Top Tech Jobs & Startup Jobs in Chicago, IL

Drive institutional liquidity and TVL by sourcing, pitching, and onboarding market makers, CEX VIPs, prime brokers, and large allocators. Build strategic partnerships, structure and close liquidity incentives, and collaborate with product/tokenomics to design institutional yield strategies tied to TVL KPIs.

Lead and manage the design team to create intuitive UX for a consumer-facing Web3 dApp. Define UX strategy, improve onboarding and engagement for creators, conduct user research, collaborate cross-functionally, and integrate industry best practices.

Lead surveillance of on-chain and off-chain trading to detect market abuse. Build statistical models and heuristics, investigate flagged transactions, trace fund flows across platforms, design dashboards and reports, and collaborate with engineering to integrate and automate advanced detection tools for protocol governance.

Perform manual smart contract code reviews to identify vulnerabilities, collaborate with developers, use Slither and Foundry for analysis, document findings, and produce clear reports for technical and non-technical stakeholders while staying current on blockchain security trends.

Lead design and implementation of AI platforms (front-end and back-end), collaborate on data preprocessing and model training, deploy and optimize AI models to production, build data pipelines, integrate AI with Web3/Ethereum Layer 2, and contribute to related company products and projects.

Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines, automate infrastructure (Terraform), manage cloud security, ensure 24/7 uptime for a high-TVL DeFi protocol, monitor performance and cost, and collaborate with cross-functional teams on DevOps best practices.

Lead and localize day-to-day operations for the South Korean market: manage vendors (payment processors, security, marketing), coordinate with product and marketing, set up local office and procurement, optimize operational workflows, and ensure compliance with global standards.

Lead end-to-end B2B sales focused on crypto employers: prospect, engage decision-makers, close deals for job listings, recruitment software, and bespoke hiring solutions. Build pipeline, forecast revenue, and provide product feedback to align employer tools with market needs.

An expression-of-interest form collecting resumes and cover letters from candidates seeking AI or Web3 roles. Provides resume and cover letter guidelines, requests location and visa status, asks candidates to indicate target sectors and roles, and promises notification when suitable openings appear.

Lead the firm's brand strategy and provide high-level marketing advisory to portfolio companies. Create thought leadership, oversee digital presence, and manage external agencies to scale Web3 startups from seed to market leadership.