As a backend dev in fintech, I tried a few different ways into crypto. Some of them paid the bills, some were pure chaos. With the market tighter now, these are the four paths that still actually make sense.
Scenario 1: Freelance / outsource – crypto contract gigs, random APIs, okay money, but no depth and constant client hunting.
Scenario 2: Web3 / DAO chaos – anon teams, ship-now culture, fast learning, but zero stability and no real ownership.
Scenario 3: Fintech that “adds crypto” – solid processes, but crypto is a side quest: one integration, a gateway, maybe a wallet.
Scenario 4: Exchanges & infra (my pick now) – crypto IS the product: balances, orders, payouts, high-load APIs, real money. Hard to get in as Junior+ from outside.
One realistic way in: treat a serious talent program as a 4-month interview instead of a “course”.
WhiteBIT Global Talent Program is a free 4-month online backend track for Ukrainian Junior+ devs with a pet project and B1+ English in UA/PL/CZ/SK.
Two tracks - PHP (~10 weeks) and Go (~6) – focus on the exchange backend: architecture, DBs, APIs, Kafka, containers, CI/CD, monitoring, performance, and teamwork. Three evenings a week (Mon/Tue/Thu) with homework and code review from engineers.
If you’re done hiding behind tutorials and side quests, apply to WhiteBIT GTP and treat those 4 months as the most honest interview you’ll get.
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