Developer Evangelist - DeFi

1 Month ago • All levels

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Developer Evangelist focused on DeFi at Polygon Labs, you will drive developer engagement on a new DeFi-focused chain. Responsibilities include creating technical resources (tutorials, starter kits, etc.), running developer activations (workshops, bootcamps, grants), providing hands-on guidance, active community engagement (Telegram, Farcaster, etc.), identifying DeFi trends, collaborating with engineering, building relationships with ecosystem builders, and driving real project adoption on Polygon. You'll need passion for DeFi, developer expertise, strong technical communication skills, community engagement experience, problem-solving abilities, and a metrics-driven approach. The role requires creating content (technical writing, videos, live coding) and actively contributing to Polygon's DeFi community.
Must have:
  • Passion for DeFi
  • Developer expertise
  • Technical communication skills
  • Community engagement experience
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Metrics-driven approach
Good to have:
  • Knowledge of Polygon's ecosystem
  • Experience creating user-facing apps
  • Experience creating automation tools
  • Content creation skills
Perks:
  • Remote-first global workforce
  • Industry-leading health insurance
  • Company matching 401k
  • Home office setup allowance
  • Annual book allowance
  • Internet/phone reimbursement
  • Flexible time off
  • Wellness Friday
  • Egg freezing benefits
  • Mental health benefits

Job Details

About Polygon Labs

Polygon Labs is a software development company building and developing a network of aggregated blockchains via the Agglayer, secured by Ethereum. As public infrastructure, the Agglayer will bring together user bases and liquidity for any connected chain, and leverage Ethereum as a settlement layer. Polygon Labs has also contributed to the core development of several widely-adopted scaling protocols and tools for launching blockchains, including Polygon PoS, Polygon zkEVM, and Polygon Miden, which is in development as well as Polygon CDK.

Your Role

As a Developer Evangelist focused on DeFi, you will be the driving force for degen builders on a new DeFi-focused chain. You’ll collaborate closely with developers, fostering creativity and enabling them to build scalable, impactful projects. Whether through technical workshops, hands-on support, or creating resources, you’ll ensure developers feel equipped to push the boundaries of DeFi on Polygon.

Our ideal candidate isn’t just DeFi native. You’re DeFi obsessed, a liquidity maxi, capable of seeing yields everywhere at the same time and honing the perfect tools to tap them. Most importantly, you’re excited about creating a community of mad scientists to build the beating heart of DeFi on the AggLayer.

Your Responsibilities

  • Write, ship, and maintain technical resources for DeFi developers, such as tutorials, starter kits, docs, and sample libraries that make building DeFi apps simpler and faster

  • Run high-signal developer activations; workshops, bootcamps, and grants, that turn ideas into live DeFi projects

  • Provide hands-on guidance for developers building on Polygon, helping them navigate infra, optimize yield, and scale liquidity

  • Be a Trench Warrior. Stay active in Telegram, Farcaster, and other places devs congregate, helping them get unstuck and keeping a pulse on where the meta is shifting

  • Spot DeFi trends before they go mainstream. Identify emerging primitives, cross-chain yield opportunities, and protocol design shifts, and turn those insights into content and DevEx improvements

  • Work with engineering to eliminate developer pain points, improve infra, and make Polygon’s DeFi tooling the best in the game

  • Build relationships that matter. Partner with DeFi thought leaders, protocol founders, and ecosystem builders to amplify our reach and build deeper network effects

  • Shitpost with purpose. Memes, tweets, blog posts—whatever it takes to make Polygon the technical center of gravity for DeFi builders. You will be the primary culture driver

  • Drive real adoption. Get developers to ship meaningful projects on Polygon, not just play with testnet contracts


What You'll Need

  • Passion for DeFi: You need to speak the language and know the rabbit holes

  • Developer Expertise: Hands-on experience building with tool chains 

  • Technical Communication: Strong ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly through content, talks, and mentorship

  • Community Engagement: Proven experience engaging with and growing builder communities, both online and in person

  • Problem-Solving: Skilled at identifying and resolving technical challenges for developers

  • Metrics-Driven Approach: Familiarity with analytics tools to measure developer engagement and adoption

Preferred Qualifications

  • Knowledge of Polygon’s ecosystem and its DeFi projects

  • Experience creating user-facing apps, frontends, and products

  • Experience creating automation tools or bots to streamline community engagement

  • Content creation skills (e.g., technical writing, video tutorials, or live coding)

Polygon Labs Perks

The goal of the Polygon Labs total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan includes the following benefits for our full time employees:

  • Remote first global workforce

  • Industry leading Medical, Dental and Vision health insurance*

  • Company matching 401k with 3% match*

  • $1,500 Home Office Set Up Allowance (life-time max)

  • $200 Annual Book Allowance Program

  • $75 Monthly internet or phone reimbursement

  • Flexible Time Off

  • 1 company wide wellness Friday day off per quarter

  • Company issued laptop

  • Egg freezing, mental health, and employee wellness benefits

*In certain countries medical, dental and vision is fully covered for employees & their dependents. This is country and plan specific.

*401k is for United States employees only

Polygon Labs is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Polygon Labs is committed to treating all people in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. We believe in integration and equal opportunity. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process and applicants with a disability may request to be accommodated throughout the recruitment process. We will work with all applicants to accommodate their individual accessibility needs.

If you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch. We'd love to have a chat and see if you could be a great fit.

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