Project Manager - Marketing](https://feeny.ai/job/project-manager-marketing-xion-new-york-qvw9k7v0f6kf) — New York, NY / OR - [Head of Design](https://feeny.ai/job/head-of-design-xion-new-york-k0yzxrkxvcjs) — New York, NY / Europe - [Ecosystem Growth](https://feeny.ai/job/ecosystem-growth-xion-new-york-gecmkq2v3typ) — New York, NY - [General Application](https://feeny.ai/job/general-application-xion-remote-4zamjqpa6s2f) - [Developer Relations Engineer (DevRel) - APAC](https://feeny.ai/job/developer-relations-engineer-devrel-apac-xion-remote-n1ktqkhb8a8z) - [Cult Leader](https://feeny.ai/job/cult-leader-xion-remote-b3aj04tb596v)