Dragonfly is a crypto-native Venture Capital and research firm with $3.6B+ in
assets under management and 160+ portfolio companies. Our Talent team connects
people with roles across our portfolio, opening the door to opportunities
through our Talent Network.
This is not a listing for an internal role at Dragonfly. This posting is to
connect you directly with one or more companies in our portfolio that are
actively hiring across Security Engineering, Infrastructure Security, Cloud
Security, Application Security, Network Security, and Founding Security
Engineering roles.
WHAT THESE ROLES MAY INVOLVE
Depending on the company and level, responsibilities may include:
Designing and operating security infrastructure across cloud, network, and
production environments
Building and managing PKI, certificates, authentication, and key management
systems
Designing secure network architecture, segmentation, private connectivity,
and zero-trust systems
Owning IAM, secrets management, cloud KMS, HSMs, and access controls
Implementing secure API infrastructure, request signing, replay protection,
and audit logging
Building security monitoring, anomaly detection, and incident response
processes
Partnering with Engineering and Infrastructure teams to identify and address
security risks
Managing penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, and remediation
Supporting security audits and compliance programs such as SOC 2 and ISO
27001
Building security processes and infrastructure from the ground up in
early-stage environments
Collaborating on smart contract, blockchain, wallet, custody, or other
crypto-specific security systems
WHAT PORTFOLIO COMPANIES ARE GENERALLY LOOKING FOR
Strong experience building or operating production security systems
Deep understanding of network, infrastructure, cloud, or application security
Experience with areas such as PKI, IAM, secrets management, HSMs, KMS,
network segmentation, or zero-trust architecture
Comfort owning security projects end-to-end and working directly with
engineering teams
Ability to operate in fast-moving environments where security infrastructure
is still being built
Strong attention to detail and understanding of how security decisions affect
production systems
Experience responding to incidents, managing audits, or working with external
security partners
Ability to work across technical and non-technical teams
NICE TO HAVE
Experience at a crypto, fintech, payments, trading, custody, or financial
infrastructure company
Experience working with regulated financial institutions or institutional
counterparties
Familiarity with smart contract or blockchain security
Experience with cryptographic signing, attestation, or multi-party signing
systems
Experience with SOC 2, ISO 27001, penetration testing, or security audits
Previous experience as an early or founding security engineer
PROCESS
We’ll confidentially match you with portfolio companies aligned with your
background, skill set, and interests
If you and a team are interested, we’ll facilitate a warm introduction. If there
isn’t a match today, we’ll keep you top of mind for future opportunities.
COMPENSATION
Compensation varies by company, location, experience, and level. Security
Engineering opportunities within our portfolio generally fall within
approximately:
Early / Mid: $120,000–$175,000
Senior: $175,000–$225,000
Staff / Lead / Founding: $200,000–$300,000+
The compensation range reflects variation by seniority, location, and hiring
company. Final compensation and equity are confirmed with the specific hiring
company.
Our portfolio companies are globally distributed, offering remote, hybrid, and
in-person roles worldwide. They’re building across the entire crypto
ecosystem—including stablecoins and payments, DeFi, CeFi, exchanges and trading,
infrastructure, L1s and L2s, Crypto x AI, Prediction Markets, ZK, custody, and
more.
All candidate submissions are strictly confidential.
Submit your information below, and we’ll reach out if there’s a potential fit.