Blockchain Developer

Cornwallis Elt; United Kingdom; Remote; Full time

Job summary

A leading global investment organization is seeking a Senior Blockchain Engineer with extensive experience in backend and blockchain development. The role focuses on building secure smart contracts and multi-chain infrastructure in a regulated environment, offering a competitive salary package of up to £850 outside IR35 for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend/blockchain development including 2+ years on live smart contract deployments.
• Deep understanding of EVM architecture, blockchain consensus, gas mechanics, and DeFi primitives.
• Experience integrating blockchain features into real-world financial or investment products.

Responsibilities

• Build secure, scalable smart contracts and backend systems powering tokenized assets.
• Support the build of a new digital platform for a global investment organization.

Skills

Backend development

Blockchain development

Solidity

EVM architecture

DeFi primitives

Tools

Hardhat

Ethers.js

Web3.js

Foundry

Job description

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Senior Blockchain Engineer – Smart Contracts, Web3, APIs, Node.js, Go, Rust, Solidity, DeFi – Global Investments – Remote – up to £850 outside IR35

We are working with a growing Global Investment organisation, who are seeking a Senior Blockchain Developer to join their team on a contract basis, supporting the build of a new digital platform.

The successful candidate will be tasked with building secure, scalable smart contracts and backend systems powering tokenized assets and multi-chain infrastructure.

Required skills:

• 5+ years of backend/blockchain development (including 2+ years on live smart contract deployments)
• Deep understanding of EVM architecture, blockchain consensus, gas mechanics, and DeFi primitives.
• Proficiency with Solidity and tools such as Hardhat, Ethers.js, Web3.js, or Foundry.
• Experience integrating blockchain features into real-world financial or investment products.

This is an exciting opportunity to work across smart contracts, protocol integrations, and backend engineering within a regulated environment, creating products that are reshaping the future of investing.

*please note that candidates must be based in the UK

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Investment Management

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