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 9/25/2026
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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
Build internal and first-party applications on Tempo, integrate stablecoin payment flows with customers, work with production-grade blockchain and money-movement systems, and use field feedback to improve products, developer experience, and the blockchain.
Requirements
- 4+ years of full-stack engineering experience, including 1+ year in crypto.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work across technical and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Ability to travel within the US to work with partners when needed.
- Experience shipping mission-critical systems where safety and reliability matter.
- Ability to balance speed, pragmatism, and technical quality.
- High motor, curiosity, open-mindedness, organizational skills, and scrappiness.
Responsibilities
- Build internal and first-party applications on top of Tempo for agents and humans.
- Partner with startups and enterprises to integrate Tempo into their payment systems.
- Develop a deep understanding of the Tempo blockchain and its product surface area.
- Navigate unfamiliar codebases and organizations quickly to ship products.
- Bring field learnings back to improve the product, developer experience, and blockchain.
