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CONNECTONION · WE'RE HIRING

Build the AI Economy's
Backbone

We don't want resumes. We want builders who ship agents, think in protocols, and give a damn about the future of AI.

Read docs.connectonion.com before reaching out.

Open positions

Full-TimeFounding Role
$90k–$150k2–5% equity

Founding Engineer

Full-time · Long-term

We're building the protocol that lets AI agents collaborate as naturally as humans do. Open source, insanely ambitious. We need someone who thinks deeply about AI agents and cares about decentralization — not crypto speculation.

What we need

  • →Turn ideas into working agents every day
  • →Understand where AI stops and humans still matter
  • →Love the command line like an instrument
  • →See protocols as poetry, not paperwork
  • →Play with protocols: WiFi, Bluetooth, HTTP, MQTT, WebRTC, Matrix, libp2p
  • →Make architectural decisions that scale
  • →Own entire features from design to deployment

Nice to have

  • +Vibe coding every day
  • +Shipped open-source projects
  • +Played with agent frameworks (LangChain, AutoGen, etc.)
  • +Thought deeply about how intelligence should cooperate
  • +Care about decentralization and open protocols
Internship1 paid · 3 unpaid
$45/hr (paid)

Developer Intern

20 hrs/week · 3–6 months

We want top 1% builders who are excited about AI agents and love learning by building real things. If you didn't build an AI agent project yet, build one with ConnectOnion — that's the best way to show your ability.

What we need

  • →Turn ideas into working agents every day
  • →Understand where AI stops and humans still matter
  • →Love the command line like an instrument
  • →See protocols as poetry, not paperwork
  • →Play with protocols: WiFi, Bluetooth, HTTP, MQTT, WebRTC, Matrix, libp2p

Nice to have

  • +Vibe coding every day
  • +Shipped open-source projects
  • +Played with agent frameworks (LangChain, AutoGen, etc.)
  • +Thought deeply about how intelligence should cooperate
InternshipPart-time · Flexible
$35/hr

Marketing Intern

20 hrs/week · 3 months

We're building the open protocol for AI agent collaboration — deeply technical and genuinely strange in the best way. We need someone who can translate that into stories people actually want to read.

What we need

  • →Genuinely interested in AI — not as a trend, but something you think about
  • →Built a real audience somewhere (X, LinkedIn, newsletter, YouTube — anywhere)
  • →Can write content that sounds like a human, not a press release

Nice to have

  • +Written about AI, open source, or developer tools
  • +Grown a social account or newsletter from scratch
  • +Done community building or developer advocacy
  • +Created content that made technical people share it
  • +Read essays by Paul Graham, Ben Thompson, or similar writers

How to Apply

No email. No forms. Show up with real work.

  1. 01

    Read the docs

    Go through docs.connectonion.com thoroughly. If you can't explain what ConnectOnion does after reading, we'll know.

  2. 02

    Bring your best work

    Code, projects, articles, content — anything that shows how you think and build. Haven't built an AI agent? Build one with ConnectOnion. That's the fastest way to stand out.

  3. 03

    Reach out via social

    DM us with links to your GitHub, X, portfolio, or whatever shows your work. We respond to people who show up with something real.

DM on XLinkedInDiscord
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Referred by someone?

Ask them to introduce you directly — in our Discord or on X. We prioritize people who come through someone we already trust. A warm introduction beats a cold DM every time.

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