Senior Blockchain Engineer - Fully Remote, High-Impact

Placements24; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + bonus

Remote work flexibility

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Blockchain Engineer to join a fully remote engineering team. You will design, develop, and deploy scalable blockchain solutions and collaborate with product managers to drive technical innovation.

The role emphasizes securing distributed ledger systems, optimizing smart contracts, and contributing to architectural decisions for decentralized apps in a remote-first setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years in software development, with at least 2 years in blockchain.
• Strong proficiency in blockchain development languages and frameworks.
• Solid understanding of cryptography, distributed systems, and consensus algorithms.
• Experience with cloud platforms and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain blockchain infrastructure and decentralized applications.
• Develop and optimize smart contracts using languages like Solidity and Go.
• Implement and manage nodes, consensus mechanisms, and network protocols.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements and deliver solutions.
• Conduct performance tuning, security analysis, and code reviews for blockchain projects.

Skills

Blockchain development

Smart contracts

Solidity

Go

Docker

Kubernetes

Cryptography

Distributed systems

Consensus algorithms

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Blockchain Engineer to join a fully remote engineering team. You will design, develop, and deploy scalable blockchain solutions and collaborate with product managers to drive technical innovation.

The role emphasizes securing distributed ledger systems, optimizing smart contracts, and contributing to architectural decisions for decentralized apps in a remote-first setting.