About Katana

The Katana Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating the best DeFi experience for all types of users. Incubated by Polygon Labs and GSR, Katana Network is a purpose-built DeFi chain that aligns applications, users, and chain revenue to deliver deep liquidity and sustainable high yields. The network uses innovative mechanisms including VaultBridge, Chain-Owned Liquidity, and concentrated protocol deployment to maximize value for active users rather than extracting it. By taking an opinionated approach to DeFi infrastructure, Katana enables superior capital efficiency and user experience compared to traditional blockchain designs.

Your Role

As a Developer Evangelist focused on DeFi, you will be the driving force for degen builders on Katana. 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

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 Katana.

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 Katana, 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 Katana 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 Katana 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 Katana 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

• 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)

Katana Perks

• 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


Katana 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. Katana 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.