Engineering Lead, Swaps at Whop

Palo Alto, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

04 Aug, 26

Salary

230000.0

Posted On

06 May, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Crypto-native Engineering, Next.js, Frontend Development, EVM, Solana, Financial Systems Design, Liquidity Integration, Payment Infrastructure, System Reliability, Security Design

Industry

Software Development

Description

Our mission Whop’s mission is to deliver everyone a sustainable income. Today, we help millions of people do so, a reflection of just how much the world of work is changing, for young people in particular. About the role The Wallet team owns critical product surfaces that enable merchants on Whop to do more with their earnings: earn yield, buy crypto, manage expenses, issue cards and more. As the engineering lead for swaps, you will build systems that let users seamlessly convert, move, and hold value across crypto and fiat rails. That includes routing swaps, integrating liquidity providers, managing quotes and execution, handling balances and settlement, and designing for strong reliability, security, and price transparency. We take financial trust seriously. What you'll do Lead a new swaps initiative to enable millions of users on Whop to trade and invest assets on the platform Build out industry-grade swap infra across EVM and Solana Create a Web-2 Robinhood-style UX where users can swap instantly, without ever realizing they are on crypto rails Create the nicest onramp flow from fiat to crypto, with minimal friction What you need Minimum of 3 years experience in a crypto-native engineering role Ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment with imperfect information Curiosity and drive to continuously seek ways to make the product better Ability to ship reliable software with a high attention to detail Experience with Next.js and modern frontend best practices Excellent communication skills Nice-to-haves Startup eg technical founder experience Experience building crypto wallets, swaps, exchanges, on/off ramps, stablecoin products, or payments infrastructure Strong product taste; you notice when flows are confusing, quotes feel opaque, or transaction states create unnecessary user anxiety Experience integrating third-party financial or crypto providers, especially liquidity, custody, KYC/KYB, compliance, payments, or settlement partners Comfortable with financial systems and understand how money moves across crypto, fiat, wallets, balances, ledgers, and settlement flows Experience designing reliable systems around quotes, execution, failures, retries, reconciliation, and edge cases Benefits $230,000K+ and a competitive equity package Unlimited PTO, with full health, vision, dental coverage Free access to Equinox Lunch & dinner paid for Monday thru Friday The latest MacBook Pro & tech accessories About Whop Whop is a financial technology company on a mission to provide the world with sustainable income. Our vision is to create the world’s largest internet market, where people can create, connect, and transact all from a single platform. Whop enables individuals and businesses to accept payments, launch ventures, and engage with others across the network. Today, Whop facilitates over $3 billion in annual payouts to people in 144 countries, with gross transaction volume increasing roughly 25% month over month. Whop has raised hundreds of millions from institutional investors like Insight, Bain Capital Ventures, A*, and Peter Thiel — including a recent strategic investment from Tether, the largest stablecoin company in the world. Our current team is a mix of young, passionate entrepreneurs who grew up on the internet and experienced engineers and operators from Robinhood, Meta, Roblox and others.

Responsibilities

Lead the development of a new swaps initiative to enable users to trade and invest assets across crypto and fiat rails. Build industry-grade infrastructure on EVM and Solana while creating a seamless, user-friendly trading experience.