Tether plans a hiring push as it broadens beyond USDT

Tether has spent years being known for one product: USDT. Lately, it has started talking more like a builder, pointing to software releases and side bets that sit well outside the day-to-day stablecoin business.

One example is its recent move to open-source MOS, a mining operating system it unveiled at the Plan ₿ Forum in San Salvador. The software is designed to help mining operators monitor hardware, automate workflows, and manage sites at scale. It is a practical kind of product, the sort of thing a large engineering team would typically maintain over time. 

Against that backdrop, a new hiring plan starts to make more sense. A recent report said the company has grown to about 300 employees and aims to add another 150 over the next 18 months. The bulk of those hires are expected to be engineers, keeping the company heavily tilted toward product and infrastructure work.

A scan of public job listings suggests the net is wide. Tether has posted roles for backend and mobile engineers, along with positions tied to venture growth, content production, and regulatory work. Some listings describe fully remote roles spread across different regions, matching the company’s long-running preference for a distributed workforce. 

The hiring push also lands as Tether keeps building a sprawling investment portfolio. The same report put the number at around 140 investments, ranging from South American agriculture to a stake in Italian soccer club Juventus. That mix hints at a company treating stablecoin profits as fuel for a broader corporate playbook.

For now, the headline is scale. USDT is one of the biggest bridges between crypto markets and dollars, yet Tether still runs with a staff count that would look small for a traditional financial firm with similar reach. Adding 150 people will not change that overnight, though it will raise expectations around execution, oversight, and how quickly these projects turn into products people actually use.