Fractional CTO

Fractional Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Remote (Operate on EST time zone) $75–$200/hr (≈ $4.5K–$12K/month · 10 hrs/week) + Performance Bonuses Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Who We Are Yieldschool is a crypto investment consultancy serving high-net-worth individuals. We help investors intelligently capture returns across the full spectrum of permissionless on-chain markets.

In just three years, we’ve achieved $20M in revenue, placing us among the fastest-growing private companies globally. Our culture is disciplined, high-performance, and built to deliver measurable value to every client.

Our Mission To be the global standard for onchain investment strategies. We implement non-custodial frameworks across the full scope of the onchain economy, empowering investors to grow, protect, and optimize their crypto portfolios.

About the Role We’re looking for a Fractional Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to architect and lead the next evolution of Yieldschool’s non-custodial asset management systems. You’ll design and scale secure infrastructure for portfolio execution, wallet connectivity, and cross-chain integration, building the backbone of how clients interact with the on-chain economy.

Our current stack is functional and externally audited but needs a complete rebuild to achieve institutional-grade scalability and reliability. This is a hands-on builder’s role where you’ll refine what exists, implement modern standards, and shape a world-class engineering foundation.

What You’ll Do Deliver secure, scalable on-chain infrastructure supporting $10M+ monthly throughput Architect systems that achieve 99.99% uptime and institutional-grade reliability Lead architecture for Solidity and Rust codebases (both required) Implement DevOps, audit, and compliance frameworks for high-trust execution Build repeatable security and penetration-testing processes Partner with leadership to shape the long-term technical roadmap and product vision

What You Bring 4+ years in software or systems engineering, including 3+ years in technical leadership Solidity (required) and Rust (required) development experience Proven track record building and scaling blockchain or cloud-native systems Deep understanding of wallet infrastructure, smart-contract security, and cross-chain protocols Mastery of infrastructure automation, DevOps, and secure deployment practices Crypto-native mindset with uncompromising rigor around reliability and auditability

Who You Are You’re a strategic technologist who builds for scale, security, and precision. You think deeply about user trust, communicate clearly, and lead calmly under pressure.

You value high accountability, excellence, and integrity in execution.

Our Culture We hire for Hunger, Honesty, High Energy, and Humility. You’ll be joining a disciplined, results-driven team that values direct feedback, ownership, and clarity.

Compensation $75–$200/hr (≈ $4.5K–$12K/month · 15 hrs/week) depending on experience and scope. Performance-based bonus opportunities Show more Show less