theSHFT ← theshft.app
Careers

Help build the private internet.

theSHFT is a default-on, post-quantum encrypted messenger with no phone number and no data collection — live on the App Store. We're a small founding team building the communications platform privacy actually deserves. Come build it with us.

Why join

Work that matters

Privacy is a fundamental right, not a feature. What you ship protects real people who have something to lose.

Hard, real problems

Post-quantum cryptography, zero-PII identity, encrypted real-time audio/video. No fake work.

Founding-team ownership

You own surfaces end-to-end and shape the product, the culture, and where this goes. Meaningful equity.

Ship fast, remote-first

Small team, no bureaucracy, async and remote. We move at startup speed because the mission demands it.

Open roles

Founding Mobile Engineer

React Native / iOS (Swift) · Remote · Equity + cash on funding
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Own the encrypted client end-to-end — messaging, calls, voice rooms, native modules (CallKit, crypto, mesh). You care about performance, reliability, and getting the details right on a security product.

Founding Backend / Security Engineer

Node / Firebase / Cloud Functions · Cryptography · Remote · Equity + cash on funding
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Own the server, the data model, and the security posture — including the post-quantum hybrid encryption stack. You think in threat models and treat correctness as non-negotiable.

Growth Lead

Content / ASO / Performance · Remote · Equity + cash on funding
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Own the funnel — short-form content, App Store optimization, paid, and the privacy/crypto go-to-market. You've grown a consumer product before and you find the channel that breaks out.

Community & Partnerships Lead

Crypto / privacy communities · Creators · Remote · Equity + cash on funding
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Build and run the partner program — recruit crypto community admins and creators, close community buy-ins, and turn the affiliate engine into a growth machine.

Don't see your role?

If you're exceptional and you believe in private communication, pitch us anyway.

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To apply, email support@theshft.app with the role, a short note on why, and links to your work. Early-stage and honest about it: equity-heavy now, cash compensation as we fund.