Top Tech Jobs & Startup Jobs in Chicago, IL

Build and maintain automated test suites for smart contracts and UIs, integrate testing into development, track bugs, improve frameworks, and ensure test coverage for new features.

Lead global legal strategy for a crypto-native investment fund, designing fund structures, ensuring AML/KYC and securities compliance, managing deal documentation (SAFEs/SAFTs, token purchases), advising on DeFi-specific legal risks, coordinating with regulators and external counsel, and establishing legal protocols for treasury, token incentive schemes, and corporate governance.

Lead growth initiatives for a hardware wallet's software ecosystem by optimizing onboarding funnels, leveraging analytics (Mixpanel, Amplitude), collaborating with cross-functional teams, conducting market research, and implementing strategies to boost user engagement and retention.

Own end-to-end market strategy and growth for North America and LATAM: drive trading volume, user acquisition, partnerships, localized marketing, community and VIP engagement, monitor market and regulatory trends, and report on core KPIs while coordinating with global teams.

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.

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.

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 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.

Lead end-to-end product design for a founding-stage decentralized identity protocol: establish visual language, prototype features, collaborate cross-functionally, iterate from user feedback, and champion Web3 design standards.

Independent full-cycle recruiter managing sourcing, client engagement, offer negotiation, and placements using AI-driven tools. Acts as commercial advisor, provides market insights, and maintains self-directed billing and activity in a results-only, remote environment.