Shubhada Pande

From EdTech Founder to Web3 Strategist: Moran Hertzanu Weiss on Building Skill Credibility in Blockchain

Let’s meet today’s guest in the Home | ArtofBlockchain career interview series is Moran Hertzanu Weiss, a Web3 and blockchain strategist working...

Software Engineer - Backend Engineering

Talos builds institutional-grade trading technology that supports the global digital asset market through backend systems used across the trading lifecycle. Thi...

Core Developer — Protocol Development

Parity develops open-source blockchain infrastructure that powers projects including Polkadot, the Polkadot SDK, and Kusama. This contract opportunity is part o...

Engineering Manager

Parity develops open-source blockchain infrastructure that supports projects including Polkadot, the Polkadot SDK, and Kusama. The Runtime team works on technic...

Proof-Based Career Shifts: Jay Koh’s Journey from Business Scaling to Web3 Ecosystem Builder

Now, coming to 2026, careers in the Web3 industry have overcome the hype due to the crypto industry and it is a...

One more point came up on LinkedIn after this teardown, and I think it fits this discussio...

One more point came up on LinkedIn after this teardown, and I think it fits this discussion. A developer asked a very...

Thanks for the suggestion @kaustubh I have added the anonymised CV to the main thread abov...

Thanks for the suggestion @kaustubh I have added the anonymised CV to the main thread above after removing the identifying details.

I would first change the order of the experience. Right now, multiple roles are competing...

I would first change the order of the experience. Right now, multiple roles are competing for the same position, with staking infrastructure,...

CV Proof Check: Which Senior Web3 Role Does This CV Actually Support?

We are reviewing a real CV shared by a senior blockchain professional after removing the name and identifying details with their permission....

Junior Product Manager — AI Product Management

OKX operates a global crypto exchange and develops products including OKX Wallet for digital asset trading and decentralized applications. The company is...

Senior Data Engineer — Data Engineering

OKX operates a global crypto exchange and develops products including OKX Wallet that support digital asset trading and decentralized applications. The Legal,.....

Principal / Staff Engineer — Compliance Engineering

OKX operates a global crypto exchange and develops products including OKX Wallet for digital asset trading and decentralized applications. The Compliance Engine...

Junior Product Manager — AI Product Management

OKX operates a global crypto exchange and develops products including OKX Wallet that enable access to digital asset trading and decentralized applications....

Adding one useful perspective that came from the LinkedIn discussion around this CV teardo...

Adding one useful perspective that came from the LinkedIn discussion around this CV teardown. One reviewer described the issue as: the candidate...

Adding one narrower question here. For this role, I feel the hardest part is not “AI flue...

Adding one narrower question here. For this role, I feel the hardest part is not “AI fluency” alone. It is the combination...

JD Teardown: “AI Fluency” in a Blockchain Intelligence EM Role — What Would You Actually Test?

I’m starting a JD teardown series on AOB. Not as a job alert. Not as a “how to apply” post. The idea...

I am connecting this thread with our Smart Contract Security Audits Hub because this is ex...

I am connecting this thread with our Smart Contract Security Audits Hub because this is exactly where many junior Solidity developers first...

Taking Jay’s point forward, what should one good Web3 project case study include? For a f...

Taking Jay’s point forward, what should one good Web3 project case study include? For a full-stack blockchain developer profile, would you trust...

One practical starting point I would suggest is this: don’t try to build a large QA portfo...

One practical starting point I would suggest is this: don’t try to build a large QA portfolio first. Take one small DeFi...

Software Engineer — Payments Infrastructure

Codex is building infrastructure for stablecoin-powered cross-border payments, enabling faster, lower-cost, and more transparent money movement compared to trad...

Product Manager (Senior) — Fraud Detection & Operational Intelligence

Block Labs is a technology studio building products across Web3, Artificial Intelligence, and iGaming. The company develops large-scale digital platforms, decen...

QA Engineer (Mid-Level) — QA Automation

Binance operates a global blockchain ecosystem offering digital asset products and services across trading, payments, finance, research, education, institutiona...

Staff UX Designer — UX Design

Saviynt develops an AI-powered identity platform that helps organizations manage and govern access across applications, data, and business processes while suppo...

Jay, this is a very useful reading of the CV. The line that stayed with me is: “full-stac...

Jay, this is a very useful reading of the CV. The line that stayed with me is: “full-stack software engineer with blockchain...

My first reading: the projects should not be removed. There is useful material here. But...

My first reading: the projects should not be removed. There is useful material here. But I would want the project section to...

CV Proof Check: Full-stack blockchain developer profile — what signal does this CV give to recruiters?

We are starting a CV Proof Check discussion with the candidate’s permission. I am not using the candidate’s name in the title....

This made me think about the hiring side more than the tool side. When a Web3 company giv...

This made me think about the hiring side more than the tool side. When a Web3 company gives a take-home task, maybe...

This question looks simple, but it is actually one of the most common Web3 career problems...

This question looks simple, but it is actually one of the most common Web3 career problems. Many people do not struggle because...

This is exactly the distinction many junior candidates miss. A hiring team is not only ch...

This is exactly the distinction many junior candidates miss. A hiring team is not only checking whether the project works. They are...

Adding this to the global relocation / work-abroad hub because this is exactly where many...

Adding this to the global relocation / work-abroad hub because this is exactly where many Web3 candidates misread “remote.” A role can...

Engineering Manager (Data) — Data Science & AI Infrastructure

TRM Labs develops blockchain intelligence infrastructure used by public and private sector organizations to investigate illicit activity, monitor threat network...

Senior Software Engineer — Infrastructure

Robinhood develops financial technology products focused on expanding access to financial services and investing tools. This infrastructure-focused engineering...

Product Management Lead (Growth) — Growth Product Management

Magic Eden is expanding beyond its NFT marketplace business through Dicey, a crypto sportsbook and casino platform focused on consumer gaming experiences....

Senior Communications Lead — Media Relations

Chainlink Labs develops blockchain infrastructure that provides oracle, interoperability, compliance, and data services supporting tokenized assets, stablecoins...

Forward Deployed Engineer — Full Stack Engineering

Axiom develops zero-knowledge infrastructure and software focused on enabling verifiable and private applications for crypto and fintech use cases. The company...

Blockchain Security Analyst — Security

Chainlink Labs develops blockchain infrastructure that provides oracle, interoperability, compliance, and data services for decentralized applications, tokenize...

This is one of those remote Web3 job search details that candidates usually discover very...

This is one of those remote Web3 job search details that candidates usually discover very late. “Remote US” does not always mean...

One thing I would add here, especially for blockchain PMs comparing Dubai vs Bangalore, is...

One thing I would add here, especially for blockchain PMs comparing Dubai vs Bangalore, is that relocation should not be judged only...

One practical point for candidates preparing for smart contract interviews: If your resum...

One practical point for candidates preparing for smart contract interviews: If your resume says “gas optimized smart contracts” but your GitHub does...

Coming back to this thread because this is one of the most common gaps I see in smart cont...

Coming back to this thread because this is one of the most common gaps I see in smart contract security portfolios. A...

Compliance Analyst — AML & Trade Surveillance

Delta Exchange is seeking a Compliance Analyst to support AML, CFT, trade surveillance, regulatory reporting, and compliance operations within its crypto and...

Principal Product Manager — KYC & Payments

Exchange operates a global trading platform where identity verification, account funding, and user activation directly influence trading activity and revenue. T...

One layer I would add for candidates coming from non-Web3 backgrounds is this: don’t make...

One layer I would add for candidates coming from non-Web3 backgrounds is this: don’t make LinkedIn, CV, and GitHub look like three...

This thread is useful because remote Web3 hiring has two trust problems at once: candidate...

This thread is useful because remote Web3 hiring has two trust problems at once: candidates must verify whether the job is real,...

This thread is important because asking questions is not just a soft skill problem for jun...

This thread is important because asking questions is not just a soft skill problem for juniors. In Web3 teams, the way someone...

What I am noticing in recent RWA discussions on LinkedIn is that the conversation is slowl...

What I am noticing in recent RWA discussions on LinkedIn is that the conversation is slowly moving away from “tokenize everything” and...

What I like about this discussion is that it shows why DePIN roles should not be judged li...

What I like about this discussion is that it shows why DePIN roles should not be judged like normal smart contract developer...

I’d keep this thread narrow because the interesting part is not only that the role is remo...

I’d keep this thread narrow because the interesting part is not only that the role is remote. The real signal is whether...

Engineering Manager (Senior Leadership) — Crypto Payments Infrastructure

GoTymeX, the engineering, product, and design organization behind the GoTyme Group, is building a new digital asset and blockchain-powered business portfolio fo...

This thread is useful because it separates Rust skill from protocol-engineering proof. For...

This thread is useful because it separates Rust skill from protocol-engineering proof. For hiring teams, the question is not only whether someone...

Adding one more angle here because this is where stablecoin payroll quietly overlaps with...

Adding one more angle here because this is where stablecoin payroll quietly overlaps with compliance work. A lot of people treat stablecoin...

Senior Compliance Manager — AML/CFT Compliance

OKX is hiring a Senior Compliance Manager to support and strengthen its compliance framework within the UAE regulatory environment. Working closely with...

Rust Backend Engineer — Rust Infrastructure

Svix is hiring a Rust Backend Engineer to help build scalable developer infrastructure focused on reliable server-to-server communication and webhook delivery....

Investment Manager — Structured Lending & Credit Risk

Xapo is hiring an Investment Manager to support its investment team in sourcing, evaluating, structuring, and monitoring Bitcoin-backed lending opportunities. W...

After reviewing a few recent Web3 GTM, protocol partnerships, and security sales roles, I...

After reviewing a few recent Web3 GTM, protocol partnerships, and security sales roles, I am noticing one pattern: hiring teams are not...

What makes a blockchain developer project recruiter-readable?

Staff AI Engineer — AI Architecture

Elliptic develops blockchain intelligence technology that helps financial institutions, regulators, and law enforcement agencies identify financial crime and ma...

This is where I think the hiring conversation around AI payments and agent wallet jobs is...

This is where I think the hiring conversation around AI payments and agent wallet jobs is becoming interesting. The question is not...

This is exactly where Web3 growth hiring becomes difficult. A hiring manager is not only c...

This is exactly where Web3 growth hiring becomes difficult. A hiring manager is not only comparing “who grew the community faster”; they...

This is exactly where AML professionals should be careful. The search usually starts with...

This is exactly where AML professionals should be careful. The search usually starts with questions like “which crypto AML certification should I...

CV review is paid service, please submit it using the link Web3 CV Review for Candidates W...

CV review is paid service, please submit it using the link Web3 CV Review for Candidates Whose Proof Is Not Converting Into...

One pattern I keep seeing in blockchain hiring is that many candidates have some work, but...

One pattern I keep seeing in blockchain hiring is that many candidates have some work, but the proof is not arranged in...

A useful way to read this thread is: Web3 growth does not usually fail at “traffic” first....

A useful way to read this thread is: Web3 growth does not usually fail at “traffic” first. It often fails at the...

This is the part many candidates miss in Security PM interviews. A bug bounty write-up is...

This is the part many candidates miss in Security PM interviews. A bug bounty write-up is useful only if it shows judgment,...

One pattern I keep noticing in junior blockchain portfolios: candidates try to look advanc...

One pattern I keep noticing in junior blockchain portfolios: candidates try to look advanced too early. After ERC-20 + voting, the next...

I would look at CBDC careers a little differently now. Earlier, most people were asking,...

I would look at CBDC careers a little differently now. Earlier, most people were asking, “Which blockchain stack should I learn for...

I would not treat every “remote blockchain job” as the same. Some roles are genuinely glo...

I would not treat every “remote blockchain job” as the same. Some roles are genuinely global remote, where the company is open...

Revisiting this thread after organizing more AOB discussions around Web3 compensation, one...

Revisiting this thread after organizing more AOB discussions around Web3 compensation, one pattern keeps repeating: the salary expectations question becomes ris...

What Hiring Teams Look for in Agent Wallet, Agent Payments, and Autonomous Execution Roles

Hiring teams do not trust “AI x Web3” claims by default. Not because the category is fake. Because the proof is often...

I’d also look at this from the hiring-team side, not only from the candidate’s negotiation...

I’d also look at this from the hiring-team side, not only from the candidate’s negotiation side. When a Web3 team makes token...

This is where remote Web3 salary discussions get messy. A company may be global, the proto...

This is where remote Web3 salary discussions get messy. A company may be global, the protocol may be global, and the work...

Blockchain Forensics Career Hub: Fraud Investigation, Wallet Risk, and On-Chain Evidence

Blockchain forensics is one of the most practical Web3 career paths for people coming from fraud investigation, cybersecurity, banking investigations, financial...

Crypto AML Analyst Career Hub: Certifications, Stablecoin Compliance, Exchange Risk

Many AML professionals ask the wrong first question when they look at crypto compliance roles: “Which certificate should I get?” Certification can...

Crypto Compliance, AML & Blockchain Forensics Career Hub

Crypto compliance is no longer one narrow role. Inside Web3, it now touches AML, stablecoin payments, exchange risk, blockchain forensics, RWA products,...

What x402, Agentic Wallets, AP2, MCP/A2A, and ERC-8004 Mean for Agentic Web3 Careers

This page explains what x402, agentic wallets, AP2, MCP/A2A, and ERC-8004 mean for agentic Web3 careers. If you are trying to understand...

In a 15-minute blockchain technical screen, the interviewer is not only checking whether t...

In a 15-minute blockchain technical screen, the interviewer is not only checking whether the candidate knows storage, memory, gas, nodes, or transaction...

This is a good example of how “domain mismatch” often gets overstated. A lot of people co...

This is a good example of how “domain mismatch” often gets overstated. A lot of people coming from banking forensics, fraud, cyber,...

One pattern I keep seeing in short technical screens: candidates do not fail because they...

One pattern I keep seeing in short technical screens: candidates do not fail because they lack intelligence. They fail because their proof...

Web3 Compliance Careers in 2026: How AML, Fraud, Cyber, Legal and Finance Professionals Can Move Into Blockchain Jobs

Updated for 2026: This guide is for AML, fraud, cyber, legal, banking, payments, operations, and policy professionals who want to move into...

Reading this thread after organizing AOB’s crypto compliance and AML career pages, I’d sti...

Reading this thread after organizing AOB’s crypto compliance and AML career pages, I’d still frame the certification question carefully. For junior crypto...

One pattern I keep seeing with the zk-SNARKs vs zk-STARKs interview question is that peopl...

One pattern I keep seeing with the zk-SNARKs vs zk-STARKs interview question is that people answer it like a definitions test, when...

One thing I’d add for Rust developers moving into Web3: in a “tell me about yourself” answ...

One thing I’d add for Rust developers moving into Web3: in a “tell me about yourself” answer, you usually do not need...

What usually separates “interested in ZK” from “credible for ZK roles” is not just learnin...

What usually separates “interested in ZK” from “credible for ZK roles” is not just learning a language like Noir. It is whether...

A pattern we keep seeing in blockchain hiring is that LinkedIn is no longer just a profile...

A pattern we keep seeing in blockchain hiring is that LinkedIn is no longer just a profile field inside the application form....

A lot of Singapore Web3 offer stress does not come from speed alone. It comes from being a...

A lot of Singapore Web3 offer stress does not come from speed alone. It comes from being asked to decide fast while...

Candidates preparing for a Nethermind interview often ask the next practical question: whi...

Candidates preparing for a Nethermind interview often ask the next practical question: which roles currently value this level of Solidity, security thinking,...

A short Nethermind-style technical interview usually filters for clarity, fundamentals, an...

A short Nethermind-style technical interview usually filters for clarity, fundamentals, and security-oriented thinking very quickly. For candidates reading thi...

A lot of beginners do not struggle because they chose the wrong Solidity book. They strugg...

A lot of beginners do not struggle because they chose the wrong Solidity book. They struggle because reading never turns into a...

Founder comment A lot of hiring teams think the market is the problem when the role itsel...

Founder comment A lot of hiring teams think the market is the problem when the role itself is still sending weak signals....

What this thread shows is that remote blockchain jobs do not become fair just because they...

What this thread shows is that remote blockchain jobs do not become fair just because they are labeled remote. The real issue...

This thread shows a clear split in remote blockchain jobs. Some teams are genuinely async...

This thread shows a clear split in remote blockchain jobs. Some teams are genuinely async. Others are “remote” only on paper and...

A lot of weaker security discussions start with tool names. The stronger signal is whether...

A lot of weaker security discussions start with tool names. The stronger signal is whether someone can explain protocol intent, invariants, privileged...

This is exactly the kind of relocation thread that gets oversimplified in Web3. Many peop...

This is exactly the kind of relocation thread that gets oversimplified in Web3. Many people compare Dubai vs Bangalore using only salary...

Interesting pattern here: once a backend role gets close to live data, system correctness,...

Interesting pattern here: once a backend role gets close to live data, system correctness, and production debugging, the screen stops feeling like...

A pattern I keep noticing in smart contract discussions is that upgradeability looks easy...

A pattern I keep noticing in smart contract discussions is that upgradeability looks easy at the pattern level and gets uncomfortable at...

USDC payroll for remote Web3 jobs (US): employee payroll vs contractor agreement vs EOR se...

USDC payroll for remote Web3 jobs (US): employee payroll vs contractor agreement vs EOR setup — contract clauses to lock before signing...

I would connect this question to the larger Web3 job-search problem also. Many contractor...

I would connect this question to the larger Web3 job-search problem also. Many contractors think this is only about invoice formatting, but...

Senior backend engineer (Python / low-latency systems): what proof gets you shortlisted for real-time market data, WebSocket reliability, and production correctness?

Reviewing a senior backend JD today, the hiring bar looked tougher than a normal senior Python backend screen. The role asked for...

One pattern that keeps showing up in blockchain hiring is that many candidates describe ex...

One pattern that keeps showing up in blockchain hiring is that many candidates describe experience in labels, while recruiters try to verify...

A lot of candidates still treat integer overflow and underflow as a “Solidity 0.8 fixed it...

A lot of candidates still treat integer overflow and underflow as a “Solidity 0.8 fixed it” topic. But in interviews, that answer...

A pattern that feels clearer now: people trying to enter blockchain forensics from cyberse...

A pattern that feels clearer now: people trying to enter blockchain forensics from cybersecurity usually are not blocked by lack of interest....

A pattern that keeps surfacing in decentralized governance discussions is that many answer...

A pattern that keeps surfacing in decentralized governance discussions is that many answers stay at voting, while stronger answers explain execution. In...

What stands out in threads like this is that blockchain engineer hiring starts looking ver...

What stands out in threads like this is that blockchain engineer hiring starts looking very different once the work moves closer to...

Across AOB threads, the pattern is pretty consistent: candidates spend too much time choos...

Across AOB threads, the pattern is pretty consistent: candidates spend too much time choosing the lane, and not enough time making their...

The replies from @Otto above already point to the real issue: this is not mainly a Web3 le...

The replies from @Otto above already point to the real issue: this is not mainly a Web3 learning gap. It is a...

Blockchain engineer (EVM infrastructure): what hiring signals get you shortlisted for node reliability and Ethereum client work?

Blockchain engineer (EVM infrastructure): what proof gets you shortlisted for node reliability, debugging, and Ethereum client work? When a blockchain engineer...

Blockchain developer (DAML / Canton, remote worldwide): what 2 proof signals get you shortlisted in a 10-second screen?

I posted a Blockchain Developer (DAML / Canton) role — remote worldwide. It’s clearly not a generic “blockchain dev” screen; the signal...

One useful way to choose your closing question is to match it to the kind of blockchain te...

One useful way to choose your closing question is to match it to the kind of blockchain team you are interviewing with....

Good discussion, and I think this thread has aged well because the core problem is still t...

Good discussion, and I think this thread has aged well because the core problem is still the same: most candidates are not...

What I keep noticing is that strong blockchain portfolios do not just show work — they red...

What I keep noticing is that strong blockchain portfolios do not just show work — they reduce doubt. A recruiter, audit lead,...

The pattern here feels clearer now: for US-remote blockchain gaming teams, a strong UX por...

The pattern here feels clearer now: for US-remote blockchain gaming teams, a strong UX portfolio is rarely about pretty screens alone. The...

Hiring Tools on AOB Hiring in Web3 often breaks before the first interview starts. Teams...

Hiring Tools on AOB Hiring in Web3 often breaks before the first interview starts. Teams struggle with unclear role scope, weak job...

Post a Web3 Job | Blockchain Job Board for Founders, Recruiters & Hiring Teams

Post a Web3 job on AOB to reach a focused blockchain careers audience. Built for founders, recruiters, and hiring teams who want...

Request a DM review at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSffQFrNjATMDgQqdFVGxeWtN...

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Web3 JD Review for Teams Attracting Weak-Fit Blockchain Applicants

AOB reviews Web3 job descriptions for hiring teams before the role is reposted, promoted, or pushed harder to the same weak-fit candidate...

Documentation is definitely the hardest part to get right at first. If anyone is strugglin...

Documentation is definitely the hardest part to get right at first. If anyone is struggling with whether the invoice document itself should...

What is the most direct risk of “unbounded loops” in on-chain code?

Which bug class is most associated with incorrect upgradeable storage layout?

What is the core risk of using tx.origin for authorization?

Is Blockchain Hiring Actually Recovering in 2026? A Reality Check for Job Seekers

If you’re watching the Web3 job market in 2026, the answer seems confusing. On one side, hiring clearly looks more active than...

“Senior” is rarely about 4+ years — it’s about hiring signals that prove you can ship and...

“Senior” is rarely about 4+ years — it’s about hiring signals that prove you can ship and protect production (incident ownership +...

This is a strong direction — and the “Data → Risk Signals → Product Decisions” framing is...

This is a strong direction — and the “Data → Risk Signals → Product Decisions” framing is exactly where meaningful risk products...

Love how specific this is — Singapore Solidity interviews often look like “spot bugs fast,...

Love how specific this is — Singapore Solidity interviews often look like “spot bugs fast,” but the real scoring is: can you...

If you’re actively applying to Rust infra roles, drop one artifact link (repo / writeup) a...

If you’re actively applying to Rust infra roles, drop one artifact link (repo / writeup) and I’ll tell you which “proof signals”...

My personal quick screen for infra-Rust:(1) do you think in failure modes (timeouts, retri...

My personal quick screen for infra-Rust:(1) do you think in failure modes (timeouts, retries, duplicates),(2) do you ship with observability (structured logs/me...

Rust backend roles (SF on-site): what proof gets you shortlisted for production Rust services (reliability + concurrency + scale)?

I posted a Rust Backend Engineer role (Svix) — SF on-site, $130k–$180k. It’s not “Web3”, but the skill signal is the same...

Web3 Hiring Trends 2026: Why Getting a Blockchain Job Feels Harder (Even With More Roles)

Remote Web3 hiring looks alive again — but if you’re applying across borders (India → US, EU → US, LATAM → US,...

AOB Announcement: 1:1 Direct Messaging is live (request-based)

1:1 Direct Messaging is now available on ArtOfBlockchain.club. This is meant to support focused career and hiring conversations without turning AOB into...

This thread reflects a pattern we keep seeing in US-remote Web3 hiring: a messy JD isn’t a...

This thread reflects a pattern we keep seeing in US-remote Web3 hiring: a messy JD isn’t always the real risk — the...

Which keyword prevents a state variable from being modified after deployment construction?

What makes this thread more useful than generic “how to become blockchain QA” advice is th...

What makes this thread more useful than generic “how to become blockchain QA” advice is that the real shift is not just...