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Forward Deployed Engineer

Rethink recruit
Full-time
On-site
New York, United States

About Inversion

Inversion is a technology company building blockchain-driven transformations for legacy businesses. We develop and deploy products that fundamentally reshape business models, reduce costs, and unlock scalable, profitable growth—while preserving operational continuity.

Our approach combines decentralized systems with a disciplined acquisition strategy to modernize traditional industries. Backed by top-tier investors in crypto and technology, our team brings deep experience from leading financial institutions and over a decade of investing in crypto and tech.

We believe crypto has reached an inflection point: no longer experimental, but actionable. At Inversion, you’ll help define how blockchain creates real, durable impact across industries and demonstrate how it becomes a core competitive technology, much like the internet.

 

The Role

As a Forward Deployed Engineer at Inversion, you’ll operate at the intersection of product, blockchain, and business transformation. You’ll own critical technical systems, lead integrations with fintech and blockchain partners, and act as a technical partner in strategic initiatives as we evaluate and execute acquisitions.

This is a hands-on, high-agency role for someone who thrives in ambiguity, moves quickly, and delivers production systems that directly power real businesses. You’ll work in small, focused teams to design, build, and deploy blockchain solutions that drive measurable outcomes.

 

What You’ll Do

  • Collaborate closely with engineers, product leaders, and portfolio companies to design and deploy blockchain-powered systems that solve real operational problems

  • Build, operate, and integrate blockchain infrastructure, including EVM-compatible systems or Avalanche subnets, fintech layers, and data pipelines

  • Design and deliver custom applications, APIs, and integrations that translate complex business requirements into production-grade systems

  • Engage directly with customers and stakeholders, from technical leads to CEOs, guiding blockchain adoption through clear communication and pragmatic execution

  • Own projects end to end, from ideation through deployment, navigating ambiguity and solving complex, real-world problems at scale

 

What We’re Looking For

  • Strong technical foundation in computer science, mathematics, engineering, physics, or a related field, with practical understanding of systems, data structures, and algorithms

  • A forward-deployed mindset, with comfort embedding closely with customers and operating teams to solve hands-on problems

  • Strong systems thinking, with the ability to design solutions that work end to end across data, infrastructure, and user workflows

  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate seamlessly between technical and business contexts

  • High ownership and initiative, with a bias toward execution and delivery

  • Comfort working in fast-paced, ambiguous, startup-style environments

 

Preferred Experience

  • Experience in forward-deployed engineering roles or at companies such as Palantir, Anduril, or Scale AI

  • Hands-on familiarity with blockchain systems such as EVM-based chains, Avalanche, Cosmos, or Layer 2 solutions

  • Experience in fintech or payments, including KYC/KYB, custody, or settlement systems

  • Background in distributed systems, data pipelines, or production debugging

  • Exposure to smart contract deployment or blockchain security best practices

  • Prior experience in startups or other high-autonomy environments

 

Compensation

  • Competitive base salary

  • Discretionary bonuses

  • Significant potential for asymmetric upside for individuals driven by ownership, impact, and building foundational systems in the blockchain and investment space

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