Partner Engineer

About us

Defuse Labs develops NEAR Intents to enable seamless cross-chain interactions in an automated world — connecting AI, services, and financial applications. At Defuse Labs we design intent-driven liquidity layers, where smart contracts breathe, AI transacts and chains sync in real-time With expertise in AI, cryptography, and decentralized finance, our team is redefining how intelligent agents interact across blockchain networks.

We invite you to be part of the team to support development and further maintenance of Near Intents. As a key player in the industry, Near Intents fosters a culture of excellence, collaboration, and forward-thinking. We are operating in a startup mode that values creativity, agility, and a strong sense of purpose. The mission is to build a decentralized future where financial systems are open, transparent, and accessible to everyone.

We are looking for a Partner Engineer (DevRel) to drive adoption, manage strategic partnerships, and engage with the developer ecosystem around NearIntents. This role blends hands-on engineering expertise with developer advocacy, requiring a deep technical understanding of the NEAR ecosystem and the ability to support developers across multiple channels. You will be the Point of Contact (PoC) for integrations, ensuring developers and users can easily leverage Near Intents in their applications.

Key Responsibilities

Integrations & Adoption

• Drive the adoption of Near Intents by working closely with partners and developers to integrate it into their applications.
• Work closely with developers to integrate Near Intents, solving technical challenges and optimizing implementations.
• Write high-quality technical documentation, tutorials, and example repositories; create technical resources (guides, tutorials, SDKs) to accelerate integrations.
• Debug and troubleshoot issues, providing direct engineering support to partners and ecosystem projects.
• Identify and address technical barriers, ensuring smooth implementation across various projects.

Developer Support & Advocacy

• Serve as the primary Point of Contact (PoC) for partners and users, answering technical inquiries and troubleshooting issues.
• Actively support and engage with developers across Telegram, GitHub, Twitter, and forums to provide real-time assistance.
• Advocate for developer needs internally, ensuring Near Intents evolves in alignment with community feedback.

Technical Expertise & Enablement

• Maintain a deep understanding of Near Intents and its underlying technology to effectively assist developers.
• Conduct workshops, AMAs, and office hours to educate and empower the community.
• Develop example use cases, reference implementations, and best practices to showcase the power of Near Intents.

Ecosystem Engagement & Growth

• Collaborate with ecosystem projects, tooling providers, and infrastructure teams to expand the reach of Near Intents.
• Build relationships with key developers, fostering a strong technical community around Near Intents.
• Monitor adoption metrics and provide insights to continuously improve developer experience.

Who you are

• Hands-on engineer with a strong background in software development, preferably in Web3, blockchain, or smart contract development.
• TypeScript knowledge is required; DevOps experience (GCP, Kubernetes) is a plus. Familiarity with infrastructure setup is desirable.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly.
• Comfortable supporting partners, developers and users across multiple channels, troubleshooting technical issues, and writing clear documentation.
• Passionate about building and nurturing developer ecosystems.