Midnight Confession Session: 6 Types of Magical Positions Seen in Web3 Recruitment

Hey, the aroma of coffee at 3 a.m. and those job positions that keep me up at night

To be honest, I'm currently curled up on the living room carpet writing this article, with my third cup of Guatemala pour-over growing cold by my side. Last Friday, while sifting through resumes in the MyJob.one backend, I suddenly noticed that an applicant for the Creators Lead position had embedded a dynamic NFT on their personal homepage. At that moment, I knew it was time to talk about the magical job positions I've seen in Web3 recruitment over the years.

Do you know? Last month, during a heavy rain in Berlin, I hid under the eaves of a café with a QA Tester candidate and chatted for 40 minutes. He insisted that the testing logic for blockchain games should be like 'checking the fit of LEGO blocks,' and thinking about it... it actually makes a lot of sense?

1. Those Creators Lead positions that are both loved and hated

Oh, let's start with this one. Last week, I just finished interviewing the 17th candidate for an NFT platform, and they were looking for a 'Creators Lead' who was both familiar with the aesthetics of Crypto Punk and could write smart contract annotations. I vented at 2 a.m. on Slack: 'This requirement is like looking for a ballet dancer who is also a quantum physicist'...

• Real Case: A girl came for the interview with 500 chain poems NFTs she created herself
• Salary Range: 80,000-150,000 USD + Tokens (DAO projects might offer more)
• Critical Issue: 'How do you prove you understand decentralized creation?'

2. The Fantastic Voyage of QA Tester Positions

Last year, I met a test engineer who had transitioned from the traditional gaming industry. He told me: 'Testing DeFi protocols is like searching for fireflies in a dark forest.' Thinking about it now, QA Testers in the Web3 era really need:

1. To understand dual testing scenarios of 'on-chain/off-chain'
2. To be skilled with Tenderly for debugging failed transactions
3. To have professional sensitivity to Gas Fee fluctuations

The most magical part was last month, when a company required testers to hold at least one Bored Ape. They said it was to ensure 'empathy within the community.'

3. When Content Creator Positions Meet Smart Contracts

I'll never forget that journalism student who came with a graduate project involving smart contracts. She said: 'Instead of writing about DAOs, why not directly participate in building one'. Nowadays, Content Creators are far beyond just writing articles:

• They need to adapt white papers into TikTok challenges
• Be proficient with Notion AI to create interactive tutorials
• Even understand some frontend skills to embed dynamic NFTs into Mirror blogs

Last week, I saw a job posting on MyJob.one requiring candidates to 'produce one collectible news NFT per month.' This world is truly crazy (in a good way).

4. The Fray Zone of CMO Positions

To be honest, the CMO in Web3 might be the most divided role. They need to possess:

• Brand management experience from the TradFi era
• Crypto-native MEME awareness
• The ability to organize governance votes in Telegram and Discord

Last year, a candidate asked me: 'Should I change my Twitter Bio to a .eth domain?' — Later, he was sought after by three organizations because he 'combined the maturity of Web2 with the Web3 vibe.'

5. The 'Impossible Triangle' of Project Lead Positions

At 4 a.m. in Lisbon Airport, I heard a Project Lead candidate say: 'Managing a Web3 team is like playing three Rubik's cubes simultaneously.' They need:

1. To manage open-source contributors using Gitcoin
2. To initiate governance proposals on Snapshot
3. To handle quarterly reports for traditional investors

6. The Undervalued Course Operation Position

Finally, let's talk about this position that moved me to tears. Last year, a Course Operation lead from an educational DAO said: 'We're not selling courses; we're writing user manuals for a decentralized society.' This role requires:

• Designing verifiable learning credentials (POAP/SBT)
• Coordinating global timezone community mentors
• Even writing basic smart contracts to distribute scholarships

Do you know? In the backend data of MyJob.one, these positions have the highest retention rate—perhaps because education is one of the few sectors that can weather market booms and busts.

The Truth at Dawn

By now, my coffee is completely cold. Actually, I want to say that the most fascinating thing about the Web3 industry is these 'four不像' (four不像 means 'four不像' in Chinese, which literally means 'not like any one thing', referring to jobs that don't fit into traditional categories) positions—they act like prisms, reflecting the possibilities of this industry. If you're feeling anxious seeing these job descriptions... dear, I understand.

But later I thought, maybe it's precisely these gray areas that give us the opportunity to redefine our careers?