Stellar Development Foundation

You'll join the Wallet team at the **Stellar Development Foundation** to build products connecting users to the Stellar blockchain. You'll drive **backend systems and APIs** that empower the ecosystem. Your work will be at the intersection of **scale and usability** as Stellar's user base grows.

You'll work on **cutting-edge blockchain technology** at the Stellar Development Foundation, building products that connect end-users to the Stellar network. You'll design opinionated backend systems and **scale services** as transaction throughput grows. Your work will be at the **intersection of scale and usability**, accelerating downstream application development.

You'll lead **production and execution** of SDF's events portfolio, from flagship conferences to sponsorships. You'll own **operational oversight** for Tier 1-3 events, managing agencies and vendors. This role offers **high autonomy** and cross-functional impact in the blockchain space.

You'll lead **production and execution** for the full events portfolio at the **Stellar Development Foundation**, from flagship conferences to third-party sponsorships. Your core impact will be driving cross-functional alignment and delivering seamless, high-quality events globally. This role offers **significant autonomy** and the chance to mentor junior team members.

You'll lead a **small, high-leverage SRE team** at the **Stellar Development Foundation** to shape how engineering teams own and operate production services. Your impact will be in **defining the Service Ownership Framework** and improving core infrastructure like Kubernetes and CI/CD. This role offers a chance to drive reliability in a **mission-driven blockchain ecosystem**.

You'll own the critical API, indexing, and data pipeline layer for a greenfield distributed systems prototype. Your work will directly enable developers and partners to interact with the core network. This rare zero-to-one build offers the agility of an early-stage startup with the stability of the Stellar Development Foundation.

You'll design and build **JSON-RPC endpoints** and **indexer backends** for a novel distributed systems prototype. You'll own the critical layer between core infrastructure and the outside world, taking a greenfield project to production. This role offers early-stage startup agility with the stability of Stellar Development Foundation.

You'll manage and grow a portfolio of infrastructure partnerships at the Stellar Development Foundation. You'll develop deep familiarity with partners' technical capabilities and identify expansion opportunities. You'll see the **direct impact** of your work driving **global financial access** through blockchain.

You'll drive partnerships with wallets, DeFi protocols, and crypto apps in the **Stellar ecosystem**. Your work will accelerate **TVL and on-chain value** by facilitating introductions and closing key deals. This role offers direct impact on ambitious DeFi growth targets.

You'll manage and grow infrastructure partnerships for the Stellar Development Foundation, engaging with RPC node providers, validators, and analytics firms. You'll drive **ecosystem expansion** by identifying gaps and opportunities, directly impacting **global financial inclusion**. This role offers the chance to work with a **mission-driven team** tackling real-world problems.

You'll lead a **small, high-leverage SRE team** at the **Stellar Development Foundation**, shaping how engineering teams own and operate production services for the Stellar blockchain. You'll set the vision and operating model for SRE while owning core infrastructure that enables strong service ownership. This role offers **direct impact on a mission-driven open-source ecosystem** with a broad technical surface area.

You will lead the account management practice within SDF's Business Development team and drive adoption of financial services use cases on Stellar. As a player-coach, you'll manage a team while directly handling Tier 1 ecosystem partners, focusing on scaling tokenized assets, payment operations, and DeFi integration. You'll work cross-functionally to support partners in scaling their assets on the Stellar blockchain while serving as a subject matter expert for the network.

You'll partner with Engineering and Product leaders at the Stellar Development Foundation to hire talent across all levels. You'll drive **equitable and inclusive hiring** while evolving recruiting processes and delivering an outstanding candidate experience. This role offers a chance to **support a mission-driven blockchain ecosystem**.

You'll design and build key components of **Stellar Core**, the backbone of the Stellar Network. You'll tackle **distributed systems** and **consensus algorithms** to scale the global network. This role offers the chance to work on cutting-edge blockchain technology with a mission-driven team.

You'll design and build key components of **Stellar Core**, the backbone software behind the Stellar Network. You'll collaborate on new architectures and subsystems, working alongside the CTO and a team of engineers. This role offers **autonomy** on a small, growing team tackling **unique challenges** in blockchain technology.

You'll lead **scientific research** for an **open-source blockchain platform** that expands financial access worldwide. You'll define a long-term research agenda in distributed systems, cryptography, and decentralized technologies. This role combines deep research leadership with **real-world impact** in a mission-driven environment.

You'll design and evolve **Stellar Core**, the distributed engine powering the Stellar blockchain network. You'll tackle complex challenges like boosting performance, strengthening decentralization, and designing incentive mechanisms for long-term network health. This is a chance to work on **high-impact distributed systems** used by developers and institutions worldwide.

You'll lead the account management practice at Stellar Development Foundation, driving adoption of **blockchain-based financial services** on the Stellar network. As a player-coach, you'll manage a team and a portfolio of Tier 1 ecosystem partners, accelerating growth in tokenized assets, payments, and DeFi. This role combines **strategic relationship management** with **operational excellence** to expand the Stellar ecosystem.

You'll shape the visual identity of the **Stellar blockchain** as it expands into financial services. You'll lead creative strategy and hands-on design across digital, campaigns, and events. This role offers a **unique blend of leadership and craft** in an innovative mission-driven environment.

You'll lead Stellar's Solutions Engineering function, enabling enterprise partners to build production-grade integrations on the Stellar network. You'll own the end-to-end partner engagement model, from discovery to ongoing support. This role combines **people management** with **architectural leadership** to drive Stellar's adoption by transformative enterprises.

You'll design and evolve **Stellar Core**, the distributed engine powering our global ledger and consensus, tackling challenges in **distributed systems** and blockchain. You'll boost performance, strengthen decentralization, and drive **long-term network health** through formal verification and simulations.

You'll lead **brand and design strategy** for the Stellar Development Foundation, owning creative vision across digital, campaigns, and events. You'll shape how **blockchain technology** is presented to the world while managing a design team and agency partners. This role balances **hands-on design work** with strategic leadership in a mission-driven environment.

You'll lead **security strategy** across the Stellar ecosystem and own security outcomes for Foundation-developed systems, infrastructure, and treasury. This role focuses on raising the **practical security baseline** for decentralized financial ecosystem participants. Success means reducing real-world risk and financial loss through clear standards and coordination.

You'll lead Stellar's Solutions Engineering function, enabling enterprise partners to build production-grade integrations on the **Stellar blockchain** network. You'll own engagement models, architect solutions, and **drive adoption** through technical leadership. You'll operate at the intersection of engineering, architecture, and strategic partner engagement.

You'll lead **security strategy** across the Stellar ecosystem and own security outcomes for Foundation-developed systems and infrastructure. This hands-on leadership role is focused on raising the practical security baseline for decentralized financial participants. The right candidate will combine technical credibility, sound judgment, and strong execution to make security a durable strength.

You'll partner with Engineering and Product leaders to drive hiring for **cutting-edge blockchain technology** at Stellar Development Foundation. You'll proactively source, engage, and close top technical talent while championing **equitable hiring practices** and delivering an outstanding candidate experience. This role offers the chance to shape recruiting strategy in a mission-driven, high-growth environment.

You'll drive end-to-end development of backend services and APIs for the **Stellar blockchain ecosystem**, working on high-impact projects at the intersection of blockchain and finance. You'll build scalable infrastructure and contribute to **open-source SDKs and tools**. This role offers the opportunity to shape the developer experience in a mission-driven nonprofit.

You'll join a team of talented engineers designing **APIs**, **backend services**, and **tools** for the Stellar blockchain ecosystem. You'll drive end-to-end development of high-impact projects at the intersection of blockchain and finance, optimizing for performance and scale.