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Midnight Reflections: The Shortage of Web3 Management Talent At 3 a.m., I was staring at the screen in a coworking space in Roppongi, Tokyo. To be honest, as I’ve been handling recruitment requests for Sr. Manager and Senior Director-level positions recently, I’ve noticed that the Web3 industry is facing a peculiar...

Let me recall the 2008 Wall Street revolution. Reflecting on the past three market cycles, the rise of decentralized autonomous organizations reminds me of the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis in Wall Street. Back then, there was a mass migration of talent from traditional financial institutions to hedge funds and private equity firms, and now we're seeing a similar talent migration...

This week, the Web3 job market shows a clear polarization trend. On one hand, **DeFi protocols** and **exchanges** continue to ramp up hiring for high-end technical positions, while on the other hand, the entry barriers for junior roles have significantly increased. Acala, SevenX V...

At 3 a.m., the philosophy of smart contracts and fried eggs—I swear, while debugging a DeFi liquidation module last night, I suddenly thought it was exactly like frying a pancake! Seriously, if the fire control is too low, the liquidity pools will burn, and if it's too high, users' assets will be ruined. Wait, am I falling into another quirky tech geek analogy again...

Thoughts at 3 AM: Why is hiring a Head of Ecosystem harder than writing smart contracts? Damn, just now while debugging a gas optimization issue for a cross-chain bridge, I suddenly realized—finding a qualified Head of Ecosystem is almost as tough as solving EV...

In 2025, the Web3 job market completed its transition from narrative-driven hiring to capability-driven selection. Based on MyJob’s Web3 Employment Insights weekly reports from Weeks 40 to 51, this annual review examines the structural evolution of Web3 employment throughout the year. The article highlights the sustained dominance of technical roles, accelerating salary polarization, and the rapid

Damn, at three in the morning dealing with a gas fee optimization issue for a decentralized finance protocol, I suddenly thought it was exactly like the strategy OpenSea uses for recruitment—both are about squeezing out the maximum value from limited resources. Wait, let me finish this damn iced coffee first...

The Dawn of Management in Web3 EnterprisesFrankly speaking, last week, while I stood in the corner holding that already cooled black coffee and observing the scene at the Hong Kong Web3 Summit, I suddenly realized an interesting phenomenon—the proportion of attendees with positions above Sr. Manager increased by 37% compared to last year. You...

The Web3 recruitment trends I've observed: cultural fit has become a core competitiveness. In the community, I've noticed an interesting phenomenon: projects that successfully attract top Sales Managers and Lead Engineers often exhibit extremely distinct cultural traits...

Wednesday afternoon observation: Structural changes in the Web3 executive talent market, to be honest, I just finished a Zoom call with an Ethereum infrastructure startup in Berlin, who are looking for a Sr. Manager to handle Deal Desk - INTL...

Wow! The Web3 recruitment market is undergoing interesting changes. Guess what? I just attended an Ethereum recruitment AMA and found out that top projects are desperately competing for consensus mechanism experts! It's fascinating. Apparently, the most scarce Web3 talent in 2023 isn't Solidity...

Echoes of History: When digital identity meets the recruitment revolution, it reminds me of the systemic rebuilding of credit assessment systems by Wall Street after the 2008 financial crisis. Essentially, the rise of on-chain identity and decentralized verification is triggering a similar fundamental restructuring in the Web3 domain. At MyJob.one's recent...
