You should know that the RWA track offers young people highly attractive and forward-looking job opportunities.
This track is on the eve of an explosion, integrating traditional finance and cutting-edge blockchain technology. This 'cross-border' characteristic determines that it needs fresh blood extremely. For young people, this is not just about finding a job, but also an excellent opportunity to participate in shaping the future financial infrastructure.
1. Why is RWA an opportunity for young people?
1. New track, low threshold (relatively speaking):
Unlike traditional investment banks and funds that require a deep background and resources, RWA, as an emerging field, has a relatively closer starting line for everyone. The ability to quickly learn and understand new technologies and models is more important than experience, and this is precisely the advantage of young people.
Many startups have a flat structure, giving you the opportunity to directly engage with core business, allowing for faster growth.
2. The perfect intersection of technology and finance:
If you are interested in blockchain/Web3 technology but hope it can generate practical, quantifiable economic value, RWA is one of the best landing scenarios. You are not just speculating on coins but using technology to reconstruct the trillion-dollar traditional asset market.
If you study finance but feel that traditional finance is too outdated, RWA allows you to solve old problems in the financial field (such as inefficiency, high barriers, and opacity) with the latest technological tools.
3. High growth potential and career development:
In an industry that grows from 0 to 1, personal growth is in sync with the development of the industry. The experiences you accumulate early on will become extremely valuable in the future.
You have the opportunity to become a pioneer in a niche area and build your personal brand.
4. A sense of mission to solve real-world problems:
RWA aims to make investment more autonomous (allowing ordinary people to invest in assets that were previously unreachable) and improve the efficiency of the financial system. This vision of 'changing the world' has a strong appeal to many young people.
2. What specific job opportunities are there?
The RWA ecosystem requires a diverse skill set, with opportunities mainly distributed among the following types of companies:
Blockchain underlying protocols/public chains (such as Ethereum, Polygon, Avalanche)
Professional RWA platforms/protocols (such as Centrifuge, Goldfinch, Maple Finance)
Digital transformation departments of traditional financial institutions (such as Citibank, HSBC, etc. are exploring)
Legal service and consulting firms (responsible for asset compliance and architectural design)
DeFi projects (integrating RWA as collateral)
Specific job directions include:
1. Technical development:
Smart contract developer: This is at the core of the core. Responsible for writing, auditing, and deploying smart contracts that represent RWA (such as bonds, real estate). Proficiency in Solidity is required, and understanding DeFi protocols is necessary.
Backend/full-stack developer: Responsible for building the 'oracle' system that connects off-chain asset data with on-chain contracts, user interfaces, and platform backends.
Blockchain protocol developer: Work on the underlying public chain, optimizing its performance to accommodate large-scale applications of RWA.
2. Finance and business:
Tokenization expert/product manager: Deeply understand the financial logic of certain assets (such as government bonds, private equity, real estate) and design their on-chain product structure and economic model.
DeFi researcher/analyst: Analyze the cash flows and risk characteristics of different RWA assets and design their use cases in the DeFi ecosystem (such as being used as collateral for loans).
Business development/partnership manager: Responsible for connecting traditional asset initiators (such as real estate companies, investment banks, trading companies), persuading them to use your platform for asset tokenization. This is a key bridge connecting the old world and the new world.
Institutional relations: Responsible for establishing partnerships with traditional financial institutions such as banks, securities firms, and custodians.
3. Operations, compliance, and legal:
Compliance officer/manager: This is a critical position in the RWA field. Familiarity with the securities laws and KYC/AML (Know Your Customer/Anti-Money Laundering) regulations of different jurisdictions worldwide is required to ensure the project is legal and compliant.
Legal advisor: Design a legal framework that complies with regulatory requirements, handle legal documents in the asset tokenization process.
Community and ecosystem operations: Operating the online community of the project, educating users, organizing activities, and building ecosystems.
3. What do young people need to prepare?
1. Knowledge reserve:
Blockchain fundamentals: Understand the principles of blockchain, smart contracts, and the basic concepts of DeFi (decentralized finance).
Financial knowledge: You should at least have a basic understanding of the RWA asset classes (such as fixed income, real estate, commodities) you wish to engage in.
Regulatory dynamics: Continuously monitor the regulatory policies regarding cryptocurrencies and security tokens in places like the United States, Singapore, the European Union, and Hong Kong.
2. Skills and mindset:
Fast learning ability: This field is constantly evolving, with new projects and rules emerging every day.
Embrace ambiguity and uncertainty: The rules of emerging industries are not perfect, and many things need to be explored.
Interdisciplinary thinking: Ability to translate technical language into financial language or convert legal requirements into product needs.
Some suggestions:
Self-study: There are blockchain and finance courses on Coursera and Udemy. Read the white papers and documentation of top RWA projects.
Practice: Try using some mainstream RWA platforms (such as MakerDAO, Centrifuge) to personally experience their products. Socialize: Participate in online (Twitter Spaces, Discord) and offline Web3 activities, follow KOLs and project parties in the industry, and actively build connections.
Looking for internships: Many Web3 companies and projects are recruiting interns, which is the best way to get started.
Key points:
The RWA track is not only open to young people; it can even be said to be in demand for them. There is no heavy burden of seniority here, but a greater emphasis on your learning ability, creativity, and enthusiasm. If you are curious about the integration of finance and technology and are willing to delve into a field full of challenges but with potentially high rewards, then the RWA track is a new land you cannot miss.
