Solidity Engineer
https://panga.ventures/
Opportunities at Panga Ventures
Panga Ventures is hiring for strategic roles across our investment ecosystem, including full-time positions, advisors, and consultants to drive growth and partnerships for our Web3 portfolio companies.
For more details about any specific role, feel free to contact us for further information.
Investment Focus: We are a venture capital firm investing in category-defining Web3 companies across every layer of the crypto technology stack. With a $500M early stage fund and a $1B acceleration fund, we back innovative teams building the future of decentralized finance, infrastructure, and blockchain technologies.
Portfolio Support: We are seeking strategic partnership managers, business development specialists, technical advisors, tokenomics experts, DeFi analysts, and ecosystem growth managers to support our portfolio companies and drive cross-portfolio synergies.
About Panga Ventures
Panga Ventures invests in innovative blockchain companies with focus on DeFi protocols, Web3 infrastructure, and smart contract platforms. Our portfolio includes cutting-edge projects requiring sophisticated smart contract development and blockchain engineering expertise.
As we expand our technical advisory capabilities, we are seeking a Solidity Engineer to provide technical guidance to our portfolio companies and evaluate smart contract implementations for potential investments.
Project Overview
The Solidity Engineer will provide technical advisory services to Panga Ventures portfolio companies, conducting smart contract audits, providing development guidance, and supporting technical due diligence for new investments.
This role combines hands-on smart contract development with strategic advisory responsibilities across multiple portfolio companies.
If you have strong Solidity development experience and interest in venture capital technical advisory, this is an excellent opportunity to impact multiple innovative projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical advisory and smart contract development guidance to Panga Ventures portfolio companies.
- Conduct technical due diligence on potential investments including smart contract audits and architecture reviews.
- Support portfolio companies with smart contract optimization, security improvements, and gas efficiency enhancements.
- Develop smart contract templates and best practices for common DeFi and Web3 use cases across the portfolio.
- Collaborate with portfolio company engineering teams on technical roadmaps and development strategies.
- Review and provide feedback on smart contract implementations, tokenomics designs, and protocol architectures.
- Stay current with Solidity developments, security best practices, and emerging smart contract patterns.
- Support portfolio companies with technical hiring and engineering team scaling initiatives.
What We're Looking For
- 4+ years of Solidity development experience with proven track record of deploying production smart contracts.
- Deep expertise in DeFi protocol development including AMMs, lending protocols, yield farming, and governance mechanisms.
- Strong understanding of smart contract security, gas optimization, and Ethereum development best practices.
- Experience with smart contract testing frameworks, deployment strategies, and multi-chain development.
- Knowledge of DeFi composability, protocol integrations, and cross-protocol interactions.
- Familiarity with Layer 2 solutions, cross-chain bridges, and multi-chain deployment strategies.
- Excellent communication skills for technical advisory and code review processes.
- Interest in venture capital and providing technical guidance to early-stage companies.
Why Join Panga Ventures?
- Competitive compensation: $160,000–$220,000 + performance bonuses and potential portfolio company equity.
- Work with cutting-edge blockchain projects and innovative technical founders.
- Gain exposure to venture capital processes and portfolio company advisory.
- Impact multiple projects across the Web3 ecosystem through technical guidance.
- Professional development opportunities in both technical and investment domains.
Compensation & Benefits
- Base salary: $160,000–$220,000 based on Solidity expertise and DeFi development experience.
- Performance bonuses tied to successful technical advisory outcomes and portfolio company achievements.
- Potential equity participation in select portfolio companies based on technical contributions.
- Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, and retirement planning.
- Professional development budget for technical conferences and blockchain education.
- Access to premium development tools and blockchain analytics platforms.
Next Steps
Technical Portfolio Review
Submit examples of smart contracts you've developed, including DeFi protocols, governance systems, or innovative Web3 applications.
Smart Contract Audit Exercise
Complete a technical review of a sample smart contract, providing security analysis and optimization recommendations.
Portfolio Company Technical Session
Conduct a technical advisory session with one of our portfolio companies to demonstrate your guidance approach.
Final Technical Interview
Final discussion with our technical team about development approach, advisory methodology, and formal offer.