Blockchain Research and Innovation Lead
Tangem is a hardware wallet company that lets users store, buy, swap, stake, and spend crypto using NFC-enabled card and ring-shaped devices.
Maintainer signals as of 9/25/2026
Funding history
About Tangem
Tangem builds hardware wallets for users who want to self-custody digital assets without relying on exchanges or custodians. Users can store, send, receive, swap, stake, and spend crypto across multiple blockchain networks using NFC-enabled card or ring-shaped devices paired with a companion mobile app. The wallets use a secure element chip, require no batteries or cables, and offer a seedless backup system using multiple physical cards.
Skills
About the Role
You will monitor blockchain networks, protocols, standards, dApps, wallets, infrastructure, and emerging technologies. You will assess competitors and third-party services, identify product opportunities, recommend supported capabilities, manage the research backlog, and work with Product and Engineering to turn research into implementation.
Requirements
- Deep technical understanding of blockchain architecture and smart contracts
- Strong knowledge of ERC, EIP, and BIP standards
- Hands-on background in smart-contract development, blockchain engineering, or technical blockchain research
- Strong understanding of major blockchain networks, protocols, infrastructure providers, and cross-chain solutions
- Experience integrating blockchain services into real products
- Experience building blockchain projects or working for a crypto or Web3 company
- Ability to research complex technologies independently and make clear technical recommendations
- Product mindset
Responsibilities
- Monitor the blockchain ecosystem, including networks, protocols, standards, dApps, wallets, infrastructure, and emerging technologies
- Track competitor wallets and identify important features, integrations, and technical developments
- Research blockchain capabilities and translate them into product opportunities
- Define which networks, protocols, standards, and smart-contract capabilities to support
- Evaluate third-party blockchain services and define integration approaches
- Own the blockchain research and innovation backlog from research through technical recommendations
- Work with Product and Engineering to turn research into implementation
Benefits
- Remote work from anywhere in the world, excluding Russia and Belarus
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Birthday presents
- Compensation for necessary technical devices