Rust / Smart Contracts Developer (Blockchain)

Madfish; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading blockchain development company in the United Kingdom is looking for a Golang Developer with strong Rust and smart contract skills to build innovative blockchain products. The position involves utilizing DeFi, NFTs, and backend service development, ensuring quality and performance in production environments. This role offers a streamlined interview process and the chance to work within a skilled team, contributing to exciting tech developments in the blockchain space.

Qualifications

• At least 3+ years of commercial experience with Rust.
• Experience with smart contract development on Solana/EVM chains.
• Knowledge of RESTful APIs and Microservices architecture.

Responsibilities

• Build real blockchain products using Rust.
• Develop smart contracts and backend services.
• Work with DeFi, NFTs, and tokenomics.

Skills

Rust

Smart contract development

REST / RPC

SQL (PostgreSQL)

NoSQL (MongoDB)

Git

Microservices architecture

Familiarity with Solana API

Understanding of blockchain operations

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

DataDog

Job description

Golang Developer
💡 About the role:
We are looking for a Rust / Smart Contracts developer to build real blockchain products. You will work with DeFi, NFTs, tokenomics, and EVM chains, developing smart contracts and backend services. Your code will be deployed directly in production, and the team values quality and security.

🧩 Required Skills:
✅ Rust — at least 3+ years of commercial experience
✅ Experience with smart contract development (Solana / EVM chains)
✅ REST / RPC
✅ SQL (PostgreSQL) / NoSQL (MongoDB)
✅ Git
✅ Microservices architecture
✅ Familiarity with Solana API and jsonrpc on EVM-compatible chains
✅ Understanding of blockchain operations and basic design patterns

💻 Work Experience:
🔸 RESTful APIs, WebSocket, gRPC
🔸 SQL / NoSQL
🔸 Docker, Kubernetes
🔸 Monitoring (Prometheus + Grafana, DataDog)
🔸 CI/CD practices

➕ Nice to Have:
🔹 Integration of multiple data sources into a single system
🔹 Code optimization
🔹 Basic understanding of DeFi / cryptography / Web3 SDKs

💬 Interview Flow:
We value your time — one single interview, where you will meet:

• Team Lead — ask any questions about projects, architecture, and workflows
• Company Architect — technical interview to evaluate your skills and approach
• HR — short discussion to align expectations

This is one efficient session designed so you fully understand the role and we can quickly make a decision, without multiple rounds.

⭕️ Interview with the potential Team Lead and HR Manager
⭕️ Sometimes a short test task or an additional call
⭕️ Offer