Chief Technical Officer - Encore

Ergonia

About The Position

Encore is a new institutional Bitcoin financial platform incubated by Ergonia Labs and Further Ventures, and backed by DRW and Cumberland. The company is focused on building durable, regulated-grade infrastructure for BTC-native yield, credit, and asset management. Encore is being built from first principles, with committed capital, deep market expertise, and access to institutional distribution from day one. The objective is not to experiment, but to create long-lived financial infrastructure that meets the standards of professional investors and counterparties. We are seeking a Chief Technology Officer to lead all technical decisions from inception. As CTO of Encore, you will be the company’s first engineering hire. You will be responsible for defining the technical vision, selecting the underlying technology stack and execution environment, hiring a team, and overseeing the build of the entire platform from zero to production. This includes making foundational decisions about blockchain or ledger choice, smart contract architecture, custody and wallet integrations, backend systems, security posture, and operational infrastructure. You will work closely with the CEO, Ergonia Labs, Further Ventures, trading partners, and legal and compliance stakeholders to translate institutional financial requirements into robust technical systems. This is a role with real autonomy, real accountability, and meaningful long-term equity.

Requirements

7+ years of experience building production systems in fintech, crypto, or financial infrastructure.
Strong systems-level thinking across smart contracts, backend services, and operational reliability.
Experience making early architectural decisions with long-term consequences.
Ability to build hands-on as an early engineer while also setting technical direction.
Comfort operating with ambiguity and incomplete information.
High ownership mindset and willingness to be accountable for outcomes, not just code.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with institutional finance, including BTC markets, credit, custody, or trading infrastructure.
Experience working with regulated entities, compliance teams, or audited environments.
Prior founder, CTO, or early technical leadership experience.

Responsibilities

Define Encore’s end-to-end technical architecture, starting from a blank sheet.
Evaluate and select the appropriate execution environments, including blockchain, DLT, or hybrid architectures.
Design and implement core protocol or platform logic, including smart contracts where applicable.
Build or oversee backend systems, APIs, data pipelines, and operational infrastructure.
Design integrations with custodians, wallets, trading venues, and off-chain services.
Partner with leadership on product strategy, security design, and go-to-market execution.
Establish development standards, deployment pipelines, and security best practices.
Act as the technical authority in discussions with investors, partners, auditors, and counterparties.
Hire, mentor, and scale the engineering team over time.