Aave
Senior Design Engineer
United States4w ago
Sales & Business Development New York, NY, USA Posted on Feb 26, 2026 Apply now
About us
Aave Labs builds innovative products leveraging blockchain technologies. Aave Labs' suite includes the Aave app, unleashing the Aave Protocol and its native stablecoin GHO, and Family, a design-first mobile crypto wallet. Our vision is to build a people-powered internet that benefits all.
Our culture
Having cultivated a thriving, collaborative culture, our team is kind, welcoming and passionate about what we are building. We celebrate differences and seek to develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool from all over the world. No matter where you are based, no ghost will be left behind and we appreciate every moment we get to work and have fun together.
About the role
We’re looking for a Sales Engineer to join the Business Development team at Aave Labs, sitting at the intersection of partners, product, and engineering. This role is critical to helping partners successfully integrate with and build on top of Aave’s infrastructure – translating commercial opportunities into clear, scalable technical solutions.
You’ll act as a trusted technical advisor to partners, supporting them from early scoping and pre-sales conversations through to implementation and launch. This is a hands-on, externally facing role focused on architecture, enablement, and execution, ensuring partners can move quickly while building on Aave in a robust and scalable way.
Partner closely with Business Development as the technical subject matter expert, joining partner conversations to articulate Aave’s capabilities and shape integration approaches Support pre-integration scoping by helping partners visualise how Aave fits into their existing stack and broader product strategy Act as the primary technical point of contact throughout integration design, build, and deployment Design and document reference architectures, SDK templates, and integration patterns that reduce friction and accelerate partner adoption Build and test proofs of concept, demos, and example integrations that showcase best practices and unlock partner momentum Troubleshoot and resolve technical challenges during integration, ensuring smooth launches and strong post-deployment performance Work closely with Engineering and Product to relay partner needs, surface technical insights, and influence roadmap priorities Keep internal stakeholders aligned on timelines, dependencies, and progress across multiple concurrent partner integrations
4+ years of experience in solutions architecture, partner engineering, or blockchain development, ideally within Fintech, Crypto, or Web3 Strong technical fluency and the ability to understand and read Solidity and Rust (hands-on coding experience is a plus) Proven ability to translate business goals and partner requirements into clear, scalable technical designs Excellent communication skills, with the ability to confidently engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders Comfort managing multiple partner integrations simultaneously, operating autonomously, and maintaining momentum across projects A strong curiosity for DeFi and a genuine enthusiasm for how open financial infrastructure is evolving
Haven’t quite met all the criteria? Let’s not miss out on the chance to speak. Whilst you might not meet every single requirement, you might bring other, more exciting skills to the companies!
Aave Labs celebrates diversity and views each and every team member as a separate individual with their own unique identity. No matter your race, religion, gender, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation or even the wallet you use, we welcome you at Aave Labs. As an equal opportunities employer, we take accountability and believe in everyone's potential to build, create and inspire changes. With a mission to build a diverse workforce, we are proud to foster a working environment in which everyone can feel safe and valued for who they are.
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