Software Engineers
Backend, Frontend, Mobile, DevOps, Security, systems engineers, and protocol developers.
Pillar Africa discovers exceptional African builders and prepares them for meaningful contributions to freedom technologies, beginning with Bitcoin.
If you're already building technology and want to deepen your technical skills, collaborate with exceptional peers, and connect with the global freedom technology ecosystem, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply for the Next ResidencyWhether you're building payment systems, developer tools, infrastructure, startups, or open source software, we're interested in builders with the curiosity and technical ability to create lasting impact.
Backend, Frontend, Mobile, DevOps, Security, systems engineers, and protocol developers.
Entrepreneurs building permissionless products or decentralized services in Africa.
Product managers and designers building interfaces for complex financial systems.
Developers passionate about building public goods and contributing to shared protocols.
Professionals from other technical backgrounds building or supporting technology products.
You don't need prior Bitcoin experience. Curiosity, technical excellence, and a willingness to learn matter more.
Every selected builder completes this journey. The residency is only the beginning.
The Builder Residency is only the beginning.
Every participant joins the Pillar Builder Network, where they continue learning, collaborating, contributing to open source, and connecting with opportunities across the freedom technology ecosystem.
Builders apply from across Africa.
Applicants are evaluated based on technical ability, curiosity, and potential.
Four weeks of guided learning and technical preparation.
Five immersive days of collaboration, mentorship, and building.
Long term mentorship, community, and ecosystem opportunities after the residency.
Tell us about yourself, your experience, and what you're building.
Thank you for applying. We'll review your submission carefully and be in touch if there's a fit.