Product Engineer Blockchain
Tempo enables high-throughput stablecoin payments through a purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain featuring dedicated payment lanes, stablecoin-native gas fees, and sub-second finality.
Maintainer signals as of 8/10/2026
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About Tempo
Tempo is a Layer 1 blockchain designed specifically for stablecoin payments and real-world financial transactions. Built using the Reth SDK, Tempo features dedicated payment lanes that guarantee blockspace for payment transactions regardless of network congestion, stablecoin-native gas fees allowing users to pay transaction costs in any USD-denominated stablecoin, and Byzantine fault-tolerant consensus achieving approximately 0.5-second finality. The blockchain includes a native decentralized exchange optimized for stablecoins, structured memo fields for reconciliation against enterprise systems, and protocol-level compliance features through the TIP-403 Policy Registry. Tempo was incubated by Stripe and Paradigm, with design input from global partners including Anthropic, Deutsche Bank, OpenAI, Shopify, Visa, and Standard Chartered. The blockchain launched its public testnet in December 2025, operating with an initial set of validators before transitioning to a permissionless validator model. Tempo raised $500 million in Series A funding at a $5 billion valuation in October 2025, led by Thrive Capital and Greenoaks with participation from Sequoia Capital, Ribbit Capital, and SV Angel.
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About the Role
You will build internal and first-party applications for agents and people, including products such as Tempo Wallet. You will work directly with customers to integrate stablecoin payment flows, learn unfamiliar codebases, ship reliable products, and use field feedback to improve the product, developer experience, and blockchain.
Requirements
- 4+ years of full-stack engineering experience
- 1+ year of crypto experience
- Communication skills
- Ability to work with technical and cross-functional stakeholders
- Ability to travel within the US when needed
- Experience shipping mission-critical systems with safety and reliability requirements
- Ability to balance speed pragmatism and technical quality
Responsibilities
- Build internal and first-party applications for agents and humans
- Partner with startups and enterprises to integrate payment systems
- Develop knowledge of the Tempo blockchain and its product surface area
- Navigate unfamiliar codebases and organizations to ship products
- Bring field learnings back to improve the product, developer experience, and blockchain
