Catena Labs
financial services
SeniorSoftwareEngineer
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“Senior Software Engineer at Catena Labs. Skills: full stack engineering, backend architecture, API development, SDK development, cryptographic identity management, payment workflows, transaction processing, backend services, decentralized AI agents, AI agents, stablecoins, programmable identity. Build Agent Interaction Layers. Develop robust applications, APIs, and SDKs that enable secure communication, collaboration, and transactions between AI agents and users”
What You'll Achieve.
enabling millions of AI agents to participate safely in commerce; unlocking trillions in economic value; increasing prosperity around the world
Industry & Context.
independently designing and implementing technical solutions from the ground up
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
6+ years of full stack engineering experience, foundation in backend architecture, experience delivering user-facing products, track record of shipping complex production-quality products from initial concept to production, building performant, reliable, and secure systems with polished and intuitive user experiences, comfortable working in ambiguous environments, capable of independently designing and implementing technical solutions from the ground up, genuine curiosity for emerging technologies like AI agents, stablecoins, and programmable identity, desire and self-initiative to learn and apply them, effectively leverage AI tools in your workflow to multiply productivity and streamline development processes
Nice to Have
Hands-on experience building AI-driven solutions or integrating with modern AI toolkits, Experience in fintech, payments, or blockchain development, Proficiency with our tech stack (e. g. , Python, TypeScript, Go, React), Contributions to relevant open-source projects
What You'll Do.
Build Agent Interaction Layers
Develop robust applications
and SDKs that enable secure communication
and transactions between AI agents and users
Develop Core Product Experiences
Build elegant and efficient systems to handle cryptographic identity management
and transaction processing within the ACK framework
Engineer Agent-Native Financial Systems
Design and implement end-to-end user experiences tailored for AI agents
ensuring secure and reliable financial interactions
Create Identity and Reputation Tools
Engineer systems that empower agents to establish digital identities
and manage their reputations effectively
Contribute to Scalable Infrastructure
Build performant backend services and scalable APIs that ensure rapid and secure coordination among decentralized AI agents
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
highly collaborative environment
Full Job Description
Catena Labs is building the first AI-native financial institution to provide the new financial infrastructure and services AI systems need to conduct commerce. We’re giving AI agents the tools to identify themselves and use money safely and efficiently. At the same time, we’re providing businesses with a trusted, licensed financial partner with the capability to manage risk and compliance. By building a financial institution with AI and stablecoin infrastructure, we are breaking down the legacy financial system barriers that prevent an AI-driven economy. Backed by leading venture investors, we’re assembling a team of engineers, designers, data scientists, and finance professionals working together to build a stronger, more resilient global economy that creates broad prosperity. We’re looking for people with the talent, curiosity, and passion to invent an entirely new category of financial services. THE ROLE As a Senior Software Engineer at Catena, you will be a core contributor to the team inventing new ways for humans and AI agents to interact with financial systems. You will play a critical role in developing and iterating on our core platform, including the Agent Commerce Kit (ACK), building the applications, APIs, and SDKs that facilitate secure, reliable global commerce for a new, agent-driven economy. This is an opportunity to solve novel technical challenges at the intersection of AI and finance. You will work in a highly collaborative environment, shipping code that directly impacts our product and helps define the future of how autonomous agents transact. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Build Agent Interaction Layers: Develop robust applications, APIs, and SDKs that enable secure communication, collaboration, and transactions between AI agents and users. - Develop Core Product Experiences: Build elegant and efficient systems to handle cryptographic identity management, payment workflows, and transaction processing within the ACK framework. - Engineer Agent-Native Financia
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