Jobs at Stellar Development Foundation

Lead and manage the Site Reliability Engineering team, establish vision, define processes for collaboration, design robust infrastructure, and mentor team members while ensuring service availability and system reliability.

Founding Product Operations Lead to design and run the product operating system, standing up planning cadences, roadmap and execution tracking, PM enablement, and tooling. Improve visibility, automate workflows (including AI/agentic solutions), capture product artifacts and feedback, and partner closely with Engineering and Product leadership to scale product processes without adding bureaucracy.

Lead product design across Stellar Development Foundation products as a player-coach: set design vision, contribute high-fidelity work, manage and mentor a designer, scale the design system, leverage AI-assisted workflows, partner with Product and Engineering, and run user research and usability testing.

Lead product strategy and roadmaps across Stellar network areas (core protocol, payments, DeFi, developer experience, AI agents). Rapidly validate ideas using AI-assisted prototypes, work closely with engineering and design, engage users and partners, and ship high-quality products while measuring impact.

Lead the business development team to grow Monthly Active Accounts and payment volume on the Stellar blockchain. Drive go-to-market strategies for payouts, wallet growth, stablecoins, DeFi, merchant onboarding, and verticals like international aid. Manage strategic relationships with payment service providers, coordinate regulatory and government relations support, run regional events, and own OKRs for account growth and payment volume.

As a Senior Events Marketing Manager, you will oversee the planning, execution, and operational management of various events, ensuring high-quality standards and strategic alignment while mentoring junior team members and managing agency relationships.

Drive development of backend services and APIs for the Stellar ecosystem, optimize performance and maintainability, and engage in architecture discussions. Collaborate cross-functionally to meet user needs and contribute to open-source efforts.

Oversee capital deployment, risk management, and market operations in the blockchain ecosystem. Lead strategy execution, partnership negotiations, and compliance reporting for DeFi activities.

Design and build the public API layer, manage the transaction lifecycle, develop indexers, and implement analytics pipelines for robust production infrastructure.

Responsible for leading the Account Management team, driving blockchain adoption in financial services, managing relationships with key partners, and developing strategic market insights.

The Director of Account Management will lead the account management team, manage key partner relationships, drive ecosystem growth, and provide market insights, while ensuring operational excellence and educating stakeholders about blockchain technology.

The Director of Research will lead the research agenda at SDF, fostering collaboration with academic and industry partners, overseeing research efforts, building a team, and translating research outcomes into practical impacts.

Design and build key components of Stellar Core, improve system performance, collaborate on architecture, and lead technical discussions.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will design and develop key components of Stellar Core, enhance blockchain technology, and collaborate with engineering teams.

Work on blockchain technology and financial solutions, drive wallet project development from vision to implementation, scale services, and engage with the community.

As a Senior Design Manager, you will lead creative vision across all channels, manage a design team, and maintain Stellar's visual identity in marketing campaigns and events.