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title: 'Talent Pool - Blockchain, Blockchain (Smart Contracts) at 1inch'
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# Talent Pool - Blockchain, Blockchain (Smart Contracts) at 1inch

- **Company:** 1inch
- **Location:** United States
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-09-23
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-24
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/1inch/f0c45f9c-23ac-4d9f-846a-8ada749488b3

## Job description

1inch is the DeFi ecosystem building financial freedom for everyone. 1inch products help users and builders trade, hold and track digital assets - with the self-custody, comprehensive security and the intuitive user experience they need to unlock the potential of true crypto ownership. 1inch protocols and APIs provide core infrastructure across the DeFi industry and beyond. So if you're someone who thinks big, moves fast and wants to make an impact right from day one, then get ready to join our industry-changing team.

## Your mission

This is not an active vacancy. Instead, we're building a network of exceptional Blockchain Engineers (Smart Contracts) who have successfully completed our interview process and are ready to join 1inch when new positions become available.

Our engineering needs evolve rapidly, and we're always looking to connect with exceptional smart contract developers who want to help shape the future of DeFi. We look for engineers with a high-agency, "Get Stuff Done" mindset and an unrelenting passion for decentralised innovation.

We also embrace AI as a force multiplier for engineering, and value developers who thoughtfully leverage AI-powered tools to accelerate development, improve code quality, and solve complex technical challenges.

Successful candidates who pass the interview process will join our Pre-Qualified Talent Network. This means that when a suitable position becomes available, you'll be among the first people we consider, allowing us to move quickly through the final hiring stages and, where appropriate, straight to an offer.

## What you'll do

- Contribute to the design and optimisation of scalable, secure, and high-performance blockchain architectures
- Develop, integrate, test, and maintain smart contracts and decentralised protocol components
- Conduct technical research and support proof-of-concept initiatives for new blockchain and DeFi features
- Contribute to cross-chain interoperability solutions, including bridging and atomic swap mechanisms
- Improve execution efficiency and optimise smart contract logic for gas consumption and performance
- Collaborate with engineering and security teams to identify vulnerabilities and strengthen protocol reliability
- Participate in code reviews, testing, CI/CD workflows, and engineering best practices
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to support successful product delivery and continuous improvement

## Who you are

- Professional experience building and operating backend systems in production environments
- Strong proficiency in Golang, Typescript or another backend/systems programming language with practical concurrency and performance knowledge
- Solid understanding of system design fundamentals including services, data flows, reliability, and maintainability
- Familiarity with blockchain platforms, smart contracts, transaction handling, and on-chain integrations
- Experience working with containerised services and modern deployment practices
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work effectively in fast-paced engineering environments
- Ability to balance technical quality, scalability, and operational reliability
- At senior level, experience owning projects end-to-end and contributing to architectural decision-making

Nice to haves

- Experience contributing to open-source blockchain or Web3 projects
- Familiarity with zero-knowledge technologies or rollup architectures
- Experience building distributed systems or low-latency infrastructure
- Understanding of blockchain infrastructure automation and deployment tooling
- Experience working in high-growth startup or scale-up environments

1inch is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to evaluating all candidates on the basis of their skills, experience, and potential — regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, age, religion, disability, or any other characteristic. We believe diverse teams build better products, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds.

## About 1inch

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: 1inch is a self-custodial DeFi ecosystem that aggregates liquidity from 600+ sources across 13+ blockchains to provide efficient, secure, and cost-effective decentralized trading.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B, Dec 2021)
- **Headquarters**: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- **Founded**: 2019
- **Founders**: Sergej Kunz, Anton Bukov

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Decentralized Finance (DeFi) / Software Development
- **Target Customers**: B2C (retail traders, wallet users) and B2B (institutions, developers via APIs and infrastructure)
- **Mission**: To solve fragmentation, complexity, and inefficiency in DeFi by building a unified, self-custodial ecosystem that gives everyone fair and universal access to finance.

## Products & Services
- **[1inch Aggregation Protocol](https://help.1inch.io/en/articles/4585093-what-is-1inch)**: A DEX aggregator that finds the best swap rates across multiple decentralized exchanges and chains (Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon, Avalanche, etc.). Supports intent-based swaps and MEV protection.
- **[1inch Wallet](https://1inch.com/about)**: Self-custodial mobile wallet for secure token swaps, portfolio tracking, and DeFi interactions.
- **[1inch Portfolio](https://1inch.com/about)**: Portfolio tracker for managing digital assets, analyzing PnL, and discovering staking opportunities.
- **[1inch Card](https://1inch.com/about)**: Spend crypto with Apple Pay & Google Pay, borrow against digital assets, and earn crypto cashback.
- **[1inch API Suite](https://1inch.com/about)**: Enterprise-ready Web3 APIs for token swaps, RPC nodes, and agentic trading (including MCP integration).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company).
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of **USD 189.8M** across three rounds:
  - Seed (Aug 2020): $2.8M (6 investors)
  - Series A (Dec 2020): $12M (10 investors)
  - Series B (Dec 2021): $175M (9 investors)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Specific names not provided in available search results; rounds indicate involvement of major crypto-focused funds.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - 119 employees as of mid-2026, with **+23.7% yearly headcount growth**.
  - Active job postings: 18 (yearly job posting growth +5.9%).
  - Launched intent-based swaps in 2022, atomic cross-chain with MEV protection in 2024, and bridge-free swaps between Solana and EVM in 2025.
  - New brand identity introduced in late 2025, emphasizing ecosystem unification.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Best Price Aggregation**: Sources liquidity from 600+ DEXs across 13+ chains, ensuring users always get optimal rates.
- **Self-Custodial & Secure**: Users retain full control of assets; strong MEV protection and atomic cross-chain swaps.
- **Innovation Track Record**: First DEX aggregator (2019 hackathon), pioneer of intent-based trading and bridge-free cross-chain swaps.
- **Governed by DAO**: 1inch DAO allows 1INCH token stakers to vote on protocol parameters, fostering community ownership.
- **Developer Ecosystem**: Offers comprehensive APIs and MCP server for building DeFi trading agents.

## Strategic Focus
- Expand cross-chain interoperability and reduce friction for multi-network trading.
- Grow the developer platform (MCP, enterprise APIs) to power institutional and agentic trading.
- Advocate for compliant, secure DeFi adoption while maintaining decentralization.
- Attract top engineering talent to continue leading innovation in the DeFi space.

## Why Work Here
- **Remote-First Culture**: Team spans 34 countries; remote-first with a hub in Dubai. Flexibility to work from anywhere.
- **Ownership & Compensation**: Market-leading compensation and the chance to own impactful projects in a flat, collaborative environment.
- **Cutting-Edge Technology**: Work on smart-order routing, cross-chain protocols, and MEV protection that processes billions in trading volume.
- **Learning & Growth**: Conference sponsorships, funded research time, and support for professional development.
- **Culture Highlights**: Global community of engineers, designers, and problem-solvers; strong emphasis on security and decentralization.
- **Recruitment Note**: 1inch does not use external recruiters; all communication is via official channels. Unsolicited LinkedIn/Telegram messages are scams.
- **Open Roles** (as of Sep 2026): Senior Smart Contract Engineer, Senior Product Manager (Swap), Head of People & Culture, Backend Engineer (TypeScript/Golang), and more.
- **Work Location**: Remote (UAE, UK, Portugal, Poland, Bulgaria, etc.) or on-site in Dubai.

## Sources
1. [1inch.com/careers](https://1inch.com/careers)
2. [1inch.com/about](https://1inch.com/about)
3. [LinkedIn – 1inch](https://linkedin.com/company/1inchcom)
4. [Lever Jobs – 1inch](https://jobs.lever.co/1inch)
5. [1inch Help Center – What is 1inch?](https://help.1inch.io/en/articles/4585093-what-is-1inch)

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